What Is the best Antivirus For now

[svsagar]

I have tried using Nod32 fr a long time but there was some problem wid network getin disconnceted ..so i using bitdefender total security ..how about norton 2008 and mcafee .??

[mata7]

i dont use any AV For almost a year and i will never use any AV Again

just use ISR software like, Deep Frezee, FirstDefense or Returnill or rolback rx or any backup image, if i download any file i scaned on virustotal

and from time to time i scan my pc online or download a trial version of any AV and allways come clean, then i restore my pc back and the AV Trial goes away

[athenaesword]

i'm using avg. it's free and it's good.

[DyNast]

That's weird, have you tried another version of nod32? it really is a good antivirus

[titofat]

Nod32 is the best now

[svr]

Nod32 is best. Try to make it work, it's worth it.

[lynx]

If you've got any keygens or cracks you will probably get fed up of your software being deleted with the false positives if you use AVG, I know I did.

Consequently I've tried most of the well known products in the last couple of weeks, and Nod32 easily comes out top of the list. Make sure you get the latest version (3.0.621.0)

[zapjb]

I say KAV ftw.

[SenorBubbz]

KAV ftw also

Nod32 is only for people with computers that can't run KAV

[BLaZiN]

Has to be Nod32 mainly coz i cant run KAV with my quad core, 4gb ram beast of a sytem :lol:

[deuce6000]

I agree with the masses NOD32 hands down.Light on resources and does it's job well while staying out of the way.

[peat moss]

I'm on the fence as like both Nod and Kav , two of the best and anyone with a bit of time can find cracks or keys for either . I prefer an AIO program for security ,just think they work so well if sharing files .


Kaspersky has a higher learning curve but well worth it if you config right . Eset better out of the box and very P2P friendly so its a trade off .

[tusks]

I'm using Eset Smart Security for my antivirus/antispyware/firewall and I've never been happier with my protection. Small memory footprint and no viruses or spyware to speak of. Eset Smart Security is the new cousin of Nod32 by the way.

[yevgeny]

I'm using Eset Smart Security for my antivirus/antispyware/firewall and I've never been happier with my protection. Small memory footprint and no viruses or spyware to speak of. Eset Smart Security is the new cousin of Nod32 by the way.

i agree brilliant internet security.

[Ardival]

I would say KAV because I had Nod once and I have to say that for sure he was very fast but although he found many viruses he couldn't delete some of them and also after making an on-line scan with Kaspersky it found 2 other viruses that Nod didn't so....up for the KAV!

[fortunefaded]

NOD32 gets my vote too.

[linkin.park]

Nod32 is the best for now

[Definite]

I would use KAV or NOD32. Using NOD32 at the moment because it's unintrusive and gets the job done.

[ideto]

Best:

Kaspersky Internet Secutiry 7
Kaspersky Anti Virus + Outpost Firewall
NOD32 + Outpost Firewall
ESET

[nkhlsrf]

nod32 all the way..

[svsagar]

yea i ll also go for Nod32 then ..lastest one ..!!

[SkyW]

eset smart security is the best :)

[YoYoY]

i use KIS and it's working perfectly

[nemrac]

I tried bit defender, but it really slowed down my system. Now i'm back with avast.

[Nemanja]

Use Kaspersky AntiVirus 7.0.0.125 dd . Work perfect for me. Just from time to time find on net right keys and everything is great !

[emperor_prem]

use symantec,i think tats the best

i am not talking about symantec corp's norton AV.there is another AV,just symantec

[Adama]

Kaspersky gets my vote

[kaffeine]

I am also having some trouble with Nod connecting to the network when updating. I installed 3.0.621 and got the same problem. so I installed the business edition (3.0.621) and again the same problem.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Can anyone suggest something?

(and yea, I can't contact eset for support, if you're wondering... :lol:)

[orcutt989]

If you do not have any top-secret government files, or store your entire financial repertoire on your PC, and are fairy computer-savvy, you do not really need an anti-virus or even a firewall. I only think Anti-Virus programs are for those people who do not understand the internet and click popups that say things like.."FREE LAPTOPS/NAKED BOOBS" while downloading 2KB EXE files all the live long day. You just have to be smart about your internet surfing and downloading habits. Do not download things that have 1012091092 seeds and are 2KB in size. Read comments posted about things you are downloading. If you are use Firefox and keep your operating system up to date, there is no reason why you should get a virus from using the internet.

