Antivirus? - Page 2

lindaj448 · #11 05-25-2009, 06:32 PM

I agree no A/V is 100% perfect and I do hear a lot of good things about Avast and Kapersky but a web host I worked for used Nod32. Eventually I tried it at home and have gotten a few friends hooked on it as well. IMO it's the best for your money - small memory footprint, fast scanning, true heuristic scanning (meaning it has the best chance of detecting new viruses in the wild before other A/V programs).

I don't recommend using AVG as I've had a number of trojans slip past it - thank god I was using an software firewall that monitors outgoing traffic, otherwise the trojan would've called home. AVG is also a resource hog, as are Trend-Micro, Panda, Norton, etc... Norton's a good way to pay to slow down your computer.

Nod32 from eset.com gets my vote.

uday1583 · #12 09-02-2009, 01:39 AM

Well, I am using Avira right now and it is really working great to me. I am just using the free version but it protect my system very good.

Jbrouthers · #13 09-05-2009, 12:28 AM

Personally i am using Avast anti virus from couple of last years and never had any bad experience with it so still carrying on with the same.

nehamn · #14 01-27-2010, 08:02 AM

you can use McAfee antivirus.. kvc hosting uses it and it provides more security which is tested daily..

AlbvsDvmbledore · #15 02-25-2010, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Duncun

Hi!
Guys, what is the best anti virus for you? Could you please suggest anyone for me?

I've been using the Internet since it's been available and I have yet to install an antivirus program on any of my computers. I use a hardware firewall, though, combined with safe practices while surfing the Internet.

* I don't surf the Internet from PC-based computers, I use the MacBook with Safari for that (it's not prone to picking up viruses).
* I know the hot-keys to kill the browser window (or the entire browser program itself) and I pay attention to what's happening before my eyes. If I suspect foul play I kill the browser.
* I avoid sites that I think might be prone to viruses and trojan horses.
* I don't click on popups, ever. I close them with Alt-F4 on the PC or Command-W on the Mac.
* I never select options to download things that were unsolicited by myself.
* If I did feel compelled to download and install something from the Internet I'd review what was in the package so downloaded before installing it.