Best anti-virus?

richc46 · 29 Nov 2009

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 · 29 Nov 2009

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 · 29 Nov 2009

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

MadMatt · 29 Nov 2009

cheeriokilla said:

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 · 29 Nov 2009

ignatzatsonic said:

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 · 29 Nov 2009

MadMatt said:

cheeriokilla said:

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 · 30 Nov 2009

TheIgster said:

Dinesh said:

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...

I knew it wouldn't last...

alvarogd · 30 Nov 2009

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

MadMatt · 30 Nov 2009

cheeriokilla said:

MadMatt said:

cheeriokilla said:

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 · 30 Nov 2009

MadMatt said:

cheeriokilla said:

MadMatt said:

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.