Which antivirus best in market ?

[aksingh]

Plz Guide me related to latest software in the market

 

[John Connor]

This has been asked many, many, many TIMES!

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2407682

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2397559

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2365929

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2364611

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2338885

You may be interested in this: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2403248&highlight=bitdefender

 

[Ketchup]

AV-TEST keeps a running list:
http://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/

 

[Blain]

Which antivirus best in market?

A Linux distro.

 

[Berryracer]

AV-TEST keeps a running list:
http://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/

+1, one of the best AV testing organizations, no fake reviews

they compare protection leve, performance, and usability

 

[psychosiz]

Just an FYI, you might also want to consider some of the free options if money is tight. Some of them are pretty good and do a very effective job.

 

[nemesismk2]

i've mostly used Kaspersky for all of my computers such as windows xp and windows 7.

 

[Berryracer]

Just an FYI, you might also want to consider some of the free options if money is tight. Some of them are pretty good and do a very effective job.

Careful before installing a free AV, Only Bitdefender Free is really clean, the others include toolbars, PUPs, or try to spy on you.

a MUST-Read article:

Has the Antivirus Industry Gone Mad?

 

[Ketchup]

Well, they used Download.com. I can't believe that anything on that site didn't come with a PUP.

Blame the site that added the PUPs, not the software they were added to.

 

[smitbret]

AV-TEST keeps a running list:
http://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/

Where's Avast on the list?

***Update***
NVM, I need to learn to look a little closer

 

[11thHour]

Where's Avast on the list?

***Update***
NVM, I need to learn to look a little closer

I took night classes in learning to look closer and still couldn't find it. That is, until I realized they are the ones with logo that looks like results of a violent sneeze on a wall with a font intentionally designed to be unreadable at any reasonable distance. Once overcoming those obstacles, yeah, it was right there, doh!

 

[xSauronx]

Careful before installing a free AV, Only Bitdefender Free is really clean, the others include toolbars, PUPs, or try to spy on you.

a MUST-Read article:

Has the Antivirus Industry Gone Mad?

not surprised. they do probably still want to make money, and surely crapware helps that.

honestly, if you know how to check deals sites, there is FAR or cheap after rebate AV options on a regular basis. i grabbed bit defender a while back, and next time ill get...what ever is good and free or cheap at the time.

but we use kaspersky at work and its very good. both from an effectiveness standpoint and from an administrative side, fwiw.

 

[ringtail]

The retail-style of antivirus (regardless of brand) is no longer truly effective.
link

 

[balloonshark]

If you're relying on an AV to protect you you are doing it wrong.

 

[sbpromania]

You can also try this website, I found it relevant enough for your needs:

http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php

As regarding my personal experience, I found out that ESET Smart Security always did the job, for home use.

 

[inf1nity]

Common Sense.

 

[PliotronX]

Common Sense.

And it doesn't require an annual subscription!

Generally I recommend Kaspersky because they've been the most consistent, however nobody can truly rely on a single layer of security which comes back to common sense and education.

 

[lxskllr]

And it doesn't require an annual subscription!

Seems to have a steep learning curve though. Most people seem to give up before completing level 2(of 10)

 

[balloonshark]

Common Sense.

And what happens when your favorite "trusted site" has been hacked? I'm not going to trust my data to a website that just had their IT budget cut to save money. I'm also not going to worry about keeping every program or OS update or follow every current vulnerability waiting to be patched let alone the ones only the bad guys know about. Security should be both pro-active and re-active with multiple layers. Most importantly it must play well with your software and hardware as well as the way you use your machine.

Wanna find out if AV's work? Do a search for "keygen" at your own risk and start downloading. Now upload those files one at a time to virustotal. I did this while protected by a light virtualzation app and sandboxie a few years ago. I also forced my download folder to sandbox a file if accidentally run. After that day I never relied 100% on an antivirus program to protect me.