windows Best antivirus?

[illusion]

I know ive had one of these before, but that was a while ago.. So i need some advice on what the best antivirus is out there! i got pissed off cuz i just got a virus with AVG , and i had to run a system restore to fix it >_>. Id appreciate if some people could throw some feedback on some antiviruses that are out theree, thanks!

[NoGooD]

I know ive had one of these before, but that was a while ago.. So i need some advice on what the best antivirus is out there! i got pissed off cuz i just got a virus with AVG , and i had to run a system restore to fix it >_>. Id appreciate if some people could throw some feedback on some antiviruses that are out theree, thanks!

 

1. How sure are you system restore fixed it?

 

2. An antivirus is like a condom, it only works to prevent a virus and it's not 100% no matter which brand you choose. Once your infected..the only sure way to be rid of it is to reformat. Supposedly even this may not stop the newer gen malware from keeping a presence on your computer.

 

3. NOD32, Avira and Avast are the ones I typically recommend if you just want something with a good rep and good detection. Supposedly MS's Security Essentials is pretty decent and it's free...granted I have not tested it. Ignore the fan boys and haters with their opinions. Just read some reviews and get a general idea of what you think will work best for you.

[*FEAR*ME*]

I have AVG. I have used for years now, never once got a virus. It's all about the user, If you know what you're doing you should never get a virus, and if you're advanced you can just remove the infected file manually. Just watch what you do on the internet, don't open emails from people you don't know, don't download cracks from untrusted sites, don't download porn, and so many other things. Just be careful the internet is a dangerous place !

 

On the other hand.

Most free Virus Protection software sucks, honestly in my opinion AVG, and Avast are the best 2 anti virus software.

 

But some you can buy that are good such as.-

Norton

Mcafee

 

are 2 good ones.

 

-*FEAR*ME*-

Edited July 12, 2010 by *FEAR*ME*

[illusion]

Im sure system restore fixed it because before i system restored it i couldn't open any programs. IE chrome, et, anything. And now i can. Ive tried nod 32, but i have a 64 bit operating system so it doesnt work, is there a versoin that works with w764bit?

[NoGooD]

Im sure system restore fixed it because before i system restored it i couldn't open any programs. IE chrome, et, anything. And now i can. Ive tried nod 32, but i have a 64 bit operating system so it doesnt work, is there a versoin that works with w764bit?

 

 

I agree 100% with *FEAR*ME* about the users habits being the biggest issue. I'll personally disagree with the use of AVG though. I've read to many threads from people having problems that were solved by uninstalling AVG. Still in the defense of AVG, it's only the people who have problems that complain. Again..read the reviews and forget what I say.

 

 

As for nod32 64-bit, they support it. http://www.eset.com/download/home

 

I'm assuming your not looking to pay for AV though, so that may not be your best bet. Nod does work well though IMO.

[detoren]

I dont have anti virus for 3 years i always surf strange sites i use limewire only thing is i never open exe files. I only had to use hitman pro once . if you think you have a virus go go to http://www.surfright.nl/nl

[OnionKnight]

There is quite a couple of free ones here http://fearless-assassins.com/topic/7152-best-free-antivirus-software/page__p__75804__hl__antivirus__fromsearch__1#entry75804

 

You should also try this one. It is called Panda Cloud Antivirus.

 

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[Husa]

At the moment best of above said is NOD32 i think. AVG and Avast are lag party DJ's.

[C@n0S]

ah i use avg too ... working good! i had in past called f-secure it sucked hard and i payed 9.95 in month for it...

it did slowed my comp really bad and when some new virus uptade comed i couldnt play et nomore , so .... dont never ever put that f-secure ...

[GraveDigger]

kaspersky is pretty good.

 

i actually use Norton because it was really cheap and it works fine so far. I have 4 more months up service and then i am going to get something else--most likely Kasperski.

 

Detoren made a really good point in that if your smart about your browsing you shouldnt have any problems. Dont download stuff from wares sites and porn and other questionable stuff. If your going to download something go to a site like download.com so that you know the stuff is safe.

[NoGooD]

kaspersky is pretty good.

 

i actually use Norton because it was really cheap and it works fine so far. I have 4 more months up service and then i am going to get something else--most likely Kasperski.

 

Detoren made a really good point in that if your smart about your browsing you shouldnt have any problems. Dont download stuff from wares sites and porn and other questionable stuff. If your going to download something go to a site like download.com so that you know the stuff is safe.

 

As I've stated before, what FEAR ME and detoren posted about browsing habits probably 80-90% if the issue with people getting infected, it certainly won't prevent you from becoming infected. Although it sounds like those guys listen to Leo Laporte while driving too.

 

 

As a case in point, in '06 when over a million people using myspace, photobucket, etc were infected just for visiting those sites. Someone figured out a way to inject malicious code into ad's so all a user had to do was go to a URL and they could become infected.

 

I remember this distinctly because I was running Avast at the time and my old clan was using freewebs...which ran some of the infected ads. I kept getting info about a trojan being blocked...and it happened again on myspace, and a few other websites that are legit. I went crazy for a few days trying to figure out wtf was going on and suddenly it stopped.

 

No warez, no porn sites (it was one of those weeks I didn't surf porn ) and all legit sites..and still nearly got infected.

 

 

Either way...just being smart about browsing/DLing software, using one of the suggested AV's and backing up routinely will keep your data safe.

