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Should I be using avast or avg on my vps while link building?

marckoliusmarckolius
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Should I be using avast or avg on my vps while link building? Anyone find a set up or program they link better that doesn't eat resources? Thanks!

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  • SvenSven www.GSA-Online.de
    if you really have to then avast.
  • marckoliusmarckolius
    Thank you. Decided to delete antivirus and just scan for malware from time to time.
  • peterperseopeterperseo
    I installed AVG without problem and it seems don't eat many resources
  • peterperseopeterperseo
    edited August 2014
    Un update!
    After to read this topic, I checked my VPS and I discovered that my AVG was not there anymore!
    I tried to reinstall it but now AVG don't let install it for free on a VPS (or any server).

    So I downloaded AVast, and this as well is not free for VPS/Servers.

    After to open a ticket with solidseovps, they suggested me to install this one:
    http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/18/46/

    I never heard about it, but now I will try to install, later I'll write here about the resources consume
  • SvenSven www.GSA-Online.de
    oh thats a free one...i used it many years back when it was new and....well not that good. Might have changed now but I wouildn't count too much on it.
  • davbeldavbel UK
    I use it on both my WHS 2011 and it's OK.  It does get the odd false positive, so you do need to check.
  • peterperseopeterperseo
    I just installed ClamWin Free and executed to check if there were viruses.

    It founds 3 or 4 viruses (I think they were false positive anyway), but about the consume of resources I have to say it's very light.
    Just around 20k of ram memory, and very low use of cpu.

    Other thing: I was thinking (as I read on the web) that all the VPS have an external firewall of the company, enough good to protect all the VPSs, but after talk with the helpdesk of SoliSeoVps, they told me it's not true, the only protection a VPS has is the firewall of windows, so it's important to install antivirus to protect the data.

  • 1linklist1linklist FREE TRIAL Linklists - VPM of 150+ - http://1linklist.com
    edited August 2014
    Go with Kaspersky if you dont mind mind dropping $10 a year on a subscription. Next to that, MalwareBytes is the best free AV I've used.

    In general, yes, using an AV with GSA is a good idea. If your hitting a large number of targets, your going to come across something


  • MorphManMorphMan British Expat lost in S.E Asia
    +1 for Malwarebytes .. Great tool, just run it once a week
  • NDTNNDTN GreencloudVPS.com
    You can try MSE: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5201 It's free, light and great for protecting your VPS.
  • marckoliusmarckolius
    Thanks NDTN, that's the sort of suggestion I was hoping someone would come up with... Looks like it has a tiny footprint.
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