Spyware, viruses, & security : Antivirus intereferes with gaming
Antivirus intereferes with gaming
by Ailiken - 1/26/06 11:23 AMMy system is ancient (3 yrs) but always been great for gaming. Lately I've been overrun by spam, viruses, etc. and have to uninstall Norton and ctrl-alt-delete half my computer's applications just to play my games! Is there anything I can do or is it just time to ditch my Dell and get a new system?
Not sure what you want to do here.
by roddy32
- 1/26/06 2:18 PM
In reply to: Antivirus intereferes with gaming by Ailiken
Are you saying that you want to play the games without cleaning the malware off the computer that is causing the popups?
antivirus programs & gaming
by Ailiken - 1/30/06 12:16 PM In reply to: Not sure what you want to do here. by roddy32
Sorry - didn't mean to be vague. I don't play online and rarely go online with that computer but it obviously has been exposed to a whole mess of stuff. I want to clean the system but I uninstalled Norton b/c Norton itself was interfering with my game play (it did NOT like Half Life 2 or Dungeon Seige 2). My question is this: Is there a "safe" antivirus program that won't try to override my game or system settings?
Also, I had an IT guy in our office say that I should just not use any antivirus software at all b/c my computer would track more viruses that way. It sounds a little risky to me but is there any truth to that?
If you are online with the
by roddy32 - 1/30/06 1:27 PM
In reply to: antivirus programs & gaming by Ailiken
computer, you should have antivirus. As far as your IT saying "computer would track more viruses", I have no idea what he is talking about. Maybe the IT guy doesn't realize you are online with the computer. I also have no idea which antivirus programs like which games. Maybe somebody in the CNET "Games and Gear" forum would know which is here.
http://reviews.cnet.com/5204-10151-0.html?forumID=96&start=0
I use a Play Station for those kind of games myself, it works better than a computer for them.
keep your system ill help
by squash5574 - 1/26/06 2:25 PM In reply to: Antivirus intereferes with gaming by Ailikennorton and mcaffe dont impress me because their virus definitions arent updated much.
try these programs and your computer will recover greatly and possibly fully. you most likely have spyware malware adware and worms on your system and it is slowing it down and interfering with other programs. Get both programs and i highly recremend the second one to buy due to its internet security for online gameplay, and its extrodinary anti virus and spam protectors
also they never interfere with my gaming and i play alot
www.download.com/System-Mechanic-Professional/3003-2094_4-10387948.html
(30 day trial)
www.download.com/ZoneAlarm-Antivirus/3000-10435_4-10465065.html?tag=lst-0-2
(15 day trial)
(NT) Pardon? I Dislike Norton, But.. Both Update Daily!!
by tobeach - 1/30/06 9:58 PM In reply to: keep your system ill help by squash5574Are You Meaning Games Strictly Local to Your Comp or..
by tobeach - 1/26/06 10:33 PM In reply to: Antivirus intereferes with gaming by Ailikendo these games have internet inter-connectability?? Able to play against others over the net(who's machines may be infested)? Does 1 or more have reference to Arcade Spy?
What a Hackers Dream !! While you don't dare take your eyes off of game screen, you don't see the flashing red indicator saying your machine is being looted!
Quite possible new (recent game additions or new gaming site) programs could be source of your malware. Yahoo sent out a 10th anniversary present to it users as a thankyou : Tennis game .exe with a downloader trojan in it!!
If you play games on net, you have to be VERY maleware prevention accomplished these days!! G'Luck! 
Antivirus is Important!
by steve11375 - 1/30/06 2:27 PM In reply to: Antivirus intereferes with gaming by AilikenFirst, anyone who tells you an Antivirus program attracts more spam & virus's has no idea what they are talking about. I'd be VERY wary of advice from that "IT professional"
Second, if your complaint is an A/V program slows down some game you are using, then I'd say yes it does because it is checking everything for problems (virus/malware/trojans etc).
So finally what is more important the speed/access to a game or the overall health of your PC? If you say option #1 then MOST certainly remove all Antivirus programs but you will pay a price down the line.
Steve
Down the Line: Less Than 5 Minutes Online !! Check This...
by tobeach - 1/30/06 10:07 PM In reply to: Antivirus is Important! by steve11375<http://reviews.cnet.com/4002-7600_7-5082937.html>
*Viruses and Security Alerts*
*Unprotected PCs Fall To Hacker Bots In Just Four Minutes*
The lifespan of a poorly protected PC connected to the Internet is a
mere four minutes, research released Tuesday claimed. After that, it's
owned by a hacker.
In the two-week test, marketing-communications firm AvanteGarde deployed
half a dozen systems in "honeypot" style, using default security
settings. It then analyzed the machines' performance by tallying the
attacks, counting the number of compromises, and timing how long it took
an attack to successfully hijack a computer once it was connected to the
Internet.
The six machines were equipped with Microsoft Windows Small Business
Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), Microsoft
Windows XP SP1 with the free ZoneAlarm personal firewall, Microsoft
Windows XP SP2, Macintosh OS X 10.3.5, and Linspire's distribution of
Linux.
Not surprisingly, Windows XP SP1 sans third-party firewall had the
poorest showing.
"In some instances, someone had taken complete control of the machine in
as little as 30 seconds," said Marcus Colombano, a partner with
AvanteGarde, and, along with former hacker Kevin Mitnick, a
co-investigator in the experiment. "The average was just four minutes.
Think about that. Plug in a new PC--and many are still sold with Windows
XP SP1--to a DSL line, go get a cup of coffee, and come back to find
your machine has been taken over." Windows XP SP1 with the for-free
ZoneAlarm firewall, however, as well as Windows XP SP2, fared much
better. Although both configurations were probed by attackers, neither
was compromised during the two weeks.
Continue reading the article in
http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/54201306
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NOD
by Alphalutra1 - 1/31/06 6:14 PM In reply to: Antivirus intereferes with gaming by AilikenNOD is the antivirus of the gamers!!! It is the most light weight av that still offers the best protection. No cpu usage, and under 20 MB ram usage. Awesome support here www.wilderssecurity.com
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