Which is the best antivirus?

[ansh1993]

hi friends ,
what according to you is the best antivirus which is the lightest and does not slow your pc and is effective . and please specify why do you like the particular product .
thx in advance

 

[crunchie]

Moved to software as you will get no replies where you originally posted it.
IMO NOD32 or Kaspersky if you like to pay, or Comodo, Avast or Avira if you like freebies .

 

[Benny26]

Some anti-virus softwares work different for some people. Alot of people like Zonealarm, but for me it's slow and cloggy. Avast Pro on the other hand works perfect for my system.

 

[Khanonate]

I subscribed to comcast for my internet and I just used their "free" norton security suite. So far so good. I used to use comodo security suite but it started giving me problems, so I changed it. Now, I've been playing L4D2 ( I hate zombies!) on STEAM with no problems.

 

[pjamme]

Microsoft Security essentials is free and getting excellent reviews.
I have it on XP Pro and Windows 7 at home. I did have Eset for years (updates are small) but too expensive for a little as I use home computer anymore.

 

[CAMusing]

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

If you are using Windows XP, look for the version for XP.

 

[ansh1993]

its becoming tough to decide ... any one please ... im ready to purchase

 

[Benny26]

You don't have to purchase anything straight away. Get some free versions and try them out, see what feels right for you.

Certain gloves fit certain hands.

 

[mike1959]

Which anti-virus?

I use MS Essentials antivirus, and keep it updated. Seems to work for me since I changed to Windows 7 H.P. My PC is 2006 Dell 3.2 P4 single core, and it doesn't slow it down, in any way I have noticed. It's free to download and use. Have used Avira free before, also very good.

 

[ansh1993]

ok thank you i will try .

 

[matrix86]

I've found AVG to be working quite well. I used it on my desktop and netbook, though I did notice a slight decrease in performance on my netbook...then again, it is a netbook, lol. The free version was great, but the paid version had more that I needed. For light web usage, free was great, but as a heavy internet user, the paid version was what I needed.

 

[ansh1993]

i have downloaded norton i guess it will help ...if i like it i will purchase it.....

 

[Mizzou]

I'm been using Microsoft Security Essentials since it came out ... have had no problems.

 

[ansh1993]

it just gets more confusing and confusing lets see first when im done with trying norton ...

 

[matrix86]

I'm not sure what's so confusing here. Just pick an AV, try it, and if ya like it, buy it. Pretty simple process. Avs are just like anything else, they work different for different people. Some people had nothing but trouble with their new iPhones, where as others didn't. That's just the way things work. It doesn't make sense in the software world, but that's just how it is. Ya just gotta try till you find something you like.

 

[vale46]

Hi, if its any consolation ansh1993, i have been running Norton 360 for a year or two now, im on v4 at the moment.
I do loads of 3D animation, animated and still rendering plus loads of post work in paint shop.
I run 2 different video converting programs as well as Virtualdub. I play music, watch films. burn all sorts of stuff and view some pretty weird stuff on the net and Norton has never hindered my system nor have i ever got a virus it couldnt deal with, so for me Norton works but for others... well lol you get the point. Only thing i dont do is play games so i cant vouch for that side of things.

matrix86 pretty much sums it up i reckon.

Good luck.

 

[ansh1993]

ya i think i should give it a try because our school provides us with McAfee antivirus which i find that it slows my laptop ... so im just want a nice alternative
thanks all .

 

[Mizzou]

If this is the same crunchie (above) I know from another forum you will not go wrong following his advise. Just pick one of the freebies he recommends and give it a go

 

[Patosan]

Personally, I recommend free editions of Avast and Avira.

Couldn't agree more ... pay if you like spending money for a little candy. To get the job done free versions have always ruled ... I'm a hige Avast fan since I hate resource hogs.

 

[oooe]

good

Zonealarm is good

 

[Benny26]

oooe said:
Zonealarm is good

Ran like a lame donkey on my system. Avast on the other hand was much better.

 

[Lou3]

I use AVG and occasionally double-check with TrendMicro Housecall. According to Housecall, AVG has done a good job. I'm starting to shop around though, because I want a better firewall than the Windows one and would rather have all of my security in a suite. I'm going to install the Kaspersky trial and see how that goes.

 

[bazz2004]

The main thing is to be sure that you keep the security software bang up to date and use a firewall. The free programs which I've tried are AVG and Microsoft Security Essentials. They do the job perfectly well. For the past few years I've been using Spyware Doctor with AV plus their free firewall. This software is marketed by PCTools. It scores well in reviews and I like it enough to pay them money.

 

[abe10tiger]

I'd go for Avira.. It works super fine for me!

 

[WinXPert]

using avira since version 10 didnt live up to my expectations been using avast up to now