At least in my experience anti-virus programs that are on "auto-protect" take up massive amounts of system resources. Just for your computer to fire them up when logging on makes your computer want to explode.

[ssSssttttt]

KAV+Bitdefender for sure !!!!!!! NOD32 is for user who cannot use the 2 first cited antivirus :D

[svsagar]

I think norton is gud for now ..kaspersky 7.xx is takin up a lotta sys resources ...!! dint ny1 try fr mcafee .??

[mindtrick]

Nod32 without a question.

[Magnum]

I use Kaspersky Internet Security and working fine for me!

[cow_dung]

try avg

[BluRossonero]

This site has a very nice review on anti virus software:

http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

I use Bitdefender and it's a great tool! :)

[ocanica]

Avast used to be a favorite of mine for a long time but now I'm on Nod32.

[svsagar]

yea i think magnum is rite ..kaspersky is gr8 ..as i m using it now ..!!! nly start up is a prob thou

[marquinhooo]

I use Norton!!! But Nod32 is good too!!

[abu_has_the_power]

nod32!

[juodis]

Kis 6 :) best to me

[relik]

I have KIS 7.

[Magnum]

KIS is the best for me!

[tenis69]

I have Norton 360 and works fine for me and my Desktop but nod32 in my laptop works too.

[bill]

KIS v7

[Adama]

Nod32

[SAM]

Avg

[yxuz]

thx

[Kyokushin]

AVG + some other cleaning softs

[Theif]

kaspersky kicks ass.

[kayvanblue]

I'm happy with trend micro.

[NorBis]

Nod 32

[JROQuinn]

If you do not have any top-secret government files, or store your entire financial repertoire on your PC, and are fairy computer-savvy, you do not really need an anti-virus or even a firewall. I only think Anti-Virus programs are for those people who do not understand the internet and click popups that say things like.."FREE LAPTOPS/NAKED BOOBS" while downloading 2KB EXE files all the live long day. You just have to be smart about your internet surfing and downloading habits. Do not download things that have 1012091092 seeds and are 2KB in size. Read comments posted about things you are downloading. If you are use Firefox and keep your operating system up to date, there is no reason why you should get a virus from using the internet.

At least in my experience anti-virus programs that are on "auto-protect" take up massive amounts of system resources. Just for your computer to fire them up when logging on makes your computer want to explode.

+1

[MultiForce]

I have tried using Nod32 fr a long time but there was some problem wid network getin disconnceted ..so i using bitdefender total security ..how about norton 2008 and mcafee .??

Norton and McAfee uses too much resources.

Used NOD32 on all my computers for years without any problems. It's light on resources so it's a really good app to have on a computer you use for downloading etc.

I've also installed a bunch of Symantec Clients in the last months @ work, and it's been pretty good. It doesn't use as much resources as the Norton package but I would prefer NOD32 in a server environment.

[cRaZyzMaN]

avira

[IdolEyes787]

I am also having some trouble with Nod connecting to the network when updating. I installed 3.0.621 and got the same problem. so I installed the business edition (3.0.621) and again the same problem.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Can anyone suggest something?

(and yea, I can't contact eset for support, if you're wondering... :lol:)

Try this.First check your server status at http://www.computersecurityassociates.com/server_check/server_st.phpSave this page. Go to Nod control panel.Click on setup. Click enter entire advanced setup tree.Click update.On update server click edit/add. Add another server address (http://u__.eset.com) from the page you saved.Follow these steps and you should be okay.

[iamKy666]

Kaspersky Internet Security...it worths to pay once for a sefe terminal...

[daniel62]

nod32

[ulun64]

NOD32 for me. I heard someone said CA trust is better than NOD32. I doubt it.

[hoka81]

Kaspersky Internet Security...it worths to pay once for a sefe terminal...
i think that too:)

[popwar]

well everyone will have their own opinion saying w/e is the best or this is better than that. i use avast and i never get virus's. i never do scans. if one comes in it will for sure let me know. my favorite.

[kaiweiler]

Kaspersky Internet Security...it worths to pay once for a sefe terminal...

Came free on my motherboard CD :)
I've been happy with it so far.

[Bionic]

I don't use AVs, I've other Security methods.
Kaspersky is a good one actually.

[brotherdoobie]

If you've got any keygens or cracks you will probably get fed up of your software being deleted with the false positives if you use AVG, I know I did.