[Nugget]

I have tested all of these in the field. Free anti-virus is always better than something you pay for. Nod32, avast, kaspersky, mcafee, norton, all are awful. They don't find or prevent anything. AVG is good for prevention, but not for removal. I use AVG in conjunction with spybot search and destroy. There is a tool within spybot that you can install called tea timer, this is excellent real-time protection. If anything wants to install in your system, or uninstall for that matter, you have to give it the ok to do so. Spybot is also great for removing visuses and anything that spybot does not find malwarebytes will usually pick up. All of these are free and are better than everything mentioned here in my professional opinion. If you install the free version of avg, and spybot including the tea timer then you will be set. If you ever think you have a bug, then run spybot/malwarebytes to clean it up.

 

//Nugget

[Sfinxter]

I have AVG. I have used for years now, never once got a virus. It's all about the user, If you know what you're doing you should never get a virus, and if you're advanced you can just remove the infected file manually. Just watch what you do on the internet, don't open emails from people you don't know, don't download cracks from untrusted sites, don't download porn, and so many other things. Just be careful the internet is a dangerous place !

 

On the other hand.

Most free Virus Protection software sucks, honestly in my opinion AVG, and Avast are the best 2 anti virus software.

 

But some you can buy that are good such as.-

Norton

Mcafee

 

are 2 good ones.

 

-*FEAR*ME*-

 

Yep...I use AVG and no problems...but my neighbour is surfing daily on pornotorrents and webs so once he reinstalled his PC twice in one day.

 

If you have doubt about AVG or any other antivirus software use Tuneup Utilities 2009. There is 2010 as well but it sucks cause it automatic updates and just eat resourses of your PC with no use.

[Bi0s]

used AVAST for past few years and have not has a virus with it very pleased with it.. but for a paid one BitDefender Antivirus is realy good also.. and if you lag causes of an AV time to kick ur pc

[FinZeroX]

Avast! won't cause lag unless during update. It uses "Push update"-feature which asks the Alwil Database with a certain interval like 1h if there's new updates available. It takes about 0,5-3min. So there's just a little lag for older PCs every time it tries to update.

 

Avast is quite good if you want to get a real feeling of security. It is quite strict especially about web habits. So it's unussual to get drive-by infections with it.

The Scan detection level is not that good, but enough for regular users. It knows all common VIRUS threats. No malware or spyware protection.

However, if you find a virus with Avast!, it's easy to remove or quarantine it. Avast is easy to use and no special skills neededd. Also using Boot-Scan is recommended as it can find more infections.

Avast automaticly quarantines and/or stops the infected process so you don't have to panic. It also clearly alarms of a detection with a pop-up and an alarm voice.

 

That's something about Avast! Free... Avast! Internet Security (which I use) has a lot more:

 

Real-time shields:

- Real-time scanner: Actively scans active files and deletes/quarantines/stops them

- Browser shield: Scans every webpage for inceted objects and excludes them automaticly. Also blocks malicious sites.

- Web shield: Follows your web behaviour and data movement from/to your PC. Blocks unwanted ,traffic.

- E-mail protector: Protects your aplication-based e-mails. It has junk-mail filters and every e-mail will be scanned for malicious content. Also prevents an occurring infection to take over your e-mail or spying your e-mails.

- Peer2Peer scanner: Follows your P2P-applications traffic and prevents hackers from accessing your PC. DOES NOT STOP INCOMING DATA FOR SCANNING, JUST LOOKS FOR TRACES. This means that your dl speed will not lower because of Avast!. Supports most of common P2P-programs. Also checks created data files and P2P logs.

- Behaviour shield: Meant to stop infections messing your computer up or kids to do something that they don't know about. This shield follows your actions and blocks those, wich may potentially hurt your PC or OS. Also prevents deleting important data or the Avast! program itself(don't worry, you can remove it easily )

- Messenger protector: Protects your quick messenger programs like Live Messenger or XFire from infections spreading throught their network.

- Virtualizer a.k.a Sandbox: let's you virtualize any program or set programs to be virtualized every time. In the so called "Sandbox" the programs can't change/save/erase any data exept their own, can't modify any setting etc. They are fully separated from the other data inside Avast!. This is very useful for i.e. keygeneratos which very often contain a virus/malware.

 

Other features:

- A real FIREWALL that can be easily adjusted for home/office/public network for the needed level of security. Automaticly adjusts itself for every program known(manual adjust easy), blocks unwanted IPs and connections. Also shows all traffic(graph/program->internet)

- IP Tracker, shows information from specified IP (Yes, I know where you live )

- Nice and easy logs

- Great scanner-tab. You can create differend kind of scans and modify the pre-set. I.e. I've maid a own scanning process for my external HDD with it's own directions, actions and detection rate. All scans are just a one click away and can be runned in the background via real-time scanner(could play ET in the mean time ).

 

Umm... What else...

 

- Easy manual update for program and definitions from it's own tab. Also info about product and activation.

- Oh and the General-tab and toolbar icon. From the general window you see your protection status and potential risks&tips etc. There's also options for Locking up your connection in case of urgent threats incoming or what you may need it for. Also quick on/off for a quiet game mode. The icon tells your protection status and provides pop-ups for urgent issues.

 

 

There's not all here, feel free to ask for more.

Also, if you eant to try Avast! Internet Security, contact me via PM

 

~Fs, Avast!IS user