I wanna buy anti-virus - which is best?

So, what's the best anti-virus program to use – if you want to just buy it? So here's what we've found.

•Cyberdefender – Great scanner that removes Trojans, spyware, but need upgrade to remove viruses, comes with 24/7 computer help. NASDAQ Company.

•Norton 360 – Expensive, my experience with Norton was not so good, and it was slow. NASDAQ Company

•Prevx – Good free scanner, cartoon look, only scans – need to buy to remove anything.

•PC Tools – nice interface, private company so who knows how stable they are, but software is fully functional for free.

•SuperAntiVirus – Corny name, but has 12 million users, but I found it a little slow.

•AVG – popular for the free version but it only works 30 Days before you must buy, but we found it slow, and the paid version offers nothing additional.

Most of 'em offer a paid version for about $29, except for AVG which is 34. Were thinking about the Cyberdefender, but we wanna knwo what anyone else is using and what they think.

Which is the best free version of anti-virus software on the market?

Who will offer the best protection? the best speed balance? Thanks for the help on this one.

None of those.

ESET NOD32 is the best pay for.

There are class act freeware one's though, that are just as good as the pay for ones...

DO NOT buy Mcafee or Norton, they are the anit-christ to computers.

I use Avira Personal. freeware :01:
Free version has a popup everytime the scanner is updated but there is a way to hide/disable those. ;)

i use KIs 9. its pertty good. download the trial ver and try it out

I have used several Anti virus programmes but find that Kaspersky is the best. Common for all of them is that eventhough they offer a free trial or scan, then you have to buy it to get value and protection.

If I was going to buy one it would be Avira first followed by Kaspersky.

I use Systamatec Corp, Seems like its not a huge resourse hog and catches most things. I have never actually paid for one but I had a good experience with AVG when it was free, seemed to update its database a lot.

Kaspersky or Eset are the only two I'd shell out for .

AVG free is still available, and works great for me atleast..

ESET NOD32 best in business

ESET NOD32 is the best in the business. DO NOT GET Systimatec. IT IS THE WORST!!!!!!!!!! and a nightmare to remove.

Norton 2009/10 Internet Security. Trust me people say it's heavy and all but it takes up 3MB (yes, 3!!) after install and after running Norton Insight. Kaspersky for comparison takes up 16MB.

And the detection is top notch from yearly tests, the firewall is impenetrable, and it doesn't pop up mesages every time something tries to connect to the internet.

Norton sucked before, in 2006 days. Currently it's above everything else.

I have had very few virus problems with Norton n the past. Stopped using it when they got a little wiser with their protection. Tried some of the free stuff and noticed that it did not protect as well as I had hoped.

Using Symantec Endpoint Protection (on TL, if you need it). No serial, hassle, nothing. Designed for Enterprise. I have not had any problems. I would pay for it if I had to. Yeah, I like it THAT much. :D

Everyone one can recommend all they want, but only "1" Anti Virus has been #1 in VB test results for like 5 years, ESET.

i tested many AV programs but i always keep comming back to kaspersky :>

I'd suggest running on AVG Free, no need to buy anything, it does the job really well. If not, try for Kaspersky!

Kaspersky or Eset, there's not much to choose between them, my own choice was Eset.

For business use I found Eset's management interface easier to use so that's the one I recommend to my clients.

Avoid McAfee, Symantec, AVG unless you want your system to run like it's powered by a Pentium II.

Symantec is the best

^^^ Wow, such insight. Any reasons as to why it's the best? IMO ESET is the perfect blend of speed, performance and usability.

imo i think you should go with kaspersky, its reliable, fast and does not bug you

"If you like it buy it"

;)

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i tested many AV programs but i always keep comming back to kaspersky :>

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It's the same for me, except that I keep going back to bitdefender.

I started out buying bitdefender when it was number 1 in the charts back in those days, then dropped it so I can explore other anti-viruses... and started using cracked versions of this and that... for some reason I never got used to manouvering any of them, even nod32. Plus I kinda got tired of having to constantly reinstall or find new serials because the old ones kept getting blacklisted.

So last week I decided to do away with all the hassle of using pirated stuff and forked out some cash for bitdefender again. It's relatively cheap compared to the rest of the well-reviewed ones and it allows me to install on 3 computers.

So far no complaints.

I'm using ESET NOD32.

I've used Kaspersky, Norton, McAfee, and Kaspersky is by far the best out of them. I have numerous problems and issues with the latter two but Kaspersky worked like a charm and it got rid of the spyware/trojan's Norton couldn't find which was the original purpose for switching over.

I'm a Mac user but just about to get a Netbook. I'm looking at Avast, Avira and AVG as they're free but unsure which to get.

KIS is best choice for your computer. It has simple interface, easy to use. And it really really good for virus.

I recommand COMODO 8.5/10 And its Free and Faaaaaaaast !
Have a Nice Day

Avast is the best.

kaspersky or eset nod32
you chose:)

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Originally Posted by iDEA

kaspersky or eset nod32
you chose:)

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Hmmm I don't like paying so Eset . :D

Ive been using Panda for years, always does the job, never slows down. And after the rebate its only like 10 bux.

first of all buying an anti-virus software is completely unnecessary seeing as the best one is completely free - Avira Personal, as Ike said there is a pop up but that can be easily disabled if it bothers you. http://www.av-comparatives.org/ has unbiased stats on detection rates and such if you want to check it out. I see people raving about nod32 but in my experience despite having a low memory footprint has a shit detection rate.

I'm using Kaspersky 2010

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Originally Posted by shevi

first of all buying an anti-virus software is completely unnecessary seeing as the best one is completely free - Avira Personal, as Ike said there is a pop up but that can be easily disabled if it bothers you. http://www.av-comparatives.org/ has unbiased stats on detection rates and such if you want to check it out. I see people raving about nod32 but in my experience despite having a low memory footprint has a shit detection rate.

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Ah, and Avira has too high of one also, almost everything downloaded is detected by th is AV, compare results, upload something that Avira thinks is a virus to virus.org or virustotal, and 50% of the time Avira will be wrong.

The OP asked about A/V(not all in ones), Kaspersky ticks all the boxes for me.

i think the kaspersky is more cute to personal user

i'd go for nod32 if i was you.

Where can I find a version of Kaspersky 2010 with a trial-resetter application?

Trial resetter application = Being able to reset the trial version activation every month

I'm Using Kaspersky 7.0 At the moment and I have to reset the trial every month.. I don't need activation keys or anything like that

albo clear some space in ur pm i might hav found somethin that will work unless we can post rapidshare links in here?

nod 32 the best

eset smart Security