2007-06-26 05:05:18 · 5 answers · asked by bhupathi r 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
If you want a good anti virus I suggest you to use:
*Paid:
1. Kaspersky Antivirus 6.0
2. BitDefender 9 Standard
3. F-Secure Anti-Virus 2006
*Freeware
1. AOL Active Virus Shield - http://www.activevirusshield.com/
2. Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic - http://www.free-av.com
3. Avast! 4 Home Edition - http://www.avast.com
I would not suggest to use AVG 7.5 Free for it's low detection rate found here: http://tech.yahoo.com/blog/null/5244 although its anti-spyware works great. Active Virus Shield is the best cause it has the same virus detection rate as Kaspersky which is one of the best-selling antivirus.
This test was taken in: www.virus.gr
1. Kaspersky version 6.0.0.303 - 99.62%
2. Active Virus Shield by AOL version 6.0.0.299 - 99.62%
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%
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%
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%
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%
25. Panda 2007 version 2.00.01 - 82.23%
26. Virus Chaser version 5.0a - 81.47%
27. PC-Cillin 2006 version 14.10.1051 - 80.90%
28. VBA32 version 3.11.0 - 79.12%
29. ViRobot Expert version 4.0 - 76.22%
......etc.
2007-06-26 05:47:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-26 19:34:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well norton is a decent antivirus. I would suggest Spysweeper with antivirus. I'm an IT professional and its what we use in our department. But what you should do is make sure your virus definitions are up to day on your nortons. If you want to go beyond that. reformat your drives and before you connect to the internet make sure your antivirus software is up-to-date and virus definitions are current.
2007-06-26 05:10:45 · answer #3 · answered by xtremelycomplex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like Avast as well. It is important to have virus software that is updated continuously, and Avast will do that for you. It is free for home users.
2007-06-26 05:16:49 · answer #4 · answered by Tony Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free
Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/free_virus_protectio.html
This software is free.
2007-06-26 05:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by Ron M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