Is there an alternative too these two programs. I ran Nortons and cant update my virus files due to a bogus error and macafee was worse. Any other options out there? Any free ones?
2006-11-30 03:21:57 · 8 answers · asked by rob b 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Hi there,
Instead of all these "Mine is better than yours" answers that go on around here, I'll instead answer with the facts.
Looking at current protection ratings, AVG scores a lowly 90% protection against all known viruses, whilst Avast comes in at 92%. This means they are letting through roughly one in every ten viruses - pretty shocking.
Norton and McAfee are slightly better by protecting against 98.3% and circa 97% respectfully of all known viruses. However, Norton and McAfee can be known for being very heavy programs which can tend to slow down certain machines. If you are thinking of installing either of these I would definitely recommend you download their free trial to check it does not affect your machine in this way prior to opening your wallet.
If you would be interested in other Security products that are better than all of these, you should try either Prevx1, Kaspersky or F-Secure who all score over a 99% protection rating.
Out of these three my recommendation would be Prevx1, as this is the quickest at protecting against new outbreaks of malware.
2006-11-30 04:22:31 · answer #1 · answered by Secure Expert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-24 11:42:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kaspersky is the best rated so far. far beyond McAfee and Norton. Don't know about free resource. But our band of brothers will find it for you keep watching this space. You may use trial of Kaspersky from their website. http://www.kaspersky.com/
2006-11-30 03:25:30 · answer #3 · answered by sushil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple the best Anti-Virus is Kaspersky for the price
AVG - http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
and Avast - http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html both are free version
free from AOL call "active virus shield " don't worry it Powered by Kaspersky Lab
2006-11-30 03:26:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
PC-Cillin is a free alternative to the two empires.
McAfee actually worked for me once I upgraded to IE7...
2006-11-30 03:24:53 · answer #5 · answered by dashwarts 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check this link and decide for yourself:
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
2006-11-30 08:17:08 · answer #6 · answered by bent_33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using AVG anti virus or Panda Anti-virus....
2006-11-30 03:24:30 · answer #7 · answered by Nicholes Y 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
www.avast.com is one of the best free ones.
2006-11-30 03:23:41 · answer #8 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