What do u think which antivirus software is best 
i think that AVG is better than anything as it does not slowdown the pc
i think that AVG is better than anything as it does not slowdown the pc
Best antivirus
My vote for Avast
None of the above...
Best choices in paid: Kaspersky (by the way their version 6.0 just released!), NOD32, Bitdefender.
Best choices in free: Antivir, Avast.
Best choices in paid: Kaspersky (by the way their version 6.0 just released!), NOD32, Bitdefender.
Best choices in free: Antivir, Avast.
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Reporting...
[Edit] Avast Pro is the best and very light too, tho not the lightest...
Reporting...
[Edit] Avast Pro is the best and very light too, tho not the lightest...
But Softwares change with time..... so does the order of "Which is the best?"
i think we can have a thread here...... and let's see waht's good right now....
i think we can have a thread here...... and let's see waht's good right now....
@Kniwor
U r very true in that...things do keep changing in this "fast-paced" tech world so its better to have a new discussion as n wen needed...
As a matter of fact even I asked the same ques sum 6-8 months back...
n for me Avast is gud these days...used to b an AVG fan for long....
eTrust & Kaspersky Antivirus are gud in paid category...infact I eTrust ppl are giving 1 yr free trial...as mentioned in another thread...
U r very true in that...things do keep changing in this "fast-paced" tech world so its better to have a new discussion as n wen needed...
As a matter of fact even I asked the same ques sum 6-8 months back...
n for me Avast is gud these days...used to b an AVG fan for long....
eTrust & Kaspersky Antivirus are gud in paid category...infact I eTrust ppl are giving 1 yr free trial...as mentioned in another thread...
But is there only four anti-viruses in world 
My vote is for Nod32 which is in the EXCLUDED LIST
My vote is for Nod32 which is in the EXCLUDED LIST
Norton & Kaspersky are the best antivirus
softwares available. Both are equally good.
When you determine a antivirus rating, it depends
on how well it kills the viruses, how much resources
it uses, and how good is the overall product. And
lastly, how stable is it!!
softwares available. Both are equally good.
When you determine a antivirus rating, it depends
on how well it kills the viruses, how much resources
it uses, and how good is the overall product. And
lastly, how stable is it!!
Avast! rocks here.
Add kaspersky pro and vote it 
Avast Home
M
i have been thru a long list of antiviruses...
earlier i used to use pc cillin. then shifted to avg free version. but found that it was unable to dis-infect...the only cure it knew was to delete the infected file.
then i shifted over to norton antivirus..to find that it was really taxing the system. the system slowed down to a crawl, even though i have a descent config. i hav to agree that the detection and prevention disinfection and removal was the best.
but what's the use if it converts your amd 64 bit 3000+ to pentium3 700 mhz.
i then shifted to kaspersky and found that it was quite good. really in all terms...system load detection and all...but being a great digit fan....and
after reading the digit's small handy book recomending avast...i had to shift over to avst.
only to find that it really was very light on the system, but did not do a good job of detecting adn cleaning the system.
problems i faced with avast were:
#it was unable to find some viruses that i later found out using other antivirus s/f.
#50 % of the times it was unable to disinfect the affected files.
#a few days before my uninstalling avast ...it was detecting all of my software collection i.e. the .exe files as virus. for some time i though that maybe some virus has affected the files. so had to delete ...later found out that it was all a hoax...and the antivirus had gone kaput. i re installed after unstalling...
finally it proved its effective ness when it was unable to detect a virus enbedded inside a .exe file that i had downlaoded. i made avast check the file before installing...but after the installation was complete....it says that a virus has been found ..now the fun part starts here.
i clcik on remove the virus completely form the system...but on next reboot it finds the same virus again....i tried every method avaible in ti....
finally i shifted to zonealarm security suite it contains a antivirus suite a firewall a anti spyware all of it bundled into one. the firewall initially used to poke its nose in each and every thing that need some sorta access. but after some time and configuring each alert and the settings i am happy to say that it is going gr8 and steady . lots of advanced setting are there for advanced users and very intutive interface. and most of all it contains all the afore mentioned suite in built.
it is a little cpu hungry but only when some new files r being accessed. it check every exe file that the system is accessing for the first time .... whether a virus is embedded inside.
now this was a long post i could post this reply in the reviews section....lol...neway...i hope this was helpful.
adios
earlier i used to use pc cillin. then shifted to avg free version. but found that it was unable to dis-infect...the only cure it knew was to delete the infected file.
then i shifted over to norton antivirus..to find that it was really taxing the system. the system slowed down to a crawl, even though i have a descent config. i hav to agree that the detection and prevention disinfection and removal was the best.
but what's the use if it converts your amd 64 bit 3000+ to pentium3 700 mhz.
i then shifted to kaspersky and found that it was quite good. really in all terms...system load detection and all...but being a great digit fan....and
after reading the digit's small handy book recomending avast...i had to shift over to avst.
only to find that it really was very light on the system, but did not do a good job of detecting adn cleaning the system.
problems i faced with avast were:
#it was unable to find some viruses that i later found out using other antivirus s/f.
#50 % of the times it was unable to disinfect the affected files.
