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Best antivirus

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contactpraven2001
contactpraven2001 Original post #1
Oct 7, 2006 at 10:50 PM
I know that it much talked about antivirus but still the debate is open and I m still confuse which antivirus is
best . I know at digit forum I can get the right answer. So people plz help me out to choose the correct antivirus my Pc congregation is……………….
AMD 64Bit (3200+) 512 RAM 80 GB hard drive
Anand_RF
Oct 7, 2006 at 10:56 PM
pls search the billion threads posted in this forum. most say kaspersky is the lightest and most powerful.
Kiran.dks
Oct 7, 2006 at 11:44 PM
contactpraven2001 said:
I know that it much talked about antivirus but still the debate is open and I m still confuse which antivirus is
best . I know at digit forum I can get the right answer. So people plz help me out to choose the correct antivirus my Pc congregation is……………….
AMD 64Bit (3200+) 512 RAM 80 GB hard drive

If you are looking for best free antivirus then I would suggest avast! Free Home edition. It is really good one for home use. If you are looking for server based antivirus, go for Bitdefender.
mediator
Oct 7, 2006 at 11:53 PM
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38148
Same threads!! Kapersky rulezzzz!
anandk
anandk #5
Oct 8, 2006 at 10:34 AM
freeware : avast
paid : kav
Third Eye
Oct 8, 2006 at 11:01 AM
The best antivirus is now Kaspersky !
Kiran.dks
Oct 8, 2006 at 11:12 AM
Here is the best security package...

Antivirus: avast! (Free for Home use)
AntiSpyware: Windows Defender (Free for Genuine Windows XP users)
Firewall: Sunbelt Kerio Firewall or Zone Alarm Firewall (Free for Home use)

Keep updating all Definitions...and your PC is perfectly secured!

Cheers
P
Nov 28, 2006 at 4:19 AM
Zone Labs ZoneAlaram with a combo of antispyware, antivirus and Firewall is the best fit.
ravi_9793
Nov 28, 2006 at 6:42 AM
never trust norton........lol
Choto Cheeta
Nov 28, 2006 at 3:21 PM
one more vote for Kaspersky... :)

i am using it (1st KAV then upgreaded to KIS) for year and half now... just Rs. 1250 /- in India... cheaper than NIS 07 i guess... and certainly betten that it :)
busyanuj
busyanuj #11
Nov 28, 2006 at 3:37 PM
kaspersky AV is the best.
overclocker
Nov 28, 2006 at 6:24 PM
NOD32... I always vote for this antivirus bcz of it's strong feature nd userfriendliness.
kalpik
kalpik #13
Nov 28, 2006 at 7:59 PM
+1 for NOD32.
mod-the-pc
Nov 28, 2006 at 8:09 PM
avast! +1
Tech Geek
Tech Geek #15
Nov 28, 2006 at 8:19 PM
Kaspersy ofcourse
Vishal Gupta
Nov 28, 2006 at 8:31 PM
Paid : NOD32 or Kaspersky
Free : avast! or AVG
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cool2c43 #17
Nov 28, 2006 at 11:33 PM
ZONE alaram is the best, it includes anti-virus,firewall,security
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ashu_dps #18
Nov 28, 2006 at 11:37 PM
Hey frnds, right now i did something.
I uninstalled my Avast professional n installed NOD32 2.70 for trying it
M i right in doing this or should i revert back ??

P.S : Not uninstalled, bt disabled it(frm services n startup)
kalpik
kalpik #19
Nov 29, 2006 at 12:32 PM
^^ You should completely un-install avast before trying another AntiVirus.
Kiran.dks
Kiran.dks #20
Nov 29, 2006 at 1:17 PM
ashu_dps said:
Hey frnds, right now i did something.
I uninstalled my Avast professional n installed NOD32 2.70 for trying it
M i right in doing this or should i revert back ??

P.S : Not uninstalled, bt disabled it(frm services n startup)

Installing 2 or more antivirus and keeping both active scanner 'ON' is not recommended unless untill you have a super computer. Keep anyone in 'On-access' mode. Since you have already done it, there is no problem. Remember, you should turn 'OFF' all the 'On-access' options in avast!. There will be 7 active providers in avast! including 'Network shield'. Make sure you disable all of them.
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ashu_dps #21
Nov 29, 2006 at 7:10 PM
Ya avast is totally disabled, all its services as well as main program.
I saw that NOD32 hasnt given any noticable performance increment aftr disabling Avast, m i right ?
M finding no diffrence from avast, except that i havent received any update in last 48 hrs :( which i receive evryday(almost) in Avast

P.S : Received an update right now after writing this post :D
knight17
knight17 #22
Nov 29, 2006 at 10:58 PM
NOD32 is the best.Kaspersky is also an option
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You can get kaspersky free if you use the av from AOL it is running kaspersky engine.
hash!!
hash!! #23
Dec 1, 2006 at 11:51 AM
i'l vote for kaspersky... no1 does viruses better than the russians do... :D
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Beeanjan #24
Dec 1, 2006 at 2:40 PM
Vishal Gupta said:
Paid : NOD32 or Kaspersky
Free : avast! or AVG
Avast Av does not remove any latest virsuses because it is not upgraded . If u have nod32 and kaspersky or mcafee newer verson they may somewhat fix the problems ... I 've experienced it... however if u have send me newer version nod32 av Ok. I have Avast but it does not work....
samrulez
samrulez #26
Dec 2, 2006 at 2:09 PM
NOD32 along with xtra updates that one receives after registering rocks!!!! :D :D :D :D :D
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hermit #27
Dec 4, 2006 at 6:34 AM
kAV rules ..........nod 32 is not that popular in corp sectors as kav, Bitdefender ,mcafee.
webgenius
webgenius #28
Dec 4, 2006 at 9:17 AM
I use AVG free edition. Detects Trojan dialers too.
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ashu_dps #29
Dec 4, 2006 at 11:20 AM
When i had tried to use Kaspersky i got a feeling that it slowed down my PC as well as my net connection too. Slowing of my lap was noticable and real but am suspicious abt the speed of net being slowed down

Can any one confirm that does it slows down the system and net speed as compared to Avast n NOD32 ?
kalpik
kalpik #30
Dec 4, 2006 at 7:17 PM
Actually Kaspersky is one antivirus which is very choosy on configurations. It runs very well on one system and runs very bad on another. Its just your luck with kaspersky!
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ashu_dps #32
Dec 5, 2006 at 2:35 AM
kalpik said:
Actually Kaspersky is one antivirus which is very choosy on configurations. It runs very well on one system and runs very bad on another. Its just your luck with kaspersky!
Wow! Now dats called modern technology, softwares with IQ. Hahahahaaa.... LOL LOL :D :D :D
BTW Can anyone explain this erratic behaviour of Kaspersky