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Free Antivirus/Security programmes for laptop??

  • 06-08-2009 3:45pm
    #1
    caesura
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭


    Can anybody reccommend a good free antivirus/security etc programme that i could download to my laptop which wouldn't interfere too much with recording.

    Laptop is Acer Travelmate 5520 with Vista and my soundcard is Fast Track Pro and my DAW is Reaper

    I really only use the laptop for tracking and occasionally edits as i record but do most of my edits and mixing on my desktop.

    I'd like to have the laptop protected (as it's not mine - it's on indefinite loan) but i don't want it to cripple the recording process.

    Avasti???

    Thanks guys
    C.


Comments

  • #2
    mehmeh12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 921 ✭✭✭mehmeh12


    Avast and comodo firewall?


  • #3
    Neurojazz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭Neurojazz


    mehmeh12 wrote: »
    Avast and comodo firewall?

    Avast +1 - no problems for years :)


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Dual boot...Keep your DAW off t'internet..


  • #5
    Anima
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭Anima


    AntiVir is good and free. Auto updates every day and theres minimal annoyance from it. It just sits there and scans files.

    Comodo is a good firewall as well.


  • #6
    mehmeh12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 921 ✭✭✭mehmeh12


    What is DAW? How will a dual boot provide protection? What are you on about?


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  • #7
    Anima
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭Anima


    As in have two operating systems installed. Don't use the internet in the OS which the DAW runs on.

    Its not perfect but it would mean you could tweak the **** out the non connected operating system.


  • #8
    Brien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭Brien


    I second the Avira AntiVir, with the wonderfully named "Luke Filewalker"


  • #9
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Dual boot...Keep your DAW off t'internet..

    Sorry man, but this is the the worst of both worlds, to misquote Hannah Montana ;-)

    I have a paranoid friend who has one PC for DAW and one for t'Internet, but dual boot system means that the same hard drive is susceptible to being riddled with viruses, even if the DAW's OS does not connect to web.

    I use AVG Free, and it's been stable for the last three years. BUT AV software is not a backup. You should have a working folder that you backup up regularly to DVD or something (i.e. not external USB drive)


  • #10
    Anberlinfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭Anberlinfan


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    I use AVG Free, and it's been stable for the last three years. BUT AV software is not a backup. You should have a working folder that you backup up regularly to DVD or something (i.e. not external USB drive)

    Well said this guy. AVG Free is what I use as well. Back up everything to a cd or dvd regularly and do a virus scan every two or three days


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    Sorry man, but this is the the worst of both worlds, to misquote Hannah Montana ;-)

    I have a paranoid friend who has one PC for DAW and one for t'Internet, but dual boot system means that the same hard drive is susceptible to being riddled with viruses, even if the DAW's OS does not connect to web.

    I use AVG Free, and it's been stable for the last three years. BUT AV software is not a backup. You should have a working folder that you backup up regularly to DVD or something (i.e. not external USB drive)

    Well, yeah, I suppose you're right...I'd probably be as paranoid as your friend though...the desktop never gets near the net, but even still, I would have it partitioned, and dual boot just so the general sh1te that can tend to slow a computer down on the net doesn't get onto the DAW partition..An antivirus on the net partition would probably be a good idea too though..


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