well i 0k i got a computer and u know that Dell usealy come with eather Norton 0r Mcafee anti virus..iv been told by a few 0f my friends about AVG for free and how good it is...i was wandering what is the best anti virus?
2006-10-09 04:35:17 · 15 answers · asked by Syndicate 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
AVG free has done wonders for me. It's realiable and very light on your system
2006-10-09 04:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by alesimeon 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You may be having a virus. Norton, AVG , Avast are
widely used and effective antivirus software. You can
download these free softwares at
http://tinyurl.com/yahtjk
2006-10-13 11:08:38 · answer #2 · answered by PAPU 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG is junk!
Here are the latest test results from
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
showing the percentage of infections each of the anti-virus softwares were able to detect in the test:
1. Kaspersky version 6.0.0.303 - 99.62%
2. Active Virus Shield by AOL version 6.0.0.299 - 99.62%
3. F-Secure 2006 version 6.12.90 - 96.86%
4. BitDefender Professional version 9 - 96.63%
5. CyberScrub version 1.0 - 95.98%
6. eScan version 8.0.671.1 - 95.82%
7. BitDefender freeware version 8.0.202 - 95.57%
8. BullGuard version 6.1 - 95.57%
9. AntiVir Premium version 7.01.01.02 - 95.45%
10. Nod32 version 2.51.30 - 95.14%
11. AntiVir Classic version 7.01.01.02 - 94.26%
12. ViruScape 2006 version 1.02.0935.0137 - 93.87%
13. McAfee version 10.0.27 - 93.03%
14. McAfee Enterprise version 8.0.0 - 91.76%
15. F-Prot version 6.0.4.3 beta - 87.88%
16. Avast Professional version 4.7.871 - 87.46%
17. Avast freeware version 4.7.871 - 87.46%
18. Dr. Web version 4.33.2 - 86.03%
19. Norman version 5.90.23 - 85.65%
20. F-Prot version 3.16f - 85.14%
21. ArcaVir 2006 - 83.44%
22. Norton Professional 2006 - 83.18%
23. AVG Professional version 7.1.405 - 82.82%
24. AVG freeware version 7.1.405 - 82.82%
25. Panda 2007 version 2.00.01 - 82.23%
26. Virus Chaser version 5.0a - 81.47%
27. PC-Cillin 2006 version 14.10.1051 - 80.90%
28. VBA32 version 3.11.0 - 79.12%
29. ViRobot Expert version 4.0 - 76.22%
Personally, I use the AOL AntiVirusShield. Don't let the name AOL scare you. AntiVirusShield is made by Kaspersky which is one of top-rated anti-virus vendors in the world.
In recent tests, the most popular free anti-virus, AVG, was only able to detect about 82% of a very large sample of viruses. On the other hand, AntiVirusShield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
AOL AntiVirusShield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources.
Free to anyone, AOL member or not.
2006-10-09 16:37:25 · answer #3 · answered by jibberjabar 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Norton Anti Virus latest edition
and AVG Pro latest version are Good.
2006-10-09 11:37:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i don't trust Norton nor Mcafee.. i do trust AVG and spybot search and destroy anti.. both easy 2 use and its good 2 have 2 anti's on your comp.. had them all... i downloaded AVG, on my sons comp this week-end and ran a scan using both Mcafee and AVG.. at the same time...Mcafee found one problem and AVG. found 210 viruses. spybot does a fast scan..
2006-10-09 11:49:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
for a paid antivirus, i would say go for norton or mcafee
free ones are not as good or complete as the charged ones, but good free ones are AVG as you mentioned and avast antivirus.
if your computer comes with norton, you should use it till it expires then go for a free one because the free ones use less system resources.
2006-10-09 11:38:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Avast v4.7 is the best. It undertakes "On access scan". That is it scans your system part by part even when you r just working in it. It has a sleek modern skin too. Its Virus database is so cool and contains data about the latest virus types and protects u from them. It warns you when u enter a dangerous site containing notorious viruses and moves them to the virus chest. To get it please visit http://www.avast.com.
2006-10-09 11:42:19 · answer #7 · answered by maniganz 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Norton ...Mcafee..AVG...are all JUNK. Go with Kaspersky. It is the best one.
2006-10-09 22:31:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's also a comparative test from most antivirus programs.
My suggestion and if you are not yet ready for complicated configurations and other things, then use the very simple one - ANTIVIR - it's like install and forget.
2006-10-09 21:34:01 · answer #9 · answered by VBACCESSpert 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I use AVG and i have never had a problem with viruses since using it
2006-10-09 11:37:00 · answer #10 · answered by Luke C 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