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Title: Effective Antivirus Post by: IamFuzzles on June 16, 2011, 08:49:41 AM I currently use Avira, and so far it's worked pretty well. Any criticisms? Obviously I like it for it's price as well, and I barely web browse on the PC I use it on, but I am almost constantly connected online, so any recommendations would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: SomeoneWeird on June 16, 2011, 08:51:52 AM I currently use Avira, and so far it's worked pretty well. Any criticisms? Obviously I like it for it's price as well, and I barely web browse on the PC I use it on, but I am almost constantly connected online, so any recommendations would be appreciated. BitDefender - AV Comodo - Firewall. That should do it :) Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: shiprat on June 16, 2011, 09:20:14 AM I don't currently use AV, i just encrypt anything important and maintain a protected network.
However at work the only product i would ever install on a computer is NOD32.. Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: IamFuzzles on June 16, 2011, 09:23:04 AM I don't currently use AV, i just encrypt anything important and maintain a protected network. However at work the only product i would ever install on a computer is NOD32.. That's pretty much what I do, very careful, go to no questionable sites (do most of my browsing on my mac) and then AV on top. Not flush with money at the moment, so I go cheap. Unfortunately cheap probably isn't the safest. Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: Hollie on June 16, 2011, 09:42:10 AM Im a pirate
Warning 1. Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: IamFuzzles on June 16, 2011, 09:44:28 AM I'm a pirate. Warning 1. lol wow, I've been spending too much time reading forums and doing nothing else with my computer. Pirating never occurred to me. How sad :P Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: Hollie on June 16, 2011, 09:51:06 AM lol wow, I've been spending too much time reading forums and doing nothing else with my computer. Pirating never occurred to me. How sad :P I'm a pirate. Warning 1. Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: NothinG on June 16, 2011, 09:54:06 AM MalwareBytes Pro
Avira (free) Problems? Oh, and for some reason Norton's latest updates have been doing well lately. Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: Hollie on June 16, 2011, 09:57:48 AM MalwareBytes Pro Avira (free) Problems? Oh, and for some reason Norton's latest updates have been doing well lately. For me Norton uses more CPU and memory on my computer, And BitDefender is named #1 Best AV software Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: IamFuzzles on June 16, 2011, 09:59:27 AM Might just go with BD then, thanks for the suggestions. And thanks Darkness, but already a member :P
Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: NothinG on June 16, 2011, 10:01:06 AM For me Norton uses more CPU and memory on my computer, I didn't say I use Nortin, I'm just reporting the statistics of infection rate I've been seeing.And BitDefender is named #1 Best AV software Who named BitDefender number one? Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: Hollie on June 16, 2011, 10:11:18 AM For me Norton uses more CPU and memory on my computer, I didn't say I use Nortin, I'm just reporting the statistics of infection rate I've been seeing.And BitDefender is named #1 Best AV software Who named BitDefender number one? This is why Bit Defender is #1 (http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/internet-security.html?icid=na_us_number_one) Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: fash on June 16, 2011, 10:25:42 AM There are some great free AV's out there the 3 best ones are Avira, avast! and Microsoft Security Essentials all of these will give you good protection and all have good detection rates. Choosing between these 3 will come down to personal preference and how will they perform on your pc. A good site that runs AV tests is http://www.av-comparatives.org/
Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: NothinG on June 16, 2011, 10:30:37 AM For me Norton uses more CPU and memory on my computer, I didn't say I use Nortin, I'm just reporting the statistics of infection rate I've been seeing.And BitDefender is named #1 Best AV software Who named BitDefender number one? This is why Bit Defender is #1 (http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/internet-security.html?icid=na_us_number_one) Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: fenixosup on June 16, 2011, 10:47:37 AM MalwareBytes Pro Avira (free) Problems? Oh, and for some reason Norton's latest updates have been doing well lately. For me Norton uses more CPU and memory on my computer, And BitDefender is named #1 Best AV software If you actually believe that BitDefender is #1, you're sadly mistaken. It's all PR rubbish. Avira is a good freebie, NOD32 is the best to pay for. Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: Hollie on June 16, 2011, 10:51:35 AM If you actually believe that BitDefender is #1, you're sadly mistaken. It's all PR rubbish. Avira is a good freebie, NOD32 is the best to pay for. I didn't pay for BitDefender 2012 Beta and it working out excellent. Title: Re: Effective Antivirus Post by: SomeoneWeird on June 16, 2011, 11:10:04 AM If you actually believe that BitDefender is #1, you're sadly mistaken. It's all PR rubbish. Avira is a good freebie, NOD32 is the best to pay for. I didn't pay for BitDefender 2012 Beta and it working out excellent. To everyone who reported this post, the 2012 Beta is free. |