Barney T. Administrators Posted January 1, 2010 Administrators Share Posted January 1, 2010 An updated "Best Antivirus" for 2010. Please use this as a reference when researching antivirus utilities. As time goes on, the poll can be updated to add further options. Happy Voting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ChrizzMan Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 MSE for me for a while now. It's kinda scary to see so many people praising Microsoft, im not used to that on this board lol. Perhaps I should use Microsoft Security Essentials rather than Kaspersky? I have to admit that I am surprised at all of the rave reviews within this thread; I did not think that MSE was this well-liked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Duality Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 My favourite has always been Avira. I have the majority of a 2 year license running on my Desktop - but with all this love for MSE, I may have to give it a try. Is it really that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Diabolii Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 my votes for avast right now, its been working good, fast, and good detection though lately they did put out some bad definitions that flagged almost everything as a virus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 robert03 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 avast! antivirus though in the end there is no such thing as the 'Best Antivirus'. It all depends on what you're doing with that computer. For most users (myself included) a decent antivirus software plus the Windows Firewall is more than enough. I see no reason on installing that much software for extra protection. Extra protection from what? If you're just going to read the news and watch a trailer on the internet, why waste your resources with Comodo or any other 3rd party software? I guess people tend to install things they actually don't need because the so called 'experienced users' told them to do so or they just overheard them talking about it. They never took the chance to see if they indeed need it or not. Sad but so true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 lamminium Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 My favourite has always been Avira. I have the majority of a 2 year license running on my Desktop - but with all this love for MSE, I may have to give it a try. Is it really that good? Not really, in my opinion at least. I switched back to Avira after using MSE for a week. I guess it's due to personal preference and the AV-Comparatives results which always showed that Avira had a respectable detection rate (I could deal with the false positives which happen to occur only once on my system). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deep1234 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I voted for Kaspersky 2010, MSE failed for me. NOD32 is good but it cant delete some Trojans without a removing tool, other than Kaspersky 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 saasn Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Voted for Avast, how ever I quite like MSE as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dinner123 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Voted for MSE, it's been working great for me since it was released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dragos Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 I used NOD32 before and it was really good but right now I feel secure enough with the Microsoft Security Essentials. Light and mighty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 master2k27 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Go norton , go norton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fix-this! Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 avira premium...best out there/ hands down. plus the fact ive had it for over a year for free now because i keep getting promo keys. :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Crazysah Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I voted for Mcafee instead of Norton. Can my vote be changed? Anyway, Norton 2010 is brilliant! Go Norton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nokiaxion Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 So it is between NOD32 and MSE. Im NOD32 but MSE is just kicking its ass.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dance. Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 +1 mse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ci7 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 MSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Orien Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Definitely MSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mrchetsteadman Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Perhaps I should use Microsoft Security Essentials rather than Kaspersky? I have to admit that I am surprised at all of the rave reviews within this thread; I did not think that MSE was this well-liked I have used Kaspersky and I liked it but MSE is much better for me. I recommend it to everyone I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pezzonovante Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Microsoft Security Essentials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Awsta Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I voted for Kaspersky, but only because I'm running it at the moment. I think you can't go wrong with the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Zmijutin Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Just for the record,... Today I've uninstalled MSE and installed Norton AV 2010 Trial. 1 Virus found which Avast and MSE didn't found ... Just for the record... I'll think about Norton and get myself some subscription Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 chevyordeath Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Used to use NOD32 exclusively. Great software, just got tired of paying for it. Switched to Microsoft Security Essentials during the beta. I love it. Light weight, quick scans, stays up-to-date, and it's free. Plus it's made by Microsoft, I'd figure nobody knows the operating system better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 morphen Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 MSE plus the "common sense addon" for the human brain v1 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BoDEAN Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 NOD 32 (64bit) 4.2.2 beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted January 10, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 10, 2010 Currently on my Windows machine i am using the Microsoft Security essentials anti virus and it seams to be doing the job rather well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nXqd Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 MSSE is free and fast . I don't really care about how many percent of virus/trojan it can catch. with the knowledge, I just care about the usb from my friends . So this one is suit :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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