Recommend your Windows Anti-Virus

gerbert · 18-11-2007 8:09pm

zone alarm security suite the best using 3 years no probs at all

LilKitty · 20-11-2007 10:18am

gerbert wrote: »

zone alarm security suite the best using 3 years no probs at all

I prefer individual tools for different things rather than bundled packages, to me I think dedicated programs do their jobs better. Cost is a consideration of course but then are some great free alternatives for different stand alone security programs.

Black Swan · 18-12-2007 10:23pm

Kaspersky IS Version 7.0 which updates hourly.

batman2000 · 29-12-2007 5:56am

A few people here have mentioned node32....I noticed their Antivirus is €39.99 per year and their Suite is €59.99...but if you alerady own the AV and upgrade you get the suite for €29.98 (http://www.nod32.ie/purchase/indexess.php).

I just use a Vista/XP Firewall and have a McAfeeEnterprise (Home/Work license) for XP. For my Vista laptop I use AVG Free....seems grand and the daily updates don't bother me, they only take about 2 mins

SHyland · 07-01-2008 1:30pm

AVG is by far the best...as said by many already --> its free, its quick, its easy, it does everything itself without you really getting involved apart from initial setup which is straight forward....why make life complicated? The big name AV programs (you know who you are.....) are needless oversized giants that just take over when all you need is simple, efffortless security which AVG gives you.

derby7 · 13-02-2008 9:17am

Could ye recommend a VirusProtection option for a PC thats connected to the Internet with 'dial-up'. Stop sniggering now, this is the only option this person has of Net access !
Does he even need protection, probably yes, but something lite, maybe AVG ? Any opinions pls?

ZorbaTehZ · 13-02-2008 10:23am

Kaspersky ftw.

BostonB · 13-02-2008 11:33am

derby7 wrote: »

Could ye recommend a VirusProtection option for a PC thats connected to the Internet with 'dial-up'. Stop sniggering now, this is the only option this person has of Net access !
Does he even need protection, probably yes, but something lite, maybe AVG ? Any opinions pls?

Downloading updates and patches for windows/AV is a royal pain on dial up. I don't know of any "lite" route except go with Linux.

-annex- · 04-03-2008 11:12pm

NOD32 here too. Just curious as to why AVG is so far ahead on this poll? Is it purely because it's free, or does everyone think that it outperforms the rest of the paid antiviruses? Seems to contrast heavily with this one over at Wilders:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=196657

Mr NoTV · 04-03-2008 11:36pm

These are excellent ...
Anti-virus = Avast - free for home use, 1 year serial (free), prog updates and virus defs are free too. Chosen not for price but for efficiency (can set a boot-time scan to scour for virus before windows starts) go to www.avast.com and look in downloads.

Malware/trojans = Ad-aware 2007 - again, great product, free to use and updates free too. Go to www.lavasoft.com and look under Ad-aware for the free version.

Just for additional thrashing, I have Spybot installed. Free but worth a donation to the programmer if you feel like it. Go to www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Have used AVG - no complaints apart from slow updates. Fine product.

I always remove Norton and McAfee as they are memory sumps and also clogged my machines with rubbish. To remove Norton properly you'll need this, un-installing just doesn't clean up afterwards. Go to http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

read up before using, I'm no expert but it worked for me.

BostonB · 05-03-2008 1:42am

-annex- wrote: »

NOD32 here too. Just curious as to why AVG is so far ahead on this poll? Is it purely because it's free, or does everyone think that it outperforms the rest of the paid antiviruses? Seems to contrast heavily with this one over at Wilders:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=196657

Is that rating the free or the paid version of AVG?

I guess because it works well enough and its free and its popular.

Tar.Aldarion · 06-03-2008 4:06pm

BitDefender.

Tomk1 · 12-03-2008 5:56pm

F-Secure
excellent!

