VIPRE r0x
It’s not very often that I come across software I really like. I also haven’t typically used anti-virus software for the last, well, ever. Sure, occasionally I have gotten infected or had my browser hijacked, but I reformat so often it’s never been a big deal to me.
But that’s not what I recommend for the general populace. I am careful about where I go and what I click on and I can fix things when they go pear shaped. My grandmother, not so much.
When I put VIPRE, http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/ on my PC I was amazed. Very small system footprint, it does viruses and spyware, it works. I had been running Avast on my system with Malwarebytes when I made the switch and VIPRE immediately found 19 threats none of which were cookies.
The performance is what has really floored me. Here’s a link to some some benchmarks they’ve run, . Check out the system specs at the bottom of the page. A Celeron POS with 1GB of RAM.
If that’s not enough for you, and this is really a requirement if you own a shop, they have a version you can run from the command prompt in safe mode. http://live.sunbeltsoftware.com/. Invaluable time saver right there.
Since I opened the computer store I’ve run VIPRE on over 100 machines. I’ve seen Norton, AVG, Avast, Trend, CA, McAffee and more on these real world machines and VIPRE has found stuff on all but 6. WTF? VIPRE works.
This is about the coolest part of having a computer store. Just because something works on my machine or your machine doesn’t necessarily mean squat. I’ll grant that 100 isn’t really enough of a sample base either but when the numbers are that skewed in favor of something it definitely gets my attention.
If you’re not happy with your current anti-virus/anti-spyware parade you should definitely check out VIPRE.
I have to agree. This product kicks ass when removing virus’. I fix computers as well and this is one of my favorites. Have you looked into getting bart?
I looked at their webpage and I must admit I’m impressed with what I see. Not often do you see where you can get a site-license for software to use at home.
The only real downside is that they are limited to a 1-year license option compared to say Bitdefender which offers options up to 3 years. May look at this soon for another person ‘tho who needs a decent a/v solution for cheap.
From the shopping cart you have the option to extend to 2 or 3 years on your license. However, I don’t advise doing that. At one time many other AV folks were on top but then slipped. Only going one year at a time allows you to react to that down the road.
Sunbelt also offers VIPRE with a home site license which can cover every PC in your home for only $45.95. I don’t know of any other security vendors that offer a home site license, its a great deal.