What's the Best Anti-virus?

jonnyhillow · 12 Jun 2015

compwiz02 said:

The latest virus bulletin results shows Avira with the highest RAP percentage score but I'm not really sure what RAP is. Panda has gotten some really good reviews and is supposed to be better than Avast. I got Panda running as an antivirus at the same time as Avast which is my internet security. Avast is pretty good with detecting programs. Like I said, I would always recommend Kaspersky....don't remember why I removed it but I like what I got now.

Wait a minute , you do know that an internet security suite is a complete anti virus solution don't you? If you have an internet security suite by Avast why are you running Panda ?

compwiz02 · 12 Jun 2015

jonnyhillow said:

compwiz02 said:

The latest virus bulletin results shows Avira with the highest RAP percentage score but I'm not really sure what RAP is. Panda has gotten some really good reviews and is supposed to be better than Avast. I got Panda running as an antivirus at the same time as Avast which is my internet security. Avast is pretty good with detecting programs. Like I said, I would always recommend Kaspersky....don't remember why I removed it but I like what I got now.

Wait a minute , you do know that an internet security suite is a complete anti virus solution don't you? If you have an internet security suite by Avast why are you running Panda ?

Yes, I do know that. I have Panda running as a secondary scanner supplementing Avast. As far as I know, Panda and Avast have no problems running side by side with each other.

Layback Bear · 12 Jun 2015

Okay compwiz02 unless you got your mind made up this will help you.

Do Not run 2 active anti virus programs on the same computer at the same time.
You will not be safer and their is a good chance you will be less safe.

The two anti virus programs will argue with each other and use lots of resources.

jonnyhillow · 13 Jun 2015

compwiz02 said:

jonnyhillow said:

compwiz02 said:

The latest virus bulletin results shows Avira with the highest RAP percentage score but I'm not really sure what RAP is. Panda has gotten some really good reviews and is supposed to be better than Avast. I got Panda running as an antivirus at the same time as Avast which is my internet security. Avast is pretty good with detecting programs. Like I said, I would always recommend Kaspersky....don't remember why I removed it but I like what I got now.

Wait a minute , you do know that an internet security suite is a complete anti virus solution don't you? If you have an internet security suite by Avast why are you running Panda ?

Yes, I do know that. I have Panda running as a secondary scanner supplementing Avast. As far as I know, Panda and Avast have no problems running side by side with each other.

Oh, OK, i thought you had both programs running with real time protection at the same time . I have Kaspersky as my only real time protection (along with M.Bam) but they don't conflict since M.Bam is not a anti virus solution .

I do use Emsisoft and Eset as on demand scanners but those are not active and i only run scans with them from time to time.

Layback Bear · 13 Jun 2015

I think I understand now.

Keep one anti virus active on you PC.
Keep Malwarebytes hopefully Premium active.

Remove all other anti virus programs from your computer using their specific online tools.

Just disabling other anti virus programs is not good enough.

A Guy · 13 Jun 2015

I use Avast for real time protection. I have for years, also had Avira Antivir installed with the active guard off. It is now just an on demand scanner. I do not have to disable Avast (nor any of my other security) when I scan with it. It is an excellent on demand scanner.

A Guy

compwiz02 · 14 Jun 2015

Was looking at my brother's and my dad's computers over the weekend cuz they seem to be loading up real fast. Decided to uninstall both Avast and Panda. Did some research and Bitdefender Total Security 2015 ranks at the top on a few reputable review sites including PCMag for best paid antivirus and internet security so I decided to try it out. Avira ranks first for best free antivirus but I wanna see how well Bitdefender works. And yea, having only one solution works great for speed and overall performance on your PC.

What's the difference between having an active guard and an on-demand scanner?

A Guy · 14 Jun 2015

An active guard is real time protection, to prevent infections. On demand is just a scanner to see if something is already on your system. A second opinion so to speak. A Guy

compwiz02 · 15 Jun 2015

So is it good to have an active shield and an on-demand scanner active at the same time or only have the on-demand scanner active when you wanna run a scan?

ignatzatsonic · 15 Jun 2015

compwiz02 said:

So is it good to have an active shield and an on-demand scanner active at the same time or only have the on-demand scanner active when you wanna run a scan?

An on-demand scanner is not active unless you are running a scan.

I've never heard of an instance where you had to de-activate an active anti-virus app just because you wanted to run an on-demand scanner.

On-demand scanners can typically co-exist with active applications. What you normally want to avoid is two active programs, although certain active programs don't seem to interfere with each other. For instance, Malwarebytes Premium (which is active) rarely causes problems with any standard active anti-virus program.