Best anti-virus?

[richc46]

I think the term best is very subjective. If it were me, I would start with MSE, Microsoft Security Essentials, its made with Windows in mind and its free. If you do not like it uninstall and start over.

 

[nate42nd]

This question is one that is asked a lot.

I believe it needs to be asked from time to time. I think a person has to evaluate their anti-virus every 2-3 months. What was good 3 months ago may not be as good now. Things are always changing.

I have always used Avast and I have switched to MSE to try it out. I have seen MSE delete malware from an infected machine but I have also seen it leave a rootkit on a machine that was already infected.

I like to evaluate my anti-virus every 30 days personally. I have switched a few times.

 

[Mercurial]

what rank is viper ... someone can post a screenie with it ;p

 

[MadMatt]

If Kaspersky didn't slowed down Explorer, I'd still be using it.

Not just IE, but windows explorer and office as well. try this, it works for me. perform a complete uninstall of Kaspersky, turn off Windows Defender (by its Tools>Option>in Administrator uncheck "Use this program". turn off Windows Firewall on all networks (by Control Panel>Windows Firewall). Finally, open services.msc from Start button>Run and disable Windows Defender Service and Windows Firewall Service. Make sure they are not Started(Stopped). Reinstall Kaspersky.

P.S. I dont know if you need to disable the services, I think it suffice only to turn them off by options, but just to be safe, saving resources too after all.

 

[MadMatt]

Here are the just released November results, which include Microsoft Security Essentials:

that makes G Data and Kaspersky the first ones, Avira got two stars becoz of False Positives, that's why Avira got 2 stars with a * on it.

 

[SlackerITGuy]

If Kaspersky didn't slowed down Explorer, I'd still be using it.

Not just IE, but windows explorer and office as well. try this, it works for me. perform a complete uninstall of Kaspersky, turn off Windows Defender (by its Tools>Option>in Administrator uncheck "Use this program". turn off Windows Firewall on all networks (by Control Panel>Windows Firewall). Finally, open services.msc from Start button>Run and disable Windows Defender Service and Windows Firewall Service. Make sure they are not Started(Stopped). Reinstall Kaspersky.

P.S. I dont know if you need to disable the services, I think it suffice only to turn them off by options, but just to be safe, saving resources too after all.

I was actually referring to Windows Explorer, sorry about that, I'm not much of a IE user myself, Google Chrome FTW.

Office as well huh?... Hmmmm.... Good to know.

Like I was saying on another thread, one of very first things I make sure I do right after performing a clean install of Windows (if not the first one), is the disabling of unnecessary services, and trust me, both Windows Defender & Windows Firewall fit that bill =)... (all this is done prior to the installation of AV + Firewall + Malware Agent, in this case: Kaspersky Internet Security 2010).

It sure didn't work for me.

 

[tw33k]

Been testing G data for more than a week now. Looks very impressive.

I thought you weren't going to install any different av products... :roflmao:

I knew it wouldn't last...:roflmao:

 

[alvarogd]

IMO, anyone will be very secure using Prevx + MSE + DEP + LUA. Simple, light and effective.

 

[MadMatt]

If Kaspersky didn't slowed down Explorer, I'd still be using it.

Not just IE, but windows explorer and office as well. try this, it works for me. perform a complete uninstall of Kaspersky, turn off Windows Defender (by its Tools>Option>in Administrator uncheck "Use this program". turn off Windows Firewall on all networks (by Control Panel>Windows Firewall). Finally, open services.msc from Start button>Run and disable Windows Defender Service and Windows Firewall Service. Make sure they are not Started(Stopped). Reinstall Kaspersky.

P.S. I dont know if you need to disable the services, I think it suffice only to turn them off by options, but just to be safe, saving resources too after all.

I was actually referring to Windows Explorer, sorry about that, I'm not much of a IE user myself, Google Chrome FTW.

Office as well huh?... Hmmmm.... Good to know.

Like I was saying on another thread, one of very first things I make sure I do right after performing a clean install of Windows (if not the first one), is the disabling of unnecessary services, and trust me, both Windows Defender & Windows Firewall fit that bill =)... (all this is done prior to the installation of AV + Firewall + Malware Agent, in this case: Kaspersky Internet Security 2010).

It sure didn't work for me.

