PC utilities: what's the best anti-virus?
what's the best anti-virus?
by lehans - 11/7/05 4:17 PMnorton, mcaffee, pc-cillin, zone alarm???
Try this..
by R. Proffitt
- 11/7/05 7:21 PM
In reply to: what's the best anti-virus? by lehans
Read http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-7813-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=134274&messageID=1514063
Browse these reviews
by Dick Humfrey - 11/7/05 7:56 PM
In reply to: what's the best anti-virus? by lehans
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/antivirus_software/reviews.html
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
Yuck , Norton gets good review ?
by Pcfreakske2000 - 11/8/05 9:33 AM In reply to: Browse these reviews by Dick Humfrey
Hi all ,
Yuck , Norton and Mcafee get good reviews on these sites ?
I don't understand why people still use that sort of crapware , anyway ?
Panda is a good one , I use it also.
I got Panda Platinum Internet Security 2005 now.
The built-in firewall sucks , though.
So, that's why I'm using ZoneAlarm as an alternative.
Just some of my thoughts.
Greetings ,
Pcfreakske2000
Take them as you find them
by Dick Humfrey - 11/8/05 11:07 AM
In reply to: Yuck , Norton gets good review ? by Pcfreakske2000
Had to return two internet suites recently released as they were bug ridden and they could not provide any fixes or work arounds for the bugs -all they could say was they will be fixed in a future release.
By that time the refund period would be over -so I just requested the promised refund and purchased elsewhere.
Those products many users think are perfect.
Nortons and or Mcafee??
by Maisie663 - 11/14/05 8:26 AM In reply to: Yuck , Norton gets good review ? by Pcfreakske2000I learned the hard way about McAfee, took me monthes get them out my system--I am not familiar with Nortons and don't plan to try it. I learned MANY years ago Statistics are not worth the paper they are written on--the reviews about McAfee could have been written by McAfee--most of these statical things are unsigned----I have had AVG long time and am staying with it--there are several good ones on the market but don't let statistics plan your way--protect yourself. Even some of these signed ones, the promoters can't be found or a very small amount of people were surveyed.
Panda is the best !
by Pcfreakske2000 - 11/15/05 6:16 AM In reply to: Nortons and or Mcafee?? by Maisie663Hi all ,
IMHO PandaSoftware's Panda Platinum Internet Security 2005 is the best one you can get.
But , a minor negative point is the built-in firewall , it doesn't work that well.
But , there are many freeware firewalls out there , like ZoneAlarm , so , there is no problem, lol.
I have also "been there , done that" with both , Norton and Mcafee , and I must advice everyone to stay away from them.
Unless you are a die-hard Norton or Mcafee lover , of course... But don't tell me I didn't warn you all about it.
I don't trust those freeware antivirus programs either.
Well, just a matter of opinion , I think.
Just install a good anti-virus program and also anti-spyware software as well , to keep your computer safe.
I only trust Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy as free anti-spyware programs.
I also got Microsoft Antispyware Beta installed , but I barely use it. LOL
Greetings ,
Pcfreakske2000
NOD32
by tommy1965 - 11/15/05 9:50 AM In reply to: what's the best anti-virus? by lehansnod32 is the best.
I Second That
by Alphalutra1 - 11/16/05 4:14 PM In reply to: NOD32 by tommy1965I feel that NOD32 is the best av out there. It has the best heuristic detection, and if you don't believe me, visit http://www.av-comparatives.org/ and see NOD's performance in the proactive test. They also have one of the highest detections in the on-demand comparitive. In addition, nod does not slow down your pc. Also, it is relatively cheap for an antivirus and has awesome support. It also has a trial. So why don't you give it a try?
T. Ward
NOD 32 is the best...
by gibbons47 - 10/16/07 7:31 AM In reply to: I Second That by Alphalutra1NOD32 is the best for overall detection/protection followed by Avira which unfortunately has many false positives which to an inexperienced user can be a troublesome as malware itself.
NOD32 has very few false positives and I have used it for years.
This is a two year old discussion
by MarkFlax - 10/16/07 2:52 PM
In reply to: NOD 32 is the best... by gibbons47
I would guess that the original poster has made up their mind now.
Mark
Windows 7 Antivirus
by brettuthius - 7/31/09 7:42 AM In reply to: This is a two year old discussion by MarkFlax
Now that it's been almost 4 years, the antivirus market is a bit different and the original poster has probably been through several different programs at this point.
I found this post during my search for ones that will work with Windows 7 (obviously not going to help me much). So far I've found a list of 5;
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/34468.aspx
I'm still on the lookout so if anyone has any suggestions, it would be appreciated.
I would check
by MarkFlax - 8/1/09 3:54 AM
In reply to: Windows 7 Antivirus by brettuthius
what is offered, suggested, or otherwise in CNET's Windows 7 Forum. It is more up to date.
Mark
Windows 7 Antivirus Software Thread
by brettuthius - 8/1/09 12:37 PM In reply to: I would check by MarkFlax
Thanks mark - I didn't think to look for Windows 7 forums (duh). Here's a good discussion I found on there about AV programs that work with Windows 7;
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-19411_102-0.html?threadID=345782&tag=forums06;forum-threads
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