AOL antivirus any good?

Blade_Jones · 06-21-2009, 04:03 AM

If someone ONLY uses AOL to surf the Internet, is AOL's antivirus software alone good enough to keep a computer safe?

steveb1234 · 06-21-2009, 04:14 AM

If the av that AOL use is thier own effort I'd guess that its not so good.
haven't read any glowing reviews for it so I'd opt for kaspersky or avira (you can get avira premium free for 1 year).

getmoreatp · 06-21-2009, 10:41 PM

I would also go for a product from a reliable company -- Avast, Avira, and AVG all have well-known free antivirus products.

AOL's virus scanner seems to be based on McAfee; I've read that McAfee (and Norton) slow down systems, and miss a lot of things.

**lorjack** · 06-21-2009, 10:48 PM

I didn't even know that AOL had a antivirus. But i would go with one of the more well known programs. Have a look here. PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need?

Keep in mind no matter what program you are using no computer is 100% secure.

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steveb1234 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 374 OS: xp, windows 7	Re: AOL antivirus any good? If the av that AOL use is thier own effort I'd guess that its not so good. haven't read any glowing reviews for it so I'd opt for kaspersky or avira (you can get avira premium free for 1 year).

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getmoreatp Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 47 OS: Windows XP SP3, Vista Home Premium SP2	Re: AOL antivirus any good? I would also go for a product from a reliable company -- Avast, Avira, and AVG all have well-known free antivirus products. AOL's virus scanner seems to be based on McAfee; I've read that McAfee (and Norton) slow down systems, and miss a lot of things.

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lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: AOL antivirus any good? I didn't even know that AOL had a antivirus. But i would go with one of the more well known programs. Have a look here. PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need? Keep in mind no matter what program you are using no computer is 100% secure. __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...