What Antivirus Programs Do DJ's Use?
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What Antivirus Programs Do DJ's Use? Posted on: 30.07.2011 by Lin Danek I have 20 days of protection remaining with Kaspersky - time to renew. No issues with Kaspersky, having used Norton previously. 2011/12 reviews are unanimous - BitDefender comes out tops. What do DJ's/Producers use? (Other than the obvious answer.......Mac ) | |
| Kristin Tesfamichael 13.08.2011 |
Originally Posted by Grifff
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| Ivy Adrian 02.08.2011 |
Originally Posted by biru
easier to just have dedicated machines prod/dev/test just like a code enviroment |
| Karolis Petrauskas 13.08.2011 | Microsoft Security Essentials is very good. When I play I launch game booster to disable all unnecessary services, this includes wifi and my antivirus. |
| Kristin Tesfamichael 13.08.2011 |
Originally Posted by Grifff
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| Kiyoko Wellisch 13.08.2011 | Eh I doubt it. When I get round to making my dedicated DVS machine it'll just be a lightweight linux box that I occasionally transfer a few tunes across to via a usb stick. I don't see why I'd need to connect it to a network at any point. I mean an outdated kernal isn't a security issue if it's not on a network. |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 13.08.2011 |
Dude real machines that you cannot afford to go down are not protected by anti virus programs and the like, they are protected through isolation.
When I build my dedicated DVS machine and get it working the way I like I'm locking it down. It will never see another network or the internet or any form of update until I decide to scrap it and completely rebuild it. We couldnt afford our machines to go down either, due to their very nature for 23.75/7 (reboot at the beginning of each day), and they didn't due to some decent low overhead AV system, and properly configured firewalls.... trust me it was nothing to do with the customers diligence; they would happily sit at the server playing solitaire and looking at stuff they would not dare to look at on their own office PC's!. Nothing is ever 100% safe or secure, unless you plan on doing live incremental backups in case of disk failure and have a spare machine on hand in case other parts cease to keep working. Really Sounding a 'lil paranoid there MrPopinjay :P you're probably as likely to catch a virus or nasty by getting your music on it via flash disc or CD though Course you could just buy a Mac to use for DVS and be 99.9% sure you wont get a nasty bug from doing normal things like surfing or downloading music (just breaking yer ball's I know you're certainly not a fan of them ) |
| Laurette Deleonardo 09.08.2011 | Eset NOD32..yeah it's a paid program but i dont care it's never let me down. |
| Corazon Randaii 06.08.2011 | I use Microsoft Security Essentials, free, updates automatically, small, out of the way. Everything a piece of security software should be |
| Kiyoko Wellisch 05.08.2011 | Dude real machines that you cannot afford to go down are not protected by anti virus programs and the like, they are protected through isolation. When I build my dedicated DVS machine and get it working the way I like I'm locking it down. It will never see another network or the internet or any form of update until I decide to scrap it and completely rebuild it. |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 05.08.2011 |
This is cropping up a lot lately - very good reviews. I have a business machine, where AV is not negotiable - I have a medical practice with a 'live' accounting program on a HUGE database, and Outlook is always open. If I'm installing on my work machine, my attitude is 'why not' on my DJ laptop. I did the same with Kaspersky which I would deactivate when using TP/S4. Most AV software allows you to install on at least 3 machines. I've not seen ESET in South Africa, so might have to use the download option.
