Which antivirus is best for win7

[Dinesh]

Avast is the best. any one tried norton internet security 09?

 

[Anthony]

Do not go anywhere near Norton!!

 

[weh]

I've been playing with a copy of Norton Internet Security 2009 and I am most impressed. I abandoned Norton some years ago because of the bloat and its propensity to hog limited resources. Even last year's version was, at least, in my opinion, awful. However, the new NIS09 is a lean, mean, fighting machine.

I have it running on an old computer: P4C 3.2GHz, 875P chipset, ICH5R, 2GB DDR SDRAM, Win.7.x86. Runs fine. (So does Win.7.x86, although Aero won't work because the graphics card can't support it.)

I'm very favorably impressed, and, given how much I have disliked NIS in the past, that's saying something.

 

[Night Hawk]

Avast is the best. any one tried norton internet security 09?

Avast and me don't seem to work well together. sorry! The free AVG 8.5 by Grisoft is doing the job here well. Norton! :shock:

Do not go anywhere near Norton!!

And people called Vista bloated? That stuff is !!!

 

[sandeep]

Norton 09 Believe it or not is actually a really good speedy antivirus

 

[weh]

Norton 09 Believe it or not is actually a really good speedy antivirus

I'd say that Norton '09 is better than Norton '02 and '03 -- back when Norton was good. I abandoned ship when '04 came out. Went McAfee for 2 years. Then switched to AVG (which I'm still using - see my cocktail post, above).

However, the new slim & trim Norton '09 suite may be just the thing to install for various friends & family members. One package and be done with it -- expecially considering how well it's behaving on my old clunker.

 

[Night Hawk]

If you are looking for something other then Norton you could also look over Trend Micro's lineup there. Also look over the reviews on security products for recommendations if deciding to go retail. I kind of favor one seen at AVG Antivirus 8 Internet security and firewall reviews - CNET Reviews

 

[HKeleher]

I've been using Avast for awhile now and it's saved my bacon many times where Norton's let me down.

 

[rony474]

using Eset Smart Security 4 x64 .. working like a charm .. not supported officialy but also on their knowledgebase is that they are preparing for win7 ..until now no problems , using also the newest beta modules ..

 

[kensiko]

I switched from AVG to avira 5 months ago.

It's really good, light, efficient.

 

[raj11650]

i use KIS 2009

it not only gives maximum virus detection

it doesnt gives any false virus detection

 

[zultar]

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009.

Have you tried anything later then KAS 2009 on the new RC? Or did you find or test only KAS 2009 to work?

 

[sapphire]

Trend Micro have a beta release under one of their support pages, but i recomend to install the trial version of it, cause this version will not activate with full version serial yet. A full version installer will be released soon.

Link to the beta: http://www.trendsecure.com/online_d...CE&DOCTAB=WIN7&DOCVER=SERVICE&DOCLOCALE=en-US

 

[Snufffed]

Firewall and Antivirus

I am using ESET SS 4.0.424 as Firewall and Antivirus and Antispyware.

the version I use can be found here. uploaded by me. using on both
Vista SP2 and Windows 7 7106.

 

[Night Hawk]

Trend Micro have a beta release under one of their support pages, but i recomend to install the trial version of it, cause this version will not activate with full version serial yet. A full version installer will be released soon.

Link to the beta: Home and Home Office Products - Trend Micro USA

Trend Micro is good one to start with for a retail product. For seeing bugs removed you can also download their free House Call tool and allow the online scanner to go through everything! Another place also providing an online scanner is used by commercial interests seen at Secunia.com

 

[pominator]

AV-Comparatives - Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software - Welcome to AV-Comparatives.org is the place to look at.

I personally use Avira, on friend computer Eset

 

[Night Hawk]

From what I've seen over the last several years I don't think you will ever be able to point to just one program as the absolute best to start with. You simply have to go with what works best in your own circumstance whether retail or one of the free versions found.

 

[CanonGlas3]

I use NOD32 on all my systems lol. it is a great product...

 

[theneablood]

I use Eset Smart Security and like it

 

[mxosder16]

I use Eset Smart Security and like it

i used to use it but have moved to avira.
imo i think eset and avira should be the two big guns instead of norton and mcafee