2006-08-23 09:35:45 · 13 answers · asked by dan_gogosik 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Good question... it all depends on whether you want to spend money or get a free anti-virus. In the past the best overall anti-virus (paid) has been Norton Anti-virus. This year, reviews give the edge to McAfee VirusScan 2006 over the other industry leader, Norton Anti-Virus. Experts say McAfee has a more robust spyware scanner, which detects spyware and adware before it is downloaded to your computer. Virus definitions are updated daily for real-time scanning of incoming and outgoing e-mail, instant-messaging traffic and attachments. McAfee especially watches for suspicious e-mail activity, such as too many e-mails sent at once. Although reviews say McAfee beats the current crop of anti-virus software, testers complain that McAfee's interface is cluttered with promotions for other McAfee products. Deep system scans are accurate but slow, so it's best to schedule full scans during idle computer time. Note that if you use America Online, you can download McAfee VirusScan for free from AOL.
The best free anti-virus this year is According to reviews, free downloaded anti-virus software is now sophisticated enough to keep your computer safe, albeit without the extra features and customization options on pricier software. avast! 4 Home Edition includes removal of infected embedded files and e-mail scanning along with automatic updates. However, you can't establish a schedule for your systems scans and must perform them at manually. There's no spyware scanner, and technical help is limited to a knowledge base.
AVG (made by grisoft) is another great free anti-virus software.
Hope this helps to answer you question,
Hafiz
2006-08-23 09:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say avast. Avast is free and uses a ton less memory then McAfee and Norton. Avast was rated great for being a free antivirus program in Consumer Reports. It was an easy install. Also, it allows you to montior certain items, so you can turn off many features if you do not use them. I still use it now and it is the best I have seen.
http://www.avast.com
2006-08-23 09:40:01 · answer #2 · answered by phills_suck 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DO NOT get McAfee unless you have Comcast, because then it's free. But do not pay for that crap. You cannot turn it off. Sure, you can right-click on it and tell it to turn off, but it still runs in the background and eats memory. It can screw up installations and make your games run slow. If you get smart and go into Processes to specifically find the stealthy little bastard and terminate it, it can tell that it's been discovered and terminated and will come right back in full mode.
Get Norton. It's good and the deluxe version has a lot of bells and whistles that are fun to tweak and play with (to me, anyway).
2006-08-23 09:51:24 · answer #3 · answered by Edna "Dirrty" Bambrick 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-08-23 09:40:00 · answer #4 · answered by mikaeil 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i'm no professional yet i think of Mcafee is the extra advantageous purchase. there are a number of things to contemplate first. while you're in basic terms procuring an anti virus, mcafee is probable the extra advantageous one through fact i've got examine from laptop international that zone alarm makes use of an previous virus engine. yet on the different hand, while you're going for the full computing gadget (virus secure practices, firewall, phishing, and so on) you're extra advantageous off with zonealarm.
2016-12-17 16:00:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best antivirus program known out there is AVG. it is free and it stops all viruses. Everyone here at microsoft recommends it to everyone out there. I know i work for microsoft and everyone here has it on their pc's. We all love it and we recommend it to everyone. So have fun and download it to your pc.
2006-08-23 09:47:40 · answer #6 · answered by wiz_on_line 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well it has to go to coz the auto stop's a virus when you open internet exp or firefox
not like the nortons.macfee./avg free anti virus look out for all the avg fans that will post to you
zoneAlarm internet security suite
all in one firewall / anti virus/ anti spyware
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jp
zoneAlarm internet security suite
comes with a 15year license
2006-08-23 09:45:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would choose two Mcafee or PC-cillin If you plan using Norton it uses so much memory on your computer your computer will run very slow.
2006-08-23 09:38:32 · answer #8 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think McAfee is the best. Norton is pretty good too.
2006-08-23 09:41:33 · answer #9 · answered by Mujareh 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mcafee, if you have Comcast, you get it free, and its the best out there
2006-08-23 09:41:59 · answer #10 · answered by Lopez J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