Author Topic: Most sufficient PC protection? (Read 1982 times)

Shaka Khan · « **on:** August 14, 2011, 10:39:51 AM »

Microsoft Security Essentials?

My Kaspersky key expires in 10 days.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #1 on:** August 14, 2011, 10:52:32 AM »

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2011, 10:55:45 AM »

Great. I'll install it, then scan. Let's see if the Russian Fortress (sic) is as good as advertised.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2011, 11:14:39 AM »

Boy this thing is a light weight. Are you sure it's good? Unless an AV doesn't slow down my computer almost to a halt I don't feel protected.

Diunx · « **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2011, 11:18:04 AM »

MSE did horrible things to me because I had a pirated copy of XP a couple of years ago, of course I was able to reverse those things within minutes

Reb · « **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2011, 12:21:08 PM »

MSE is good.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2011, 12:41:34 PM »

"Preliminary scan results show that malicious or potentially unwanted software might exist on your system, you can review detected items when the scan is completed."

Fuck the Russians.

MCD · « **Reply #7 on:** August 14, 2011, 12:44:06 PM »

Quote from: Diunx on August 14, 2011, 11:18:04 AM

MSE did horrible things to me because I had a pirated copy of XP a couple of years ago, of course I was able to reverse those things within minutes

He still uses XP.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8 on:** August 14, 2011, 12:59:42 PM »

I just wanna say that whoever designed the icon/logo of the fortress and flag should be fired. It looks like a lost game from Win 98's game pack.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #9 on:** August 14, 2011, 01:09:49 PM »

mse, definitely.

demi · « **Reply #10 on:** August 14, 2011, 01:18:00 PM »

Quote from: MCD on August 14, 2011, 12:44:06 PM

Quote from: Diunx on August 14, 2011, 11:18:04 AM
MSE did horrible things to me because I had a pirated copy of XP a couple of years ago, of course I was able to reverse those things within minutes
He still uses XP.

> he still pirates windows

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #11 on:** August 14, 2011, 01:25:19 PM »

I have to use Windows 7 at work, that's enough for me. XP 4 life

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #12 on:** August 14, 2011, 01:28:13 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 14, 2011, 01:18:00 PM

Quote from: MCD on August 14, 2011, 12:44:06 PM
Quote from: Diunx on August 14, 2011, 11:18:04 AM
MSE did horrible things to me because I had a pirated copy of XP a couple of years ago, of course I was able to reverse those things within minutes
He still uses XP.

> he still pirates windows

> he still pirates windows XP

Forever poor.

Diunx · « **Reply #13 on:** August 14, 2011, 01:58:25 PM »

I have pirated windows 7 now fools.

> they pay for windows.

demi · « **Reply #14 on:** August 14, 2011, 02:07:14 PM »

> he can't afford windows

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #15 on:** August 14, 2011, 02:08:41 PM »

A genuine Win7 comes with any system released in the past 18 months or so. So back to...

> poor

Diunx · « **Reply #16 on:** August 14, 2011, 02:33:55 PM »

lol you guys pay for office too?

TEEEPO · « **Reply #17 on:** August 14, 2011, 02:49:47 PM »

mse <3

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #18 on:** August 14, 2011, 02:49:57 PM »

Quote from: Diunx on August 14, 2011, 02:33:55 PM

lol you guys pay for office too?

No.

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OpenOffice

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MCD · « **Reply #19 on:** August 14, 2011, 02:55:53 PM »

>HE USES OPENOFFICE

:hippolol4d

Pringo · « **Reply #20 on:** August 14, 2011, 02:56:39 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on August 14, 2011, 02:49:57 PM

Quote from: Diunx on August 14, 2011, 02:33:55 PM
lol you guys pay for office too?

No.

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OpenOffice
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OpenOffice is garbage, or at least it was a few years ago last time I tried it out. MS Office is kind of like Windows these days where it's so easy to obtain a cheap copy through school or work that the MSRP isn't really much of an issue.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #21 on:** August 14, 2011, 03:00:45 PM »

I only use the OpenOffice Writer, but it suits my needs just fine. It's a bit more confusing that it really needs to be, mainly because the layout is slightly different and some thing are in different directories, but there's really nothing there that it doesn't do nearly as well as Office.

Pringo · « **Reply #22 on:** August 14, 2011, 03:09:48 PM »

Quote from: Borys on August 14, 2011, 03:04:41 PM

Quote from: Pringo on August 14, 2011, 02:56:39 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on August 14, 2011, 02:49:57 PM
Quote from: Diunx on August 14, 2011, 02:33:55 PM
lol you guys pay for office too?

No.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
OpenOffice
[close]

OpenOffice is garbage, or at least it was a few years ago last time I tried it out. MS Office is kind of like Windows these days where it's so easy to obtain a cheap copy through school or work that the MSRP isn't really much of an issue.

You're addressing Diunx mayne.

Naw, I was addressing Great Rumbler. Obviously Diunx would just pirate MS Office.

Also as far as OpenOffice goes I read a while back that most of the developers quit and started a new fork called LibreOffice. I don't know if much ever came out of that but it sounded at the time like that's where most of any new development would be.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #23 on:** August 14, 2011, 03:11:05 PM »

Quote from: Pringo on August 14, 2011, 03:09:48 PM

Quote from: Borys on August 14, 2011, 03:04:41 PM
Quote from: Pringo on August 14, 2011, 02:56:39 PM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on August 14, 2011, 02:49:57 PM
Quote from: Diunx on August 14, 2011, 02:33:55 PM
lol you guys pay for office too?

No.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
OpenOffice
[close]

OpenOffice is garbage, or at least it was a few years ago last time I tried it out. MS Office is kind of like Windows these days where it's so easy to obtain a cheap copy through school or work that the MSRP isn't really much of an issue.

You're addressing Diunx mayne.

Also as far as OpenOffice goes I read a while back that most of the developers quit and started a new fork called LibreOffice. I don't know if much ever came out of that but it sounded at the time like that's where most of any new development would be.

Last update came just 10 days ago, I'll check it out.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #24 on:** August 14, 2011, 03:14:13 PM »

I thought they pulled the plug on the project, or something. I remember reading some unfavorable news about it.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #25 on:** August 14, 2011, 03:19:04 PM »

Quote from: Shah Rukh Khan on August 14, 2011, 03:14:13 PM

I thought they pulled the pull the plug on the project, or something. I remember reading some unfavorable news about it.

Apparently Oracle wasn't very happy about the offshoot, but it looks like LibreOffice development is still on-going.

benjipwns · « **Reply #26 on:** August 15, 2011, 04:45:34 AM »

Oracle refused full open-source and crap for OpenOffice so all the key people forked off into LibreOffice. It's essentially the newer versions of OpenOffice which is likely dead as a project.

To respond to actual topic, outside of MSE, Malwarebytes/SpyBot/SpywareBlaster are generally alright things to have around, latter two for passive protections. None of them really suck up RAM like the good ol days though. There's also PeerBlock if you're paranoid. (Or if they're out to get you.)

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #27 on:** August 15, 2011, 10:22:01 AM »

I also use AdAware, seems to work pretty well.

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Author Topic: Most sufficient PC protection? (Read 1982 times)