Hi, I have windows 7 64bit, I play a LOT of games and I am just wondering what firewall and virus program to use? I don't want PROGRAMS that are going to impact my games, like bugging me everytime there is a threat or that keeps popping up and closing my game. Thankyou!!
Kaspersky 2011

I overall recommend Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 to be one of the best virus scanners / firewalls / application control / script control / anti-spam / system watch / vulnerability check / anti-adware / etc. It will pop up warnings to start off with (registry ACCESS, protected areas, installs, malious or danagerous actions) and when anything changes/updates (including not even trusting itself), but that's what I like about it. You normally deal with it once and then it's either trusted or blocked.

However, it does have a 'Gamers Profile' you can turn on so it won't hassle you if you don't want (like in game).

Enable Gamers Profile:
Start > All Programs > Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 > Kaspersky Internet Security 2011.
Settings > Advance Settings (Box) > Gaming Profile > Use Gaming Profile > Select Action Automatically.


NOD 32

Nod 32 is powerful virus protection, can detect a lot more, but misses out on some of the other areas.

Disable most popups:
Start > All Programs > ESET > ESET Smart Security or ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
Press the F5 key to display the Advanced Setup window.
From the Advanced Setup tree, click User interface > Alerts and notifications.
Select the Display only notifications requiring user intervention option and click OK to SAVE the changes.


I don't recommend Norton or Mcafee, but if you do like Norton, get the 'lighter' gamers edition version.Thanks man.