#a few days before my uninstalling avast ...it was detecting all of my software collection i.e. the .exe files as virus. for some time i though that maybe some virus has affected the files. so had to delete ...later found out that it was all a hoax...and the antivirus had gone kaput. i re installed after unstalling...
finally it proved its effective ness when it was unable to detect a virus enbedded inside a .exe file that i had downlaoded. i made avast check the file before installing...but after the installation was complete....it says that a virus has been found ..now the fun part starts here.
i clcik on remove the virus completely form the system...but on next reboot it finds the same virus again....i tried every method avaible in ti....
finally i shifted to zonealarm security suite it contains a antivirus suite a firewall a anti spyware all of it bundled into one. the firewall initially used to poke its nose in each and every thing that need some sorta access. but after some time and configuring each alert and the settings i am happy to say that it is going gr8 and steady . lots of advanced setting are there for advanced users and very intutive interface. and most of all it contains all the afore mentioned suite in built.
it is a little cpu hungry but only when some new files r being accessed. it check every exe file that the system is accessing for the first time .... whether a virus is embedded inside.
now this was a long post i could post this reply in the reviews section....lol...neway...i hope this was helpful.
adios
I used Norton .. with updated def. it was gr8
But Now I no-more use it.
ANTIVIR is best, very low on resources.
>>>> *www.free-av.com/
But Now I no-more use it.
ANTIVIR is best, very low on resources.
>>>> *www.free-av.com/
G
As long as your system remains clean,everything is coool....
btw,iam using norton right now...though 2003 version,as its least systems resource hungry...NOT like NAV 2006!!
btw,iam using norton right now...though 2003 version,as its least systems resource hungry...NOT like NAV 2006!!
I bought a legay copy of Norton TS 05 and Sys works 05, but I suffered from slow speeds and now i am using avast free edition and za firewall. Norton 05 sucks
but I suffered from slow speeds and now i am using avast free edition and za firewall. Norton 05 sucks
avast pro 4 me 2.
by the way the list is poorly managed
by the way the list is poorly managed
poll list incomplete.
shud include greats like kav, nod32, bitdefender too
shud include greats like kav, nod32, bitdefender too
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my friend also uses antivir, and its really the best.
the trozan and virus when can't be detected by my updated 2006 Norton antivirus, was caught by the Antivir
me also using antivir
the trozan and virus when can't be detected by my updated 2006 Norton antivirus, was caught by the Antivir
me also using antivir
Err... jus how long will this thread run with so less options and a very common question at that... 
Free :- Avira Antivir, Avast home
Paid :- Kasperesky
Nod32 is also good..
Paid :- Kasperesky
Nod32 is also good..
Where is Panda Antivirus??
hi
avast rulezzzzz!
avast rulezzzzz!
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hmmm i've used AVG and Avast (im curently using avast), they are both rele good, and FREE! i havent had avirus for about half yr now i think...AVG is good for slower computers (i used it on my old laptop), otherwise they are both good, but i after using avast for some time i realised its kinda one step above AVG...watever antivirus u pick, dunt forget about anti-spyware programs like spyware blaster or adware, becuase spyware is as damaging as virus...
i'm gonna shift to a paid IS suite, i am stuck btwn bitdefender 9.5 and kaspersky 6. which's better
Definately Kaspersky..
i wanna know which is not a resource hog
Hmm well kasperky's new version (6.0) is absolutely amazing.. You wont even notice it. Bitdefender on the other hand is a lil heavy. Also another problem with bitdefender is that the program restarts after every update, which means disk and CPU activity. You wont like that in the middle of a game And kaspersky's detection rates are un-paralelled!
And kaspersky's detection rates are un-paralelled!
thanx kalpik
No problem!
Nod 32
less resource hog and better virus defination than Norton.
less resource hog and better virus defination than Norton.
Yeah, NOD32 is top notch!
But the final release from Kaspersky is superb and the best till date.
It hardly takes around 7-10MB of system resources and the features are amazing!
It hardly takes around 7-10MB of system resources and the features are amazing!
C
KASPERSKY ROCKS !!!!
NORTON is good , but is slows down the PC a lotttt ..
Only thing kaspersky lacks is a ad soft , for which i use adaware ..
but i think there is a whole suite of stuff in the ne kaspersky 6.0 , so check it out .
NORTON is good , but is slows down the PC a lotttt ..
Only thing kaspersky lacks is a ad soft , for which i use adaware ..
but i think there is a whole suite of stuff in the ne kaspersky 6.0 , so check it out .
H
I have been using KAV 5.0 for the last 1 year & installed KAV 6 last month...It is the best contemporary AV available...And the best too....Low on resources...Fast detection....And the best feature that I like is the size of update files...Its not very high(around 300-400KB) although we hav to update very often(every 3 days)
The next AV package which comes close to KAV in terms of performance is F-Secure...Another superb performer...
With these 2 AV packs not listed in the options list, it is incomplete & its of no use to vote for lesser performing AVs...
HK
The next AV package which comes close to KAV in terms of performance is F-Secure...Another superb performer...
With these 2 AV packs not listed in the options list, it is incomplete & its of no use to vote for lesser performing AVs...
HK
^^ KAV updates hourly.. And update size is close to 60-70 KB.. And F-Secure uses the kaspersky engine, and its own engine, and AdAware's Engine..
S
why did anybody forget MCAFEE the best - lightwieght and excellent
Well there are so many threads about Antivirus Programs. Please continue in one of those. Please have a look at the stick of the Freuquently discussed topics if you havent yet.