Consequently I've tried most of the well known products in the last couple of weeks, and Nod32 easily comes out top of the list. Make sure you get the latest version (3.0.621.0)


Indeed.



-bd :angry:

[DasFox]

NOD32 and Kaspersky have had their glory in the past, but right now they are not doing as well, they both have issues, I personally have used these apps for around 8-10 years.

Avira right now has a higher detection rating and seems to be smoking these both pretty good at the moment so I made a switch to the AntiVir PE Premium, and it's damm better then NOD32 and KAV.

http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php

If you really want to learn what's going on with the AV scene then join Wilders Security Forums.

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

[Frozen Night]

For home user Avast! since it's free :)

NOD32 or TrendMicro in office / company :)

[DasFox]

For home user Avast! since it's free :)

NOD32 or TrendMicro in office / company :)

Avira has a better version for free then Avast, and NOD32 or TrendMicro are not that good either. Right now I'd take Avira over all of them.

I've never seen TrendMicro ever rated as a good app since they've been around.

Check out Wilders Security Forums:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

[dbtmfgml]

avast or symantec norton360

[Frozen Night]

For home user Avast! since it's free :)

NOD32 or TrendMicro in office / company :)

Avira has a better version for free then Avast, and NOD32 or TrendMicro are not that good either. Right now I'd take Avira over all of them.

I've never seen TrendMicro ever rated as a good app since they've been around.

Check out Wilders Security Forums:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

Just checked free version from Avira. And once I compare:

http://www.avira.com/en/products/personal.html

and

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Maybe it has better scan engine but comparing what you get in free version of avast? POP3, IM, P2P monitoring, firewall etc. I'll check up on forum mentioned above but for end / home user I still think avast has more to offer :unsure:

As for "big" antivirus companies eg, McAfee, Norton, TrendMicro they always say or I wouldn't mind say that they are better.

I know out biggest telecom uses McAfee + TrendMicro. Right now I'm curious what IT admins in big companies use. Personally we have TrendMicro VirusWall here where I work and to tell you the truth I still didn't see / feel any problems or infection on any of our workstations.

But I'm always open for suggestions and advice :)

[DasFox]

avast or symantec norton360

Avast not good...

Symantec = BLOAT :sick:





Avira has a better version for free then Avast, and NOD32 or TrendMicro are not that good either. Right now I'd take Avira over all of them.

I've never seen TrendMicro ever rated as a good app since they've been around.

Check out Wilders Security Forums:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

Just checked free version from Avira. And once I compare:

http://www.avira.com/en/products/personal.html

and

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Maybe it has better scan engine but comparing what you get in free version of avast? POP3, IM, P2P monitoring, firewall etc. I'll check up on forum mentioned above but for end / home user I still think avast has more to offer :unsure:

As for "big" antivirus companies eg, McAfee, Norton, TrendMicro they always say or I wouldn't mind say that they are better.

I know out biggest telecom uses McAfee + TrendMicro. Right now I'm curious what IT admins in big companies use. Personally we have TrendMicro VirusWall here where I work and to tell you the truth I still didn't see / feel any problems or infection on any of our workstations.

But I'm always open for suggestions and advice :)


Truth is once something is introduced into the box it's going to be detected, having all these fancy addons and ports is just fluff, POP3, IM, P2P monitoring, firewall etc. BUT having a firewall I won't argue there...


Sorry what are you saying aboyt the "big" here?


Big companies typically stick with the big names, it's just the way it has been, like they say if it ain't broke... BUT put it this way, if they also have smart Admins then the boxes that are on the WAN are not able to do much other just some surfing to a few spots and that's about it, so REALLY no viruses/malware etc., should be getting in.

SO in truth these companies use the big names, but then they don't really have much going on for them either because if they did then they'd really see problems, if they really had boxes opened up to the WAN, and people could surf and do as much as a Home user, surf the porn and warez underground, P2P, etc... LOL....

[Frozen Night]

Avast not good...

Symantec = BLOAT :sick:





Avira has a better version for free then Avast, and NOD32 or TrendMicro are not that good either. Right now I'd take Avira over all of them.

I've never seen TrendMicro ever rated as a good app since they've been around.

