What was your first Anti-Virus/Antispyware program you can remember?

[Nedim]

I think it was McAfee back in 1999, then Norton for couple of years and after that only ESET and KAV.

 

[Ali80]

F-PROT Antivirus is first antivirus that i used. It was 1991 i think. I was just a little kid. Then the market was very limited. I remember that they were F-PROT, Norton, McAfee, NOD on Yugoslavian market...actually in the professional institutions. A couple of times F-PROT detected DOS directed virus. My dad told me that he used Norton. He also told me that many times Norton saved his work-his job.

 

[Shadowave]

Norton in the year 2006.

 

[jamescv7]

First AV is Norton (2004 version), until the time change from McAfee and AVG.

Always ignore those yellow/red alerts because of no internet connection to update the database and subscription expirers. )

For Anti-spyware its Spybot Search and Destroy where that time is a very good product, classic interface but effective.

 

[Raul90]

McAfee for me.

 

[Burrito]

I can remember or used?

A list of some software I remember using;
- Ad-Aware 1.05/6 SE
- Ewido Anti-Spyware
- Spybot S&D 1.4 (I think)
- Yahoo Anti-Spy

Yeah, I used Ewido. And at the time, it was really good. Very disappointing when the "lifetime licenses" went 'poof' --- and they were gone.
And I used Yahoo Anti-Spy too..... and I never would have remembered that until just reminded.

And Dr. Solomon's. No one really remembers 'the good doctor' anymore. I barely remember Dr. Solomon's anymore..

 

[bribon77]

I tried many AVs, but the first one was Nod 32 and Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D.

 

[oldschool]

I haven't been at this as long as most of you. It was McAfee because it was on there courtesy of un-named greedy ISP. We have a friendly one now!

Edit: And now we have a Kindergarten Security Specialist on board!

 

[imuade]

Norton and Panda trials. It was late 90s.
Didn't wanna purchase a license, so I tried "alternative" ways to make them work
Since I didn't succeed, I tried AVG free and when I got a virus, I used Superantispyware to get rid of it

 

[oldschool]

Since I didn't succeed, I tried AVG free

I forgot, somewhere in the past I added AVG free on top of McAfee and ran them together. This was when I would rarely use Windows. It caused anxiety/panic attacks! I had no idea what I was doing then.

 

[Bikeman0I17]

Norton For Years, I remember going out to local office max, each year and buying a newer copy if I couldn't afford the renew price, Then tried Windows Live One Care in 2005, (bad idea) badly infected my system then probably my own fault, then got recommendation after everything was back to normal to junk Norton/Mcaffee for 3 months, then got recommendation to drop Mcafee for Avast Free

 

[blackice]

I think it was Norton around 2000. My dad got it for our computers when I was in high school.

 

[Burrito]

I tried many AVs, but the first one was Nod 32 and Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D.

Ah yes, I think many of us used Spybot back in the day.

 

[bribon77]

Ah yes, I think many of us used Spybot back in the day.

It was the best at that time. I also liked Spyware Doctor something heavy, but good

 

[gerinho]

McAfee somewhere in 1988 MS-DOS v 2.* those were the days

 

[Lemon60]

Avast.

 

[FrFc1908]

mine like manay others was norton antivirus 2002. it was sooooo bad! after that avast and avg also back in 2003 or so.

 

[Iapepe]

RAV Antivirus - the year 2000

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[enaph]

mks_vir

 

[notabot]

McAfee in the 80s, those were the days !