Well, from my experience, Norton and Active Virus Shield are the best. Spyware doctor and Spybot Search and Destroy are both bull****! They don't remove hardly any viruses and their real time protection sucks. I would highly recommend AVG antispyware (fast scanning and real time protection.) Panda antivirus is also bull. Once a computer is infected with a trojan, Panda can't help you. In my opinion, Active Virus Shield is best( even better than Norton). It doesn't take up a lot of disk space and is rated #1 for a reason. AND ITS FREE!!!!! Never tried Avast, but i hear its good also.
2007-06-04 11:58:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Active Virus Shield is the best, HANDS DOWN!
2007-06-05 09:07:55 · update #1
lol well, you sort of answered your own question, but from my experience, I believe that AVG is the best anti virus around and would recommend it to anyone who needs a secure and trustworthy anti virus. One of my friends also told me that BitDefender is good for newbies, but I've never tried it, so I can't really say much about it.
2007-06-04 12:08:53 · answer #1 · answered by the_human_revised 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the very best program I have found is Trend Micro PCCillin. The trial version is the full version and works perfectly and flawlessly. The only slight conflict is when gaming, sometimes the automatic updates run and interrupt the game. I backup, fdisk, format, reinstall my OS evry 30 days to keep getting the trial free. Hey, I got 5 computers running and putting one offline for 12 hours every month to ensure a fast and clean computer is no big deal. Plus, knowing how to do that and staying fresh with it gives you quite a bit of experience installing OS's and software. This has made me somewhat of a software installation expert, in my opinion. Norton anything is the worst product on the market. It is the most difficult to use and interrupts you with almost every keystroke with a question. For crying out lout, if I type it in the box and hit enter, yes it is what I wanted to do and I don't need me to confirm this three different ways and restart my computer to put it into effect. Norton will bug you to the point of wanting to just shoot the computer. Do yourself a favor and try the Trend Micro program http://www.trendmicro.com/ or http://www.pcworld.com/downloads or http://www.download.com and find the free trials at Trend Micro.
2007-06-04 12:14:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are program I use that will give you 100% protection. Ofcourse you must also have all your critical updates installed from Microsoft.
I use the free zone alarm firewall for many years. Excellent with free updates and all new versions free. Protects you from rouge incoming packets and keeping your private data from leaving your pc.
http://www.zonealarm.com Download their free home for personal use.
Antivirus program I use. You only pay a one time fee of $29.99. and you get all updates and all new versions for life.
Read the webpage and if you like what you read this is the antivirus of choce I have used for over ten years and never one virus.
By culture the Chinese are very secret just about everything and that includes their software.
This antivirus program out of Beijing, China that is also used by the Government of China.
This antivirus program does not have the Govt. permission to be rated with all other known antivirus programs.
What I can assure you is that you pay only a one time fee for life that will include all auto updates, and all new versions for life. The Chinese don't believe in having to pay an annual fee for updates or new versions.
I can tell you their technology is light years ahead of any other known antivirus software out there.
If you open a webpage and there is a hidden virus it will clean in realtime. Anything that you download and has even a trace code, it will kill the download and ask you to upload the trace code for investigation. In real time the upload will tell you if it is clean or not.
Will not allow you download, Real Player, because there is a hidden file that is a trojan keylogger. The file was uploaded and traced back to the United States Army, Intelligence Services out of London, England. (Removal of the file Real Player will reject the installation).
Read for yourself at their webpage. I have never had one virus in ten plus years. Plus it will catch any progam with it's dynamic defense system, for software that you download and it does not have a publisher or lic., included.
Twister Trojan Antivirus V7
Very low on resources with scanner running in background.
http://www.filseclab.com
If you prefer not to pay and wish to have a free antivirus program download the free AOL Active Virus Shield, powered by Karpersky engine Russia.
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp
Antispyware I use three. You can only use one antivirus program or you will have serious conflict with your system.
Superantispyware, known to find what all other anitspyware will miss. http://www.superantispyware.com
A2Squard Malware out of Austria. Download their free version and you will be protected from, rogue dialers, worms, malware, keyloggers, trace spyware and rouge cookies.
http://www.emsisoft.com
AdAware SE Personal out of Sweden. This antispyware company has been around since computers became commerical. In June of this year they will come out with a brand new version. Right now it is beta testing. Download their free home for personal use. http://www.lavasoft.com
All of these program I have listed for you use little or no resources.
Minddoctor, France
Please excuse my english.
2007-06-04 12:06:51 · answer #3 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many open supply or loose AV program is uniform, and can do little to intrude with different methods going for walks for your procedure. If you have got multiple Anti-virus going for walks that is in which the problems come to be obtrusive. Good suggestions could be one million: Anti-undercover agent-ware program (Spy-bot seek and ruin) two: Anti-Ad-ware program (Ad-ware SE) three: Anti-Virus Software (Avast Home Free version or AVG, I listen well matters approximately CLAM anti-virus additionally however have not begun to self scan it.
2016-09-05 22:02:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well on a computer you can have....
ONLY one anti-virus
ONLY one firewall
and.. as many anti-spy/ anti-malware programs on your comp at a time (just make sure they aren't all starting up with your comp - then your comp will go slow)
and NORTON SUCKS - doesn't find anything and costs money - free.grisoft.com download AVG free (anti-virus)
comodo firewall - free and its the best in the world
spybot is for spyware not viruses
2007-06-04 12:04:33 · answer #5 · answered by Jaspreet R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norton sucks use mcafee
2007-06-05 01:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by DiDO 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-04 22:00:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