Which antivirus is best for win7

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  1. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #271

    This chart will help you decide what to choose...
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  2. Posts : 682
    Window 7 build 7600, Xp pro(VM)
       #272

    By microsoft they want to mean winlive one care not WSE right??
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  3. Posts : 183
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64
       #273

    bigseb said:
    a handful of people recomended I buy eset... any good?
    I use ESET security suite and it is great especially with the firewall in interactive mode as it you will ask you for all network permissions for all your apps and even windows services but you don't get a million popups while installing like Comodo does.

    The best AV will vary every few months but ESET is always near the top. If you want a good one Avira is really good also. Check out this recent review from Tom's (they are unbiased with their reviews)

    2009 Anti-Virus Roundup : One-Stop Comparison for 14 Anti-Virus Titles
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    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #274

    This chart is of may 09. AV comparatives do not include beta products in their tests. But im sure MSE will be much better from one care.
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  5. Posts : 183
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64
       #275

    dinesh said:
    This chart is of may 09. AV comparatives do not include beta products in their tests. But im sure MSE will be much better from one care.
    Like I said though AV rating will vary over time and gave recommendations for all around top performers. I have a paid AV /FW so I wanted one that I know will be in the top performing class for the life of my subscription.

    If you are looking short term then I say find an unbiased review (because they can be hard to find with AV reviews) that have lots of free AV's as well because you can often see Avira and others that perform better that paid AV's.

    BTW: I am looking forward to trying out MSE and seeing some reviews of it also.
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    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #276

    Anthony said:
    Avast! Home Edition 4.8.1335

    Alwil Software - 29.81MB (Non-Commercial Freeware)

    avast! antivirus Home Edition represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Its features include:
    • Anti-spyware built-in
    • Web Shield
    • Anti-rootkit built-in
    • Automatic updates
    • Strong self-protection
    • Virus Chest
    • Antivirus kernel
    • System integration
    • Simple User Interface
    • Integrated Virus Cleaner
    • Resident protection
    • Support for 64-bit Windows
    • P2P and IM Shields
    • Internationalization
    • Network Shield

    Download Avast! Home Edition 4.8.1335 - FileHippo.com
    +1
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  7. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #277

    i'd agree, cept for its large amount of false positives.
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  8. Posts : 913
    Windows 7 x64 Professional
       #278

    Mercurial said:
    hell yes... I use it :)
    Well if YOU use then it must the best...
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  9. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #279

    Uber Philf said:
    i'd agree, cept for its large amount of false positives.
    I have yet to get a "false" positive, but then I usually operate in "paranoid" mode and stay away from dodgy sites...
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    windowx xp Professional
       #280

    Tews said:
    I have yet to get a "false" positive, but then I usually operate in "paranoid" mode and stay away from dodgy sites...
    How do you know you aren't getting false positives? They aren't labelled "false positives". Avast CLAIMS it is malware, whereas it's really not.

    Are you saying you are not getting any malware reported by Avast? Because that would be the only way you were not getting false positives.

    If you are getting malware reported, then to be double check they are not false positives, you have to re-scan with another AV that does not give false positives -- like ESET or Kapersky. Which is why a lot of people use those to begin with...
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