what is the best antivirus?

Answer 1

AVGFree is good... and it's free! ;-)

Answer 2

I see the AVG fanboys and cheerleaders are out in full force again here on Yahoo Answers!

Yup, AVG by Grisoft is definately "The Best". Unfortunately one of the things it is not the best at is doing what is is supposed to do, detecting viruses!

In test,
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
after test,
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
after test,
http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivirussoftwarereviews/gr/avgfree.htm
after test ,
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=891307&postcount=1,
after test,
http://www.pcworld.com/article/124475-1/article.html ,
etc. etc. etc, ad nauseam.

AVG has proven itself to be a mediocre performer at best. Missing almost 20%, while trying to detect known malware, in some tests. Not to mention almost non-existent heuristic detection and infrequent "once-a day" updates.

AVG = Average, at best!

There are much better free alternatives, such as Avast, Active Virus Shield, and Avria Anti-Vir.

I like best the AOL Active Virus Shield. Don't let the name AOL fool you. Active Virus Shield 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, Active Virus Shield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82

Active Virus Shield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources. (6mb)

And it updates 15 to 20 times a day with new virus definitions, 7 days a week.

Free to anyone, AOL member or not from:
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?

Answer 3

The one that costs the most usually Norton Antivirus..and it is worth the price! I think it is awesome that it can block a virus,remove and clean it..while you sit back and relax.

Answer 4

Norton Antivirus is a very commercial software and is not very efficient.

I would suggest AVG,Mc Affee or Antivir ( a german product) which are all quite reliable.But you can increase your security by continuously updating the software.

Answer 5

Its not free, but McAfee Security Suite Plus is the best I've used in 17 years and I have tried just about all of them.

Answer 6

I think there is no one best, all of them are more or less the same

Answer 7

i use norton antiVirus with windows defender.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Answer 8

ave!