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Anti Virus choice
MikeCapon - 17/6/10 at 10:38 AM

Hi. It seems to be my day for asking off topic questions.....

My existing anti virus runs out this month. As it seems to slow up my PC, does stuff I don't want it to without asking and costs me a lot I want to change. I have Norton at the mo.

What do you fine people recommend?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

loggyboy - 17/6/10 at 10:47 AM

AVG Free is pretty much the best freebe one ive come accross. there are a few out there though. Avoid Norton and McAfee

bbwales - 17/6/10 at 10:49 AM

I use Panda and find it very good, it is quite cheap and gives you a license for 3 pc's

eddie99 - 17/6/10 at 10:50 AM

+1 for AVG!

edspurrier - 17/6/10 at 10:54 AM

I find Kaspersky pretty good.
I'm told Eset Nod32 is effective and not resource hungry.

edspurrier - 17/6/10 at 10:55 AM

I find Kaspersky pretty good.
I'm told Eset Nod32 is effective and not resource hungry.

jossey - 17/6/10 at 10:57 AM

Im a Network security consultant for a company in leeds so sell all types of AV.

kaspersky is good but uses alot of processor power if your pc is old.

Sophos is very good.

Eset is cheap and good.

AVG is free and you get what you pay for.

Norton is ok and easy to use.


my suggestion is try kaspersky on a trail if you pc is new. if not try eset nod32.

good luck.

if you need any more advise let me know.


David Johnson

Davidj@sec-1.com

whitestu - 17/6/10 at 11:02 AM

I've used several of the ones mentioned in the past and now have Microsoft Security Essentials, which is free.

Seems to work really well, and doesn't slow things down at all.

AVG is a bit rubbish as it regularly fails to update definitions and takes a lot of system resource.

Stu

gingerprince - 17/6/10 at 11:02 AM

I used to use AVG, but it got too big and bulky so binned it for Avast (also free) and haven't looked back since.

Liam - 17/6/10 at 11:07 AM

Avast is great. What can be better than software named after a pirate phrase?

cerbera - 17/6/10 at 11:12 AM

I use Eset NOD32. Like someone has already posted it is not resource hungry so runs well on my old PC.

designer - 17/6/10 at 11:20 AM

After trying loads I ended up with Avast. It always updates and has never given any trouble.

AVG I found, slowed my computer.

piddy - 17/6/10 at 11:24 AM

I used AVG then Avast Now I’m using Microsoft Essentials (Free if you a genuine copy of windows)

scudderfish - 17/6/10 at 11:24 AM

OS X

GeorgeM - 17/6/10 at 11:27 AM

Another vote for eset. It just works.

I have a print shop & it often finds viruses on peoples memory sticks which have been checked with other software, especially Norton & AVG free. Doesn't slow PC either.

GeorgeM

mcerd1 - 17/6/10 at 11:34 AM

anyone got a link to the avast download ?

I've got AVG free on a couple of mine and its been ok

if your paying for it, then I'd recommend Trend - also gives you 3 pc for the same money as the rest
http://uk.trendmicro.com/uk/home/


but avoid Norton, McAafee and Kaspersky they are slow and very invasive - it can be harder to get Norton off your system than the viruses its supposed to save you from

[Edited on 17/6/2010 by mcerd1]

David Jenkins - 17/6/10 at 11:56 AM

quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
OS X


Linux Mint!

But seriously though - my PC is dual-boot, and I use Avast for the Windoze side. Straightforward, seems to update unobtrusively in the background on the rare occasions I log into XP, and generally seems to do what's required.

I also found that AVG was getting too big, taking too much CPU, and updates took over my machine and took ages to upload.

Benzine - 17/6/10 at 12:08 PM

nothing

coozer - 17/6/10 at 12:13 PM

I was having problems with the speed of my broadband and after a lot of phone calls I got to speak to a man who was in the exchange twiddling with my wires....

He asked what antivirus I had and at the time I was running Norton (Came with the PC). He told me to remove it and use something else. I asked what else? His response was "Anything"

So, I now have Avast, it updates all the time and catches all sort of little stuff. Recommended.

Daddylonglegs - 17/6/10 at 12:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
nothing




Remind me never to ask you to send me any files!

skinned knuckles - 17/6/10 at 12:25 PM

avast. never let me down

Agriv8 - 17/6/10 at 12:28 PM

Kasperski at home and at work.

Doeas affect startup time IMHO bt not by much.

Regards

Agriv8

Madinventions - 17/6/10 at 01:08 PM

I used AVG free and Malwarebytes for a long time, but then I had a problem with a trojan infestation that they just couldn't sort out. I got hold of NOD32 from Eset, and it fixed everything immediately, so AVG has now gone and I only use NOD32 - it just works!

Ed.

Front Row Joe - 17/6/10 at 03:45 PM

+1 for avast. Malwarebytes anti malware is also good. Avg let a virus through not so long ago. The computer guy i go to sorted it and recomended avast. See his website: www.anotherbig.com

Ninehigh - 17/6/10 at 04:02 PM

I seem to be the odd one out and use Avira. No problems really..

However you will have to reinstall windows to get rid of Norton (seriously I did when I upgraded from 98 to XP)

Humbug - 17/6/10 at 04:57 PM

Another one who used to use AVG Free and now uses Avast. I was fine with AVG but they changed it and I think it stopped checking files on download, only when they were opened.

bigrich - 17/6/10 at 06:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
I seem to be the odd one out and use Avira. No problems really..


+1 so we are the odd 2 out

plantman - 17/6/10 at 06:23 PM

Microsoft Security Essentials works well doesn't slow down my PC and it's FREE.