2006-12-03 22:42:14 · 7 answers · asked by Mirowera 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Hi there,
Some of the most recommended programs on here always seem to be AVG or Avast - although this is likely to be because they are free? 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 one in every ten viruses - pretty shocking.
The same goes for Spybot and Adaware. In fact if you had AVG, Spybot and Adaware installed, you would surprisingly only be protected from circa 60% of all known malware (viruses, adware, spyware, trojans, etc).
Norton and McAfee are the "best known" security products, which are currently protecting against something like 98.3% and 97% of all known viruses - a much better score. However, both of these are 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.
2006-12-03 23:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by Secure Expert 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are many different opinions about what the best antivirus is. Personally I strongly recommend the free version of Avira Antivirus, you can download it for free here http://j.mp/1mO61Yr I recommend this software because the latest version is much better then all the others and will give you a full protection of your pc from all virus or spyware.
2014-08-21 14:15:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ZoneAlarm Internet Security 7
2006-12-03 23:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by jeffmcbride 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on who you ask.
My Windows and programs are well and safe after I started using McAfee combined with Spybot
Note: Make sure you update with the latest virus and spyware definitions.
2006-12-03 22:47:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would probably be McAfee Anti-Virus; It has a wider range in...how should I say...'guarding' the PC and it multi-tasks--it's also an anti-spyware program which is very helpful as well. ^_^
That's just my opinion. >.<;
2006-12-03 22:45:44 · answer #5 · answered by Sammerzxxamm 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-12-03 23:04:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free
2006-12-03 22:58:49 · answer #7 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