what is the best antivirus ?

Question

i want to buy an anti virus whats the best one : norton or nod32 or kaspersky ....etc

Answer 1

i think choose nod32 and btw kaspersky internet Security is very good and it update its data base every 1 hour

Answer 2

I would certainly NOT buy Norton. Norton is expensive, uses a lot of ram memory (Which slows your computer and other applications) and a lot of hard drive with their updates. Not to mention that i have fixed a lot of computer in which the main engine of the antivirus was causing problems with the computer.

I personally don't use antivirus, only a firewall. It makes everything faster. If you are that "downloading lots of things" kind of person and would feel safe with an antivirus, i would advise you to buy:
Panda Antivirus, best option.
McAffee is also good, get this in case you dont find Panda.

Answer 3

I heard it is nod32 (95% effective) but NORTON and McAffee are more commercial. I would Norton because they get more hacking attempts and they use a lot of memory. I would go with McAffee because it is cheaper and faster and just as effective.

Note: If you want it for free then try AVAST (best free antivirus software)
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Answer 4

The Best one is FREE (AVG) and you need more than just anti-virus.

I use all of the following Free software with Windows XP SP2 and Internet Explorer with MSN toolbar and the pop-up blocker turned on and have never had a single problem with my computer sense Microsoft came out with SP2. (knock on wood.) (And be sure to keep Windows and the following software Updated)


The best Anti-virus is: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. (www.grisoft.com)http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

The Best Spyware defense is: SpyBot Search and Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html)<--English version

AND: AdAware SE (www.lavasoft.com)
AND Spyware Blaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.info/kb/)
The best Firewall besides the one that comes with Windows is: Zone Alarm (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/co... or just (www.zonelabs.com) and select the FREE version.

These are all FREE and are all that are required. There is no reason to pay for this kind of software, except to give a donation to the writers if you can.
ALL the above programs are recommended and should be run on a regular basis. With some the free versions they must be run manually.

The best way to avoid getting any Malware (virus, Trojan's, spyware, etc) is to practice safe computing. Microsoft and many others have countless articles on the subject of safe computing. (something I think should be taught in schools)

for further information on computer safety.
NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL -> http://www.ncpc.org/media/Internet_Safety.php

http://all.net/journal/50/cybercop.html
And here...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/viruses/zombies_and_botnets.mspx

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

CNET these 10 programs comprise the best free security software
http://www.download.com/Best-free-security-and-spyware-software/1200-2023_4-5163183.html?tag=nl.e497

Answer 5

I've used macafee and norton and both are terrible. If they happen to be working well, then everything's ok, but they generally take up a lot of system resources (makes everything really slow) and then if you ever want to uninstall them, it can be difficult.

Maybe you should try out one of the free ones and see how you like it. At least then you'll have a chance to try things out before you buy.

Avast http://www.avast.com/eng/free_virus_protectio.html
Clamwin http://www.clamwin.com/
AVG http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Check out this article from the Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/26/AR2005112600170.html

or some reviews from CNET
http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3513_7-0.html?filter=500343_48276_&tag=dffl3_2

Answer 6

You can BUY many anti-virus programs, most I have tried are no better then the free ones.
As far as free ones; I like AVG from http://free.grisoft.com
Avast is good as well. It is at http://www.avast.com

Answer 7

AVG and Panda antivirus

Answer 8

MacAffee

Answer 9

The most popular ones are McAfee and Norton.

They are basically the same.

Answer 10

I highly recommend antivir free edition.