Hey guys
Wanted to see out there what best recommendations anti virus for online gaming? Example wow, css?
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bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!
MSE(Microsoft Security Essentials) is what I would say to use. It's free and not resourse intensive.
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MSE is the way to go!
Switched from Kaspersky Trial to MSE
It performs great
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MSE, no doubt about it.
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Thanks guys gonna check it out now and try it
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After reading this title, has anyone advertised an anti-virus for gaming?
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saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate
When Norton was reinventing itself a few years ago, they released a specific AV titled "Gaming Edition."
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Stay away from any suites and stick to pure AV stuff.
I agree with everyone that MSE is great, I just like the continuous updates throughout the day that I get with NAV vs. the once a day you see with MSE. I have not paid for NAV in years (after rebate) so the cost is not an argument for me. -
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I have been doing the rebate thing for years and only once did I get screwed out of a rebate when Diamond Multimedia got bought by another company..
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Something I found of interest for you Which FREE Antivirus is the Lightest on System Memory Usage?
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Microsoft Security Essentials is probably the lightest by far. There is little difference between not having MSE installed/uninstalled in terms of synthetic benchmark points.
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The lightest (that don't really impact the OS, programs and games resource/performance-wise) free av's which are also as effective as paid ones would probably be:
MSE, Avira and Avast.
My experience has been mostly with MSE (which I currently use and hadn't experienced a problem in performance/effectiveness or resource use) and Avast (which seems to have gotten a bit heavier in recent versions, but nothing that would imply large resource use or lower performance during games). -
Im also game addict and using Immunet Plus. You may also try it.
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Sorry folks MSE is bad at protecting your PC from 0-DAY malware threats. Known malware it's OK, but still lacking in protection.
For gaming you want something light, with good protection from threats. So Panda Cloud 2.1 is my pick, it's a cloud antivirus, it's free and scores very well in 0-DAY malware tests. Second would be Webroot Secure Anywhere, it's paid but is as light as a feather. Great for gaming and it also a Cloud AV solution, Webroot doesn't have the best detection rates but it's still a very good AV. Third would be Aviria, it's very light & it's FREE which is a bonus. Scores well in 0-DAY malware tests such as AVC tests.
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MSE is also ridiculously CPU hungry at times.
I just run comodo firewall and run malware bytes on demand. IMO lightest you can get. -
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I personally would say MSE as its light and doesn't hog up too many resources. I also found it to better than other free versions like avast.
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Gandalf_The_Grey Notebook Evangelist
Another option would be BitDefender Antivirus Free Edition.
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Comodo 6. It's free and the fastest and lightest security suite I've tried so far. Great for gaming, and easy to use gaming mode.
It can be setup as install and leave it or you can go into every detail for customization.
I tried BitDefender but it's too simple. It's just install and forget with little customization.
But if you didn't want Comodo Antivirus, I'd say go with Bitdefender Free + Comodo Firewall.
Best anti virus for gaming?
Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by MolocM18x, Sep 15, 2012.