Locha
Good Day everyone,
I used to use Nod32 which used to do a quite good job but seems vulnerable sometimes. What do you advise as an Antivirus? Do you consider Kaspersky as a good antivirus?
Thank you for your opinions.
amkahal
MSE + USB Disk Security + little attention
Metalloy
I'm using avg at this point.
xerxes
how about norton?
Ayman
Ditch windows for good. </troll>
Edit: On windows I use
Malware Bytes + MSE
geek
Microsoft Security Essentials is one of the good (free) choices out there, as already pointed out by @amkahal.
Joe
If by "good" you mean "I'll install it once, and never care about security anymore", then no software out there is "good".
I put the blame on the bad naming. I think "Security" should be rebranded as "Defense", because that's what you're actually doing. There will never be one solution to solve your problems and warrant carelessness.
Security/Defense is something you should do constantly, by adopting good reflexes, staying informed and, for the love of God, applying security upgrades as soon as possible.
You can install any Antivirus software you want, they're all more or less equivalent, and don't think that you necessarily need to pay for your solution to be more "safe". My security professor at uni used to joke that the best antivirus softwares were the least popular ones, because virus-makers won't think about testing against them. That being said, I won't single out any one product for recommendation, mainly because I've never used Windows.
Chafic
Microsoft security essential is good. I was on AVG and it used too much ram and it detects anything as a virus.
Tarek
MSE can block your pc in case of illegal windows version ( not in all cases )
if is free , light on resources and updated periodically .
you need this defense for what ? internet ? executable viruses ? hacking ? etc
Nabs
@Locha, people are going to bite my head off for this, but here goes anyway.
I perform tech support for a number of copy centers, needless to say, those get hundreds of viruses every day, and formatting is not an option, so it's always patch and repair. Lots of the malware, I've gotten used to and know how to repair the system after the malware has been removed. But recently, I ran into a virus that specifically targets the 64bit version of Autocad 2013. I tried most of the commercial editions of the antiviral software out there, and none could detect the issue except Norton 360. Not only did it detect the problem, but it also managed to re-update the damaged registry entries to make them valid again. Talk about magic.
I know when it comes to antivirus, people tend to go subjective on the matter. I haven't heard anyone mention Norton in years, probably because it has no free edition. People seem to hate it, but it's the only one that worked for me, with all due respect to MSE, Bit Defender, AVG, and Avast. Their extra services and support are great as well - fastest email responses.
Downside? Well, 99$ for each computer per year. That is my advice, from someone that a large portion of his work happens to be malware removal.
Locha
Thank you for your advice ... Really appreciate it guys !! I know it's very subjective specially if you are used to a specific antivirus for years and years. Just wanted to check what you are using nowadays and your feedbacks.
yasamoka
Nabs, that's logical, because almost always Norton was leading the pack in terms of detection rate and defence. The problem with it was that it was very resource-intensive, it seriously slowed computers down.
Now, if Norton 360 isn't too resource-intensive, it'd probably be one of the best out there.
venam
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AvoK95
AVG Free has been the best Anti-Virus I have used, It's free, not heavy, always has and always will be easy to use and awesome considering it's a free AV.
Nabs
@AvoK95, you only like AVG because your avatar looks like it :P
AvoK95
Nabs wrote@AvoK95, you only like AVG because your avatar looks like it :P
LOL, I have been using AVG Free before LebGeeks was made ;)
Joe
LebGeeks dates back to 2004, at least. Are you sure this last bit is correct?
Vartan
Avast free or paid are the best comparing to others.. 2nd kaspersky..
by best i mean they catch viruses and not use cpu and ram only :)
Chafic
The thing is every anti virus has its advantages and disadvantages. AVG protects you from something, and avast protects you from a different and that thing wont be on AVG, so clearly all the anti viruses are just another subject to argue about and waste time with.
Locha
This is a good updated article about the recommendations. I hope it will be fruitful.
http://lifehacker.com/5865356/the-best-antivirus-app-for-windows