Good anti-virus program?

[jamie8dc]

Thanks for all your input guys. I ended up going with Nod32 after reading a few reviews and getting a recommendation from someone whose opinion I value greatly.

I'll let you all know how it turns out, should have my parts in by Monday! Wheee!

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: Mycophiles
I'm starting to wonder if AVG is as good as it used to be. Two years ago everyone was saying nod32 or avg and avg was free (I think there was a free v. of nod32 then) now I see no one standing up for AVG. Looks like AntiVir is going on all my computers.

Need to go through the security tutorial for routers too. Plus I didn't know about the Administrator account thing. I've always setup an account with admin ability and used that. Guess I need to change that also.

As far as antivirus goes I think AntiVir will do but how about mal-ware or spyware? Think I saw something about that on the last page I'll need to look into. Great thread.


Also running this: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/

As mentioned in the security thread linked above.

I wonder the same thing as well. I was a long-time Antivir user, but decided to try AVG 7.5 (the older version; I've heard terrible things about AVG 8). So far, I like it, seems to work well and is lightweight, much like Antivir.

Is Antivir that much better detection wise than AVG?

 

[mechBgon]

Is Antivir that much better detection wise than AVG?

Yes, AntiVir's detection rates tend to be higher. The free version has some cutbacks on features, but the signature & heuristic detection rates are OK.

 

[spittledip]

Avoid Norton 2009 (i.e. Symantec) like the plague. I have had to fix several issues related to Norton AV 2009 and Internet Security in the past few weeks at work. It also miss alot of viruses. Detection is bad with Norton 2009.

Go with Antivir. I have heard good things about Kaspersky also.

 

[compman25]

Originally posted by: spittledip
Avoid Norton 2009 (i.e. Symantec) like the plague. I have had to fix several issues related to Norton AV 2009 and Internet Security in the past few weeks at work. It also miss alot of viruses. Detection is bad with Norton 2009.

Go with Antivir. I have heard good things about Kaspersky also.

What kind of issues?

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: spittledip
Avoid Norton 2009 (i.e. Symantec) like the plague. I have had to fix several issues related to Norton AV 2009 and Internet Security in the past few weeks at work. It also miss alot of viruses. Detection is bad with Norton 2009.

Go with Antivir. I have heard good things about Kaspersky also.

We have some of the best detection in the industry, so please do tell me what issues you fixed and what you claim we missed. We are doing much better than both alternatives you suggested in both size and detection.

 

[CurseTheSky]

I have a McAfee subscription for my family. It's not the best, it's not the cheapest, but it's been completely hassle free for everyone here, so we've stuck with it.

With that said, my laptop (Vista 32 bit) came preinstalled with a 90-day trial of Norton Internet Security 2009. I decided to leave it for a while to give it a try, and I'm decently impressed. It seems to use fewer resources than McAfee, but I haven't tested the detection rates yet.

 

[darkdiablo]

use avast, its better than most paid antivirus software. it barely uses any resources, gets updated constantly, and best thing is its FREE. I've been using it for 3 years, never had anything infect my computer.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

No one using anti-vir anymore?

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
No one using anti-vir anymore?

I am. It's still my favorite.

 

[jmcb]

NOD32 user here. If light on resources and a decent program is what u looking for, this is a good choice.

I switched from BitDefender to NOD32 cuz BitDefender let something slip thru. Havent had that happen yet, (as far as I know) But if I couldnt use NOD32 anymore, I think I would go back to BitDefender. Never tried anything else.
I did try Kaspersky once. It got in the way. I didnt feel like configuring it. But Kaspersky seems good too. But out the box, ready for use, from my experienc? (Used Norton also from 1999 to 2006) Nod32 and BitDefender.

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
No one using anti-vir anymore?

I am. It's still my favorite.

out of all the AV's i've used, avira works the best for me and is the least intrusive and has detected alot of shady things for me.

as far as norton, ever year i've heard the "it's so much better and leaner this year!" schtick, but when i use it, it's still a big piece of bloat to me. maybe i'm doing something wrong? same goes for mcafee.

 

[N2gaming]

Has anyone here purchased the full "License" program of "Malwarebytes" and if so how do you like it? on a side note, I purchased the DL version of NOD yesterday (the one where its for any 3 PCs) and wow! does that puppy install freaking fast.

This is coming from a guy that has pretty much used them all in the last 14 years or so and the install quickness even caught my attention....

 

[CoffeeEater]

Sorry for bumping an old thread, but say you bought NOD32 for a year (newegg deal)...which of the following computers would you install it onto? The other computer will get AntiVir or another free AV:

#1: Dell Mini 9 Netbook w/ Atom 1.6ghz, 1GB Ram, 16GB SSD, XP
#2: HP Desktop w/ c2d 2.66ghz, 3GB Ram, Vista

I'm leaning towards putting it on the netbook since I heard it's got a small footprint and won't eat up HD space. The only thing is that I probably use the desktop more.

 

[Maetryx]

I was a Norton user for a long time, and once it grew to bloated proportions looked for free alternatives. Sometimes Antivir seemed better and I installed it on computers. Then AVG would be better and I would install it. I used a combination of Comodo or Zone Alarm, HiJack This!, Spybot S&D, Adaware, and Windows Defender for malware.

Then, like 2 months ago, I read an amazing thing in Maximum PC magazine, a periodical that I have subscribed to since it was created: Norton Internet Security 2009 was a lean, clean, revamped Kick Ass protection suite. I bought it a 3-license version from Frys with a couple of rebates making it like $10 and it is everything it promised to be. I love it. I'm keeping it. I highly recommend you take another look at Norton Internet Security, now that they've cleaned up their act and made a product for the PC enthusiast crowd (that's us!).

I am not affiliated with Symantec in any way, except as a happy customer.

 

[Qbah]

Symantec Antivirus (not the Norton one) - never failed me. It's a bit pricey but VERY transparent. Best 50$ I've spent on computer security.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Qbah
Symantec Antivirus (not the Norton one) - never failed me. It's a bit pricey but VERY transparent. Best 50$ I've spent on computer security.

I'd highly recommend NIS2009 over the corporate product for a single seat user...

 

[crisscross]

Av comparatives ranks Norton Antivirus 2009 pretty low in terms of virus detection and removal.

 

[fazofa]

I think AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0 , because very easy and handy or free, http://www.dodownload.net/secu...-edition-download.html

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
Norton AV 2009 is quite lean on resources and excellent.

:thumbsup:

I've been using it for a while now and am actually very impressed.

 

[jae]

anti-vir or kaspersky. keep a copy of SuperAntiSpyware installed.