Then you need to reinstall Kaspersky every once in a while, or wait for another fix from Kaspersky Lab, or, find another AV

 

[SlackerITGuy]

Not just IE, but windows explorer and office as well. try this, it works for me. perform a complete uninstall of Kaspersky, turn off Windows Defender (by its Tools>Option>in Administrator uncheck "Use this program". turn off Windows Firewall on all networks (by Control Panel>Windows Firewall). Finally, open services.msc from Start button>Run and disable Windows Defender Service and Windows Firewall Service. Make sure they are not Started(Stopped). Reinstall Kaspersky.

P.S. I dont know if you need to disable the services, I think it suffice only to turn them off by options, but just to be safe, saving resources too after all.

I was actually referring to Windows Explorer, sorry about that, I'm not much of a IE user myself, Google Chrome FTW.

Office as well huh?... Hmmmm.... Good to know.

Like I was saying on another thread, one of very first things I make sure I do right after performing a clean install of Windows (if not the first one), is the disabling of unnecessary services, and trust me, both Windows Defender & Windows Firewall fit that bill =)... (all this is done prior to the installation of AV + Firewall + Malware Agent, in this case: Kaspersky Internet Security 2010).

It sure didn't work for me.

Then you need to reinstall Kaspersky every once in a while, or wait for another fix from Kaspersky Lab, or, find another AV

I've been using Avira AntiVir Personal + PC Tools Firewall Plus for about ~3 weeks now.

Very happy with it.

 

[dave1812]

I like the A/V program everyone loves to hate--Norton Anti Virus and I also like Norton Internet Security. I accidentally bought NAV instead of NIS at Fry's a few months ago. LOL! I've used Avast also. Since I don't get viruses in the first place, it's hard for me to ascertain which of the programs on the market are "best", so I choose to go with the product that seems the least intrusive and has a great interface. IMO, the Norton products have the best interface, hands down. Avast's interface sucks big time, but other than that, it seems decent, as best as I can determine from not having any viruses on my PC's.

 

[MadMatt]

I like the A/V program everyone loves to hate--Norton Anti Virus and I also like Norton Internet Security. I accidentally bought NAV instead of NIS at Fry's a few months ago. LOL! I've used Avast also. Since I don't get viruses in the first place, it's hard for me to ascertain which of the programs on the market are "best", so I choose to go with the product that seems the least intrusive and has a great interface. IMO, the Norton products have the best interface, hands down. Avast's interface sucks big time, but other than that, it seems decent, as best as I can determine from not having any viruses on my PC's.

IMO Kaspersky has the best interface:

 

[TheIgster]

Actually, the Avast 5 interface is very nice:

 

[SlackerITGuy]

Sexyness....

Here's Avira:

 

[aslfama]

Microsoft ES ^~

 

[MadMatt]

Actually, the Avast 5 interface is very nice:

Sexyness....

Here's Avira:

CHILDISH MODE: ACTIVE
Avast doesn't have blinking thing bling-bling nor animation nor nice icons, Kaspersky is slightly better.
Avira, what can I tell, Avira is out of league. The league consists of Avast 5, KIS2010, NIS2010. While Avira is more likely in the same class with BitDef2010 in GUI category.

 

[kibozo]

My vote is a combination of symantec, malwarebytes, admuncher, and the cleaner. all use low resources now. Very compatable.

 

[Bunty]

Hey guys, I had Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 installed on my laptop until yesterday. It was working fine for 2-3 months until a few days ago when it started slowing my computer down a lot. My internet connection also slowed because of it, I uninstalled it and my laptop is back to running great again. Kaspersky was amazing, loved it so much, but I need something that I can install now that is reliable and will not slow me down at all. I basically don't want to notice it. What do you'll suggest? Doesn't matter if it's free or for pay, I just want something that will work and not slow me down at all.

 

[SlackerITGuy]

Hey guys, I had Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 installed on my laptop until yesterday. It was working fine for 2-3 months until a few days ago when it started slowing my computer down a lot. My internet connection also slowed because of it, I uninstalled it and my laptop is back to running great again. Kaspersky was amazing, loved it so much, but I need something that I can install now that is reliable and will not slow me down at all. I basically don't want to notice it. What do you'll suggest? Doesn't matter if it's free or for pay, I just want something that will work and not slow me down at all.

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