Well i used to use Norton Antivirus but im guessing its getting a little out of date, whats the best Anti virus, whole suite?
Ross
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Well i used to use Norton Antivirus but im guessing its getting a little out of date, whats the best Anti virus, whole suite?
Ross
Microsoft Security Essentials, I don't care what anyone else says.
I haven't used them all but Avast does a good job.
another vote for microsoft security essentials
Security Essentials, Windows Firewall and common sense is all you need nowadays.
I've no idea if its even anywhere near the best but I've got the mcafee Bt NetProtect plus thingy which we got for free with our broadband.
It does the job, never had any problems with it at all.
Going to have to join Jutnux, mrwoooooooo and Recursion with Microsoft Security Essentials!
AVG is the best.
Most people i know that hack, also use AVG.
AVG as my Anti and then Comodo as my firewall.
I use bitdefender antivirus plus, get it from tpb
Microsoft Security Essentials is the only one which makes sense anymore.
I don't even realise I'm running it unlike many other AVs.
Microsoft Security Essentials + Windows Firewall. Works a treat.
I agree with everyone who has said Microsoft Security Essentials in this thread.
Lol, I thought I'd be the only one supporting MS Security Essentials.
Nope, they did a good job on it! You hardly notice it is there and doesn't really use much resources at all and does the job so it's a win win :PQuote:
Originally Posted by dbgtz
An anti-virus made by the people who understand the operating system was always going to be the superior AV. And since you have to have an activated version of windows to use it Microsoft can justify doing a good job with it. Otherwise we'd all be suggesting Nod32 I suspect.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbgtz
Most AVs have to remind people that it's doing something so that they keep using it.
I used Kaspersky, ESET, Bitdefender and F-Secure. I think that the last one is the best, it uses much more OS. F-Secure Anti-Virus 2012 review . Test proves it
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Originally Posted by Chippiewill
Was wondering when someone was going to mention ESET - when I looked although this was a few years ago a lot of professionals recommend it. I have been using the latest version of ESET Smart Security and find it very light weight. According to Wikipedia (I know not the best source) this is due to the fact it uses assembly language in its products which basically equals low system requirements and low disk use. I'd also like to point out I ESET appears to have the most awards from Virus Bulletin an independent AV testing company - I think if I'm correct it's the only one to get 100 percent each time on all tests (they happen yearly I think).Quote:
Originally Posted by Davidbln
I used to use BitDefender and was a Beta tester for the 2012 version. However I reported a bug about the internet not working at all while BitDefender was installed and that it only worked with an uninstallation and gave logs and stuff. BitDefender released the full version without fixing this and I noticed on their forum for months many users who had paid where complaining. All BitDefender did was keep asking each time for logs, instead of actually fixing the problem. I believe they eventually fixed it but it made me feel sour about their product - I'd seen it before form them, going out of Beta when the program is still very buggy and have had no problem with Eset since.
AVG free however is also good and I have it on my Studio PC.
I use Trend Micro Titanium, it's always done the job well and I don't even notice its running