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Which Anti-virus do you use ?

sanjalee's picture

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I have been using different antivirus softwares.

The free ones ofcourse like Avg Free etc but i am satisfied with non of them.i do use McAffee and Quick Heal and few antispyware thats nice though.

Do you guys have any suggestions in this matter

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I use Avira it works well I was using Avg before both are about the same,both are fine

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I've never had a problem with AVG Free Edition. It has caught virus that Norton and McAfee missed. That combined with Malwarebytes Ani-Malware Free Edition will protect your computer well.

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Why are you not satisfied with any of them?

Most free ones are as good as each other, in that some will catch things the others wont etc, but you do get what you pay for, and as they are free with free updates, I think they are pretty good.

I always install AVG Free for people when I fix and update their PC's (as often they don't have any) and have never had any complaints.

But again, it depends on why you are dissatisfied for what recommendations can be made.

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Using Avast + Spybot Search & Destroy

With on-access protection, Avast has detected the occasional malware link posted on these forums. It is also excellent in spotting bad mp3s downloaded from Limewire.

I do not notice a significant slowdown. Why does nobody else mention Avast on these threads?

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using umbrella and AVG...

but i think AVG will slowdown my PC!

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Avira I find the best, have also used AVG and find it pretty good.

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What do I run: Nothing. I'm just extremely picky of my activities and don't let anyone but me use my systems.

Before though, I'd been running Trend's (www.antivirus.com) software since 2000. For people whose systems I work on, if they don't want to buy it, I install AVG, letting them know some people say it is more of a resource hog, but so far no one has complained about it. (I guess it'd be like complaining that a corvette can go faster than a taurus when you are only willing to pay for the taurus)*

I'm also a fan of Spybot, mainly because that is what I started using and haven't switched.

-Greg

*PS: I just picked a "non sports car" for the comparison, no particular reason for the choice other than that, so don't complain if you have one Wink

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Eset Nod32 works well for me.
I have tried AVG Free and Avast.
But Eset can detect more virus/worms as compared to AVG and avast.
so I stayed with ESET smart security.

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oh yeah, forgot about that one, that is what we run at work on e-mail.

-Greg

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I recently reformatted my computer .. a friend of mine did it, and he installed Avast for me.. It's pretty good.

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I'm using the latest in AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

This antivirus program offers rock-solid protection. AVG Free provides the bare necessities, including a real-time shield to prevent infections, anti-virus and anti-malware wrapped up in one engine, and a link scanner for Web surfing with care.

By default, the application is set to search for new virus definitions daily, but you always can use the scheduling tool to change this. Should a virus create serious system problems, AVG creates a rescue disk to scan your computer in MS-DOS mode. The program doesn't tax your system when scanning or when running in the background and always proved effective in our tests. The new interface is much easier to navigate than in previous version, with tabbed navigation on the left assisting users in drilling down to the tools they need.

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And are there any problems with AVG? You know, better be prepared.
I mean, does it have any disadvantages?

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I am using AVG Free Edition and it looks as everything is ok with it for now. I have been using NOD before, but AVG is better in my opinion.

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Everything looks like ok before being dropped down. Never seen it to fail finding virus?

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Bitdefender is the best., i'm using it now.,

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I used Nod 32, Panda, Dr.werb, avast, AVG. But now I have Kaspersky internet security, it is the best antivirus I ever saw.