Would not even know it was installed,no-pop-ups, no-interuptions, updates by backweb using unused bandwidth.
And it WORKS
Highly recomend

Dues Bellator · 17-04-2008 11:50am

norton is a joke had a year sub, uninstalled it after 3 months, system never worked up to speed when i installed it, when i uninstalled it a reinstalled mcafee my 3mth old pc was riddled with viruses, terrible terrible ,has to be the crappest around.have mcaffe not that user freindly, but it does the job, just wish i never spent the 80 euro on norton.

h57xiucj2z946q · 17-04-2008 11:57am

NOD32 ftw

Dues Bellator · 27-04-2008 5:14pm

our pc we bought at xmas came with nortan preinstalled for 3 months free trial, i could never stand this security program as i had trouble with it before,ever theoptimistic i said dont look a gift horse and all that, when the 3 mths were up, i installed a free macaffe for 3 mths 6 virus on pc that nortan missed and let on to my computer, macaffe isnt that much better, my daughter went on to that zwinky site,[its full of spyware ,virus and mysearch v bad] it didnt as much give a warning, its turned up to nearly the max, when this trial is up i feel my self going for avg ,it seems to be highly recomended.

dhaddock · 28-04-2008 12:22am

symantec anti-virus that comes with the client security package. ive used it for years now!!

Dues Bellator · 28-04-2008 8:54am

youve got to be kidding me, anything from symantec is very poor, id check my pc if i were you

5uspect · 28-04-2008 10:37am

dhaddock wrote: »

symantec anti-virus that comes with the client security package. ive used it for years now!!

You should at least do one of the many free online scans such as
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/
or
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/
just to get a second opinion.

I've seen Norton miss so much stuff that I refuse to go near it.

dhaddock · 09-05-2008 12:18am

no its cool id realise if their was something up with my computer. i have symantec, a router firewall and firefox with noscript and adblock so nothings coming in that i dont want. plus i dont open "super amazing video.avi.exe" email attachments

edit: also id like to point out that its not norton!! its the corporate symanctec suite

LilKitty · 23-05-2008 8:41am

dhaddock wrote: »

no its cool id realise if their was something up with my computer. i have symantec, a router firewall and firefox with noscript and adblock so nothings coming in that i dont want. plus i dont open "super amazing video.avi.exe" email attachments

edit: also id like to point out that its not norton!! its the corporate symanctec suite

For a start don't get complacent by thinking that you'd always know if you had malware(a catch all phrase for computer infections). You're missing one important type of program from your list, a decent anti-spyware program. I used to use the same product you're using now but please don't think it covers as much as you'd want it to. If you aren't using a Suite that includes an anti-spyware component than at least use a specialised program for it. Malware is getting very complicated and while antivirus programs are increasing including these elements into their software they are generally no match for a component of a Suite for it or a program for it.
The reality usually is the people who think they're really well protected and get too complacent are the ones that often get caught with some form of malware for the reasons I've already mentioned. By the way I am not trying to offend you nor give you a big lecture on computer security but I know about how these things are evolving and how different types of security programs are handing them and even I've been caught out so I just want to give you some friendly and useful advice so you don't end up with some form of malware.

Plus just avoiding the obvious tricks for being infected is only the first step, installing programs, especially freeware ones are a common form of adware and sometimes spyware and other more subtle ways.

h57xiucj2z946q · 18-06-2008 3:47pm

http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2008_05.php

http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2008_02.php

stevire · 18-06-2008 8:49pm

AVG and ClamWin are the best free editions going.

Norton is over priced and a crock of sh!te... Kaspersky is the way to go if paying for Anti-Virus...

for the record i voted AVG!!

spannerotoole · 24-06-2008 3:55pm

For all you non-windoze users out there, try ClamAV
Of course there is a windows version also.

For those FSF nuts, (I'm not saying you're crazy, just slightly fanatical) It's compliant with your ideals. It's Open Source, GPL and All of that.

Dues Bellator · 26-06-2008 2:05pm

i got avg and it keeps saying connection to updat server failed any ideas why

mumof2 · 04-07-2008 11:45pm

I use AVG free edition on both PC and Laptop. I used Panda before and was quite impressed, but with AVG being free.........well it speaks for itself!!;)

Dues Bellator · 05-07-2008 11:12am

ok so i got my update working on avg. let me get this straight, avg is free and better than nortan and mcaffee put together , which i can say is true, whats the catch.