Best anti virus or internet security for windows 7?

[icu]

i use to use kaspersky internet security with vista, anybody know the best one for windows 7?

 

[housry23]

This will be a very opinionated thread. There is no one best. There are several that are good. I use Kaspersky and it hasn't failed me yet. MSE is free and very good and for all my customers PC's that have expired or no AV I always install Avast 5.0 which is free(you have to register to get a key, but it is free). The new Norton is much improved and doesn't bog the system down like in the past.

 

[icu]

think im going to go with kaspersky. internet security or anti virus?

 

[MilesAhead]

Before you make up your mind, check out a different approach:

Sandboxie - Download Sandboxie

Instead of checking virus signatures, it redirects HD writes into a Sandbox folder. Much simpler approach that interferes much less with your system functioning.

Not all systems like the disk driver. If it won't install try going back a version number. If the disk driver installs and you can open a browser Sandboxed, and it surfs, then usually everything else works smoothly.

 

[Brian the King]

This will be a very opinionated thread. There is no one best. There are several that are good...

This is going to be the most useful objective information you get. That said, I have always been happy with Avast! + Comodo. Also this is website has good information.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/

 

[MNasr]

Eset smart security 4 works very good

 

[pulsar68]

think im going to go with kaspersky. internet security or anti virus?

Kaspersky Internet Security works great on my 7 64 Bit. I had a lot of antivirus but this is absolutely the best.

 

[Buzzsaw]

Gotta throw my solution into the ring: Vipre Antivirus & Antispyware. Sunbelt Security is the company and it works great with all my machines from XP, Win7 32x, and win7 64x. Be sure to check them out before deciding on anything else.

 

[larryddd]

anti-virus

hi
I'm using avira. I used the free one first then found it was so good I paid for the full version.

 

[CommonTater]

Since we're tossing stuff out there...

a-squared Free - Free of charge Anti-Virus, Anti-Trojan, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Dialer and Anti-Worm Software - Freeware!

This is a unique product in that it uses 0 system resources. It does not run in the background, it runs on demand and it finds stuff the background scanners don't.

There is no reason that anyone needs full time anti-virus and security running in the background on their computers. If you scan your executable downloads, check your email attachements (which a-squared does by right clicking the file) you're not going to get virused.

For firewall and security, Windows native firewall does as good a job as any. If you are running in a LAN with a router that has a firewall, you can even disable the windows one with mo problems at all.

I've been using computers and bouncing around the internet for nearly 25 years and I've only once gotten nailed by a virus... and that was my own silly fault, clicking on unknown links in email spam.

Use some common sense, scan your system weekly, and you've got all the protection you need.

 

[syobon999]

Avira antivir + comodo.
Common sense can't save you from virus embedded in google ads and nasty rootkits.

a-squared is pathetic, too many false-positive, a good tool to scare a novice user.

relying in router firewall is a bad idea, they don't block http ports, and malware today is smart enough to bypass routers firewall, besides you need control of outbound traffic in your local machine, you don't like programs and spyware calling home freely.

 

[CommonTater]

relying in router firewall is a bad idea, they don't block http ports, and malware today is smart enough to bypass routers firewall, besides you need control of outbound traffic in your local machine, you don't like programs and spyware calling home freely.

Tell you what... you can scan my IP anytime you like... all ports are fully stealthed, you won't even know there's anything there, much less penetrating an 8 machine LAN.

As for A-Squared... well, I think I'd rather get a few false positives than have some monster, ram eating, cpu heating concoction running full time and accomplishing nothing but wrecking my system's performance.

 

[steve-pressman]

You are already using the best software in my opinion Kaspersky rocks! Defo Internet Security suite 2010

 

[malexous]

If you want a security suite, go with Kaspersky or give Norton a try.

90 day Norton trial: http://www.symantecstore.com/dr/sat...2&CUR=840&DSP=&PGRP=0&ABCODE=&CACHE_ID=321832

If you are looking for a free alternative Avast! 5 Free is a good bet.

 

[antharr]

relying in router firewall is a bad idea, they don't block http ports, and malware today is smart enough to bypass routers firewall, besides you need control of outbound traffic in your local machine, you don't like programs and spyware calling home freely.

Tell you what... you can scan my IP anytime you like... all ports are fully stealthed, you won't even know there's anything there, much less penetrating an 8 machine LAN.

As for A-Squared... well, I think I'd rather get a few false positives than have some monster, ram eating, cpu heating concoction running full time and accomplishing nothing but wrecking my system's performance.

I would have to agree with you on some this if the user is experienced and comfortable enough to run naked. I have run machines form time to time no antivirus and never had a problem. You have to know exactly what you are doing when you run this way and still you risk getting something and never knowing about it until your next scan.

However I don't think it is the best advice to give someone inquiring about antivirus protection. If he was comfortable enough then he would not be asking the question.

A-squared isn't bad but I prefer running a combination of Spywareblaster(which doesn't use any resources), Malwarebytes, SAS, and adding entries to my host file. I don't use any real time anything except for Nod32 and Windows Firewall. I am behind a router and I keep my machine clean so their is no reason for a 3rd party firewall.

It is all about experimenting and finding what works for you.

 

[not so gray matter]

As far as security software goes, I'm not actually using the programs I prefer because they seem to conflict with each other on this computer. Regardless...

Favorites: BitDefender & ZoneAlarm

Using: Avast & Comodo

 

[tw33k]

Please people...search before posting!! We do not need thousands of these threads.

http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/72070-whats-best-anti-virus.html

 

[CommonTater]

I would have to agree with you on some this if the user is experienced and comfortable enough to run naked. I have run machines form time to time no antivirus and never had a problem. You have to know exactly what you are doing when you run this way and still you risk getting something and never knowing about it until your next scan.

However I don't think it is the best advice to give someone inquiring about antivirus protection. If he was comfortable enough then he would not be asking the question.

A-squared isn't bad but I prefer running a combination of Spywareblaster(which doesn't use any resources), Malwarebytes, SAS, and adding entries to my host file. I don't use any real time anything except for Nod32 and Windows Firewall. I am behind a router and I keep my machine clean so their is no reason for a 3rd party firewall.

It is all about experimenting and finding what works for you.

I don't disagree, not even a little bit.

I would however like to suggest that a lot of what goes on in computers nowadays is not the result of experience or skill. A lot of it is because people don't know a whole lot of what is going on and tend to follow the crowd, which is most often made up of other people who don't really know a whole lot of what's going on.

For this reason I think it's important to give people all possible points of view... yours being as valid and important as mine. People learn from these debates and, many times, so do I... education that basically says "follow the crowd" may not always be the best message to give, especially to someone interested enough to ask questions.

IOW... Disagreement isn't always a fight.
I was merely filling an "information gap"... no contest was intended.

 

[GeorgeB]

Another good program to look at is SypWare Doctor with AntiVirus. Some good reviews on the internet.