Check out Wilders Security Forums:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

Just checked free version from Avira. And once I compare:

http://www.avira.com/en/products/personal.html

and

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Maybe it has better scan engine but comparing what you get in free version of avast? POP3, IM, P2P monitoring, firewall etc. I'll check up on forum mentioned above but for end / home user I still think avast has more to offer :unsure:

As for "big" antivirus companies eg, McAfee, Norton, TrendMicro they always say or I wouldn't mind say that they are better.

I know out biggest telecom uses McAfee + TrendMicro. Right now I'm curious what IT admins in big companies use. Personally we have TrendMicro VirusWall here where I work and to tell you the truth I still didn't see / feel any problems or infection on any of our workstations.

But I'm always open for suggestions and advice :)


Truth is once something is introduced into the box it's going to be detected, having all these fancy addons and ports is just fluff, POP3, IM, P2P monitoring, firewall etc. BUT having a firewall I won't argue there...


Sorry what are you saying aboyt the "big" here?


Big companies typically stick with the big names, it's just the way it has been, like they say if it ain't broke... BUT put it this way, if they also have smart Admins then the boxes that are on the WAN are not able to do much other just some surfing to a few spots and that's about it, so REALLY no viruses/malware etc., should be getting in.

SO in truth these companies use the big names, but then they don't really have much going on for them either because if they did then they'd really see problems, if they really had boxes opened up to the WAN, and people could surf and do as much as a Home user, surf the porn and warez underground, P2P, etc... LOL....

I agree that most big companies block stuff so in reality they don't take the heat that average user does by clicking who know where and downloading everything where it says "Click and download one million $$$" :D

If I take Avira as avntivirus only. Do you have any recommended firewall by wilders security forum to go with Avira? Right know on my home pc I'm using Comodo. It can be pain to configure at start but after that works great :)

[DasFox]

If this is just a small home box you are needing a firewall for personally I like hardware firewalls, then you don't have to fuss with anything and when downloading or playing games, or streaming media you don't have to worry about packet loss and the quality of your connection going down.

Software firewalls can and will kill connection speeds because they have to filter the traffic.

I'd personally recommend getting a Linksys BEFSX41:

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1130276636538&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=3653843097B02

It's a Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall too, good stuff... :)

[gabszemi]

The best NOD 32

[saqib]

reasons why u should use Nod32

low on resources
automatic updates
offline updates available
excellent detection ratio

[edgarb]

I use NOD32, but it did let a virus/irc trojan bot onto my computer and compromise my connection. I got disconnected from my isp for a couple days, and NOD32 was running on all of the computers in my house at the time with updated definitions. Had to format all the pc's in the house.

[fisherman]

I use Eset smart security (nod with firewall).

I previously used Trend micro but when I installed Trend 2008 my pc lagged big time so I moved to Eset smart security which I find Ok. I also have SuperAntispyware installed as a spyware remover, it's best spyware software imo.

[7th]

One more vote for NOD32! =)

[scsars316]

I think its kaspersky ,I really cant imagine my PC without it ,i have tried a lot others in order to see the difference but i always ends to get back to kaspersky

[MegLeetch]

KAspersky is the best anti virus and have a nice firewall too...

[Sawyer2020]

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i Plus with Patch 5
working great with me

[esco123]

i ad problems with nod32 so went bak to avg.

[saqib]

go for nod 32

[DasFox]

Wilders Security Forums is the place for Eset's Official forum:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

There you can check out info on Nod32 and others...

[Alessandro]

nod32

[Zeact]

EAV :) aka nod32 3.0

[Peanut]

i have stick with norton 2005 internet security ...
but if you have large amount of ram/ and a good processor then go for the 07/08 release

[DasFox]

i have stick with norton 2005 internet security ...
but if you have large amount of ram/ and a good processor then go for the 07/08 release

Norton 2005, why are you using such an old app?

[Ri0T]

I would go for NOD32. I've heard that Kaspersky is more secure, and it eats up a lot of system resources, which NOD32 does not.

[tenis69]

I used my Norton 360 about an year and works 120%.

[Uitimate]

Kaspersky is great for both novice and advanced users.

[yorner]

kaspersky or NOD32!

[KiNdZiUs]

Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 very nice and userful.

[sacebac]

For me McAfee security system 2007.........

Very good to me!!!

[mgaber]

i beleived antivir is best
special for host and copy virus

[torrentgeek]

I am doing great with Avast Antivirus.

[escuoop]

KAV is the best from my opinion,
most people have issues with anti-viruses bcuz they don't update them

[under.zero]

nod 32 dude :d