Well worth giving the trial a go. |
| Maisie Marras 03.08.2011 | if youre smart, you dont need any antivirus if you sometimes do shady things, i use MalwareBytes |
| Kassandra Guthmiller 03.08.2011 | Microsoft security essentials as my real time, background anti virus. It's completely free, as in you don't download the demo for free and then pay for the full. I've tried all of the common ones like avg, avast, norton etc and in my opinion, it's the best one. It's light weight, doesn't hog resources and easy to use I also use malwarebytes antimalware, which as the name suggests detects malware but also spyware and adware. I usually run it once a month just to double check that my computer is not infected, but it hasn't been infected in quite a long time. Malwarebytes is also free. It does do a full version which gives real time protection, but I don't need that as I have MSE |
| Ivy Adrian 02.08.2011 |
Originally Posted by biru
easier to just have dedicated machines prod/dev/test just like a code enviroment |
| Celestine Porebski 02.08.2011 | When I was using Windows I prefered to just be a bit cautious with what I click on and have a look at the running processes every once in a while (and then a quick google search for anything I didn't immediately recognize). But that's probably not the right approach for everyone.... |
| Karena Katherine 01.08.2011 | none! MAC BAYBAY!! |
| Diogo Dj Dragão 01.08.2011 | Another vote for ESET products. Best AV I've ever used hands down, and least resource intensive. |
| Valarie Sillmon 02.08.2011 |
Originally Posted by Dustin V
+1 to Avira I install this on all systems I work on. Yeah it has an annoying nag screen, but just click the X and close it each day; once a day. |
| Marva Cupid 01.08.2011 | I use microsoft security essentials and the free version of AGV, works well and i update them regularly. Still wish i could have a mac or a separate computer for djing. |
| Jacquelyn Swiatkowski 01.08.2011 |
Originally Posted by biru
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| Jacque Divinity 31.07.2011 | when i was on pc i didn't use anything... fresh restore of my windows install every couple of months from an image i had made. worked a charm. |
| Marcellus Androski 31.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by Dejavoo
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| Venetta Cawyer 31.07.2011 | Anti Virus? You must be kidding me. I reinstall before every gig. |
| Deeann Cheron 31.07.2011 | http://home.mcafee.com/store/Package...id=8945202658& |
| Lacey Mecum 31.07.2011 | I use nothing on my Macbook except Cleanmymac to keep it running smooth but on my gaming PC i run avast the free edition, ive had over 15 AV's over the years both free and pro and tbh avast is soo good for free, also using Malwarebytes and CCleaners to to make sure no nasty's get through and make sure machine not getting clogged up with background crap! Hope that helps! |
| Asha Poudrier 31.07.2011 | I use Trend Micro. That shit works so good. |
| Lin Danek 31.07.2011 | @ Jes.NZ - the reviews on Comodo are great. (Unlike our rugby team!) |
| Lin Danek 30.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by deevey
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| Rolanda Clodfelder 30.07.2011 | Personally I like ESET Nod32 for AV purposes. I used to be a reseller for McAfee, Norton, ESET and Avast. Customers Requests were the only reason we were doing anything other than ESET especially on the computers we sold due to complaints once the others were running (too slow). For our own internal machines it was Nod32 all the way, system resources and speed being the key reason. We were running SQL express on all our machines we were running and sold so needed all the grunt we could give (Point of Sale Systems are intensive and speed is of the essence in retail) If you are a careful user, Always use webmail (Gmail / Yahoo) and not being stupid e.g. Cracks, Porn and Torrents, you probably will not need AV software. |
| Chas Giraldez 30.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by MrPopinjay
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| Kiyoko Wellisch 31.07.2011 | Really? I used it on my windows box for ages and it didn't make a peep. |
| Chas Giraldez 31.07.2011 | i hated how security essentials would get all up in my face whenever i would try to do anything, plus, its one of the heavier anti-virus applications |
| Kiyoko Wellisch 31.07.2011 | I don't. Still, if I were to install one on a windows computer it'd be microsoft security essentials |
| Candy Vardy 31.07.2011 | These days there's no need to buy AV software. When I had my Hp I downloaded Avira, it was free, light on the CPU and worked like a charm. I did try Avast, but didn't really take to it. I also had CCleaner installed and the duo combo kept my Hp tip top. Take a look at Avira, its free and works very well. |
| Margie Pavell 30.07.2011 | AVG, SpyBot and CCleaner...my laptop is my main machine... |
| Janyce Henningson 30.07.2011 | On my PC I just got Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free and works a treat. |
| Chas Giraldez 30.07.2011 | The free version of avast is pretty good and non-intrusive, though i almost never have to use i because i'm not dumb about where i click and i can tell if a site is gonna be sketchy |
| Loralee Erban 30.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by JonathanBlake
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| Lin Danek 30.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by photojojo
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| Cordia Clemensen 30.07.2011 | I use a mac. |
| Leeanna Ayla 30.07.2011 | None. I don't click on stupid stuff, don't let my kids use my DJ laptop, and don't DL from blogs. |
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