Windows 7: What's the Best Anti-virus?

hungvilee · 12 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by DavidW7ncus

Quote: Originally Posted by hungvilee

we can not restore what did mse remove

MSE does allow setting what action to take in "Default actions".
I believe if this is set to "Quarantine" it would allow for restoring.
I don't know for sure as I've never had anything found.
If MSE Quarantine doesn't work the way I believe it should, i would like to know that.

I use System Backup Imaging so i can restore no matter what A/V and A/M I use and what they do.

I don't like backup imaging windows,this can resote but it's so waste of time.if mse delete to quarantine,i will use it although mse get low mark on av-test

A Guy · 15 Sep 2012

AV-TEST September 2012 Results

Note

They switched to Windows XP SP3 for this set of tests

AV-TEST - The Independent IT-Security Institute: Jul/Aug 2012

Avast Free Antivirus 7.0 (2012), Avira Internet Security 2012, and Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 all improved, while the majority had worse scores.

A Guy

DavidW7ncus · 15 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by A Guy

AV-TEST September 2012 Results

Note

They switched to Windows XP SP3 for this set of tests

AV-TEST - The Independent IT-Security Institute: Jul/Aug 2012

Avast Free Antivirus 7.0 (2012), Avira Internet Security 2012, and Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 all improved, while the majority had worse scores.

A Guy

Thanks for the link and info.

From what i see in test results on that site:
It looks like MSE does not have good protection against "0-day malware attacks" compared to other products.
Seems like Avast Free (or others) are a better choice.

M1GU31 · 15 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by DavidW7ncus

Quote: Originally Posted by A Guy

AV-TEST September 2012 Results

Note

They switched to Windows XP SP3 for this set of tests

AV-TEST - The Independent IT-Security Institute: Jul/Aug 2012

Avast Free Antivirus 7.0 (2012), Avira Internet Security 2012, and Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 all improved, while the majority had worse scores.

A Guy

Thanks for the link and info.

From what i see in test results on that site:
It looks like MSE does not have good protection against "0-day malware attacks" compared to other products.
Seems like Avast Free (or others) are a better choice.

Yea I use avast and it's very good,tried mse before but I like the way avast handles stuff better.

jadinolf · 15 Sep 2012

avast! here too on 5 computers.

May not be the best but I like it.

I use avast! Internet Security.

darksent21 · 20 Sep 2012

Guys.. what should I choose? I have BitDefender Discount so.. BitDefender or MSE?

RPetrelli · 20 Sep 2012

Microsoft Security Essentials or Advanced System Care 2013 hands down, especially for a Windows OS.

dothackjhe · 20 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by darksent21

Guys.. what should I choose? I have BitDefender Discount so.. BitDefender or MSE?

I'd personally go for BitDefender. It's been on the top 1 among other antivirus software for years according to TopTenReviews.com. The best alternative to it is Kaspersky as it follows BitDefender as top 2 from the list for years as well. .

alikhan · 21 Sep 2012

I am using Kaspersky from past 3 years and it has done a pretty good job till now. I think Kaspersky and norton is the most trusted anti-virus brand in the world .

barbarossa2241 · 21 Sep 2012

I used Norton until last month , but now AVG-2013 free and MSE.

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