What is the best Antivirus ?

Question

I have trend micro PC - cillin internet security 2006 rite now and its time for me to renew. But if there is a better one out there then i get that one.

Answer 1

(m)

Antivirus software is must-have protection. This review picks the best antivirus software based on its virus detection abilities, features, and breadth of protection. Whether you're seeking total system coverage or an ala carte solution, each of the following products provides superb virus protection for Windows-based PCs. Because every system is unique, evaluate several of these antivirus products to find the software best suited for your PC and your level of experience.

1) McAfee VirusScan Plus
Antivirus, antispyware, and firewall are included in this 'mini-suite' from McAfee. An ideal candidate for those seeking robust protection without all the bloat of traditional Internet security suites.

2) McAfee Internet Security
For those seeking a full blown Internet security suite, McAfee Internet Security offers traditional antivirus, firewall and antispyware complete with spam and phishing protection as well as backup utilities. McAfee's superb detection rates are near legendary.

3) BitDefender Professional Edition
Softwin's BitDefender Professional protects against viruses, spyware, and instant messaging threats, as well as offering firewall rules to block undesirable traffic and a privacy gateway to keep your identity and preferences private while surfing the Internet.

4) Platinum Internet Security
Panda Software's Platinum Internet Security combines antivirus, firewall, and spam filtering along with its highly touted TruPrevent Technology. Both AV-Test.org and ICSA Labs have tested the TruPrevent claims of behavioral, non-signature detection of new malware and found the claims to be true. (TruPrevent Technology can also be purchased separately as an add-on to antivirus protection from other vendors).

5) PC-cillin Internet Security Suite
Building on its solid antivirus capabilities, PC-cillin Internet Security Suite automatically checks for new virus updates every 3 hours and the spam prevention includes a whitelist, blacklist, and Bayesian filter - all at a price substantially lower than many other antivirus suites. If spyware is a problem, consider supplementing the spyware scanner in PC-cillin with either Windows Defender or CounterSpy.

6) Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal
Kaspersky offers excellent antivirus protection, perhaps unsurpassed in its ability to recognize various compression algorithms and accurately detect infected files contained within the archives. However, their interface is rather convoluted and may be best suited to more advanced users. Should be used in conjunction with a firewall.

7) G Data AntiVirusKit 2005 (AVK)
AntiVirusKit 2005 (AVK) provides a double layer of protection, bundling two of the best antivirus engines - Kaspersky and BitDefender - under a single, easy-to-use console. Using these engines, AVK was the only product out of 35 tested by AV-Test.org in 2004 to achieve 100% detection of both the basic WildList viruses and its more comprehensive collection of zoo viruses. An ideal standalone scanner for those who desire an ala carte solution.

Answer 2

2

Answer 3

stick with trend micro! I use it and have never had a problem.
besides which they update every few hours other companies update once a week to once a month.
besides which pc-cillin provides a great all around security suite including your wi-fi network so why downgrade when a years licence for updates is as low $39.99 approx (if i recal the right price).
trust me i have never had a problem with trendmicro but i have had problems with other software security suites.

it's easier to use than most other programs than i have used.

and when used with www.grc.com to set up the firewall you can have a secure system with 100% steathed ports.
the best suite ever in my opinion. i have norton on one system and trend on the other besides which trend as far as i know is still the only company that are MS vista approved should you wish to upgrae to vista for example.

Answer 4

From a recent test at www.virus.gr the top 25 in virus detection capabilities are: ("in the wild" viruses)

1. Kaspersky version 6.0.0.303 - 99.62%

2. Active Virus Shield by AOL version 6.0.0.299 - 99.62% (free)

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% (free)

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% (free)

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% (free)

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% (free)

25. Panda 2007 version 2.00.01 - 82.23%

http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82

Answer 5

All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.

AVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
http://www.safer-networking.org/

http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!
Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.

*Be sure to come back to Yahoo Q&A and vote for one of the answers as best answer!

Answer 6

If you would like total *free* perfection go with Ad-Aware SE Personal (anti-spywear), Spybot Search and Destroy (ant-spywear/bot), SpyWare Blaster(protection from websites with spywear), AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition (anti-virus), and ZoneAlarm (firewall).

Answer 7

Heya dude,
As far as paid solutions go, I cannot go past Etrust Antivirus (http://www.vet.com.au ) I have been using it for many years and have NEVER once had malicious files kill any data from my computer.

As one of the other guys said, use your judgment when opening files. However I would *always* recommend an antivirus solution as there are just so many variables that can cause them to enter your system
Regards
followmyfitness.com

Answer 8

you might listen to them all and waste your time.avast has many times more detection capabilities than avg.i had avg on my computer once and i ran a full system scan which said my pc was running perfectly.i uninstalled avg,installed avast and made a full system scanwhich detected tens of trojans and malware.download avg at own risk.i suggest avast.

Answer 9

Here is a link to all the top antivirus softwares compared:
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

When you've decided which one you want, just google for the website of the AV and download it from there.

Answer 10

There's a good list of popular free anti-virus programs here. http://www.basicspywaretips.com/freevirusremovaltool.html