The Definitive "BEST ANTIVIRUS" thread

[MxxCon]

i'm so sick of these threads poping up every single week. so here's the one and only thread you should need untill the end of your life. moderator can modify poll entries to update.

BEST ANTIVIRUS

[Apollo]

found this:

http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm

and guess wat?

f-prot did great

i clicked the file, it found the thing in my internet temps and deleted it

i clicked save as to desktop and it deleted it again

now that's wut i call a good antivirus

uses very little memory

i'm sticking with this!

kaspersky didn't even let me download it!

[Slimy]

exactly,

i made a new thread

ppl will finally realize which programs SUCK

[DR_K13]

norton

LINUX is the best antivirus, but on my xp rig I use norton, I put avg on alot of thing I build too, its free and works

[traxx]

I am really getting sick of these "HAHA I USE LINUX VIRUSES FEAR ME" messages. You use linux, weeee, go buy yourself a bag of cookies so you can give yourself one from time to time. Aside from yourself, noone gives a rats ass that you use linux, let alone that you believe you are immune to any sort of attack because of it. I sincerely look forward to the day you get owned.

By the way, your signature is like 20 times longer than your actual post.

[Arrowhead]

ROFL at your last comment traxx.

:p :p

[4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran]

this thread just reminded me that i haven't done my daily update! :o :o :o :o :o

[Kobra]

I voted other, because in my view, the best antivirus, without even question, is: eXtendia AVK..

http://www.extendiaavk.com/

Uses both the Kaspersky and RAV engines combined, with absolutely tons of configuration options, and the ability to run either engine, or both engines at any given time, or always on with both. You can even set if you want to "Generally double check" with each engine, or just "Quickscan" with the backup engine. Uses double heuristics too. :p

Kaspersky defintiions are about 95,000, and RAV definitions are around 101,000. With some overlaps for sure, but theres definately things either one misses alone that this AV totally picks up. Full email plugin and pop3 support, quarantine, extensive logging, scheduling and everything, you name it. Updates definitions sometimes 5-10 times per day, and you can schedule it to check hourly in the background.

I wrote a review for it here:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=33597

I also tested 30 different AV products on 30,000 virus samples, and AVK was number one.

PS: I'm scared so many people use Norton.. Holy.... I stopped with Norton after it let 13 trojans into my box in 1 month. One way or another, everyone always finds out the hard way about Norton!

[taher]

We have a large network and we do alot of testing for different kinds of softwares and found out that da best AV we've ever tested was: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0.. very fast, very efficient, & robust engine.. :D

[DR_K13]

hahaha traxx, linux would melt your brain. I like oatmeal cookies, thanks

[Slimy]

av corp 9

hands down

[traxx]

hahaha traxx, linux would melt your brain. I like oatmeal cookies, thanks

You speak as if I've never used linux before. Fact of the matter is, operating systems have vulnerabilities no matter what you use. The point of my posting is that this is a thread about the best antivirus software. It is not another flame thread about Linux vs. Windows. Get over it, people will have their pick regardless of your "LINUX IS TEH BEST" attitude, so drop it. You like linux, have fun. I, on the other hand, prefer application compatibility and will use what best suits what I need to do.

Oh, and I told you to go buy yourself a bag of cookies, so you telling me what kind of cookies you like is yet another irrelevancy on your part. Care to bump this thread off-topic any more? You've gone from antivirus to operating system to food intake. Perhaps we can discuss your bowel movements next.

[hajj_3]

anyone recommend an av better than symantec 9.0 corp ?

it uses far too much memory of me, way over 20mb.

looking for one that has regular updates that can be downloading using update or by an .exe file, must use little resouces, not bothered if its free or not.

[random_user_uk_1234]

I used to use Norton/Symantec AV for the past few years, even voted for it in this poll originally.

Tried AVG about 3 months ago and stuck with it since, its free and uses a lot less resources than Symantec.

Only bad thing about AVG is its interface, its not as pretty as some out there but it does the job with no fuss.

[Slimy]

and that it doesn't stop many viruses ;)

[Inertia]

and that it doesn't stop many viruses ;)

:yes:

[DR_K13]

traxx get off your high horse, you are the one that brought up food.

wow now I know that I am talking with the guru of sercurity. You know all and I dont know crap. Soooo sorry :laugh:

[traxx]

traxx get off your high horse, you are the one that brought up food.

wow now I know that I am talking with the guru of sercurity. You know all and I dont know crap. Soooo sorry :laugh:

High horse? Refer to your original posting and your second posting. I'll reitterate: "LINUX IS THE BEST VIRUS SCANNER" and "LINUX WOULD FRY YOUR BRAIN". Seems to me you're the one with your head in the sky and your thumb up your ass. Figures...34 posts and you're already becoming a nuissance.

One last statement. I never said I was the guru of security, I simply said you are not.

[theyarecomingforyou]

Uses both the Kaspersky and RAV engines combined, with absolutely tons of configuration options, and the ability to run either engine, or both engines at any given time, or always on with both.

Erm... how come it uses two antivirus programs and is cheaper than even Kaspersky separately??? Kaspersky is $40 and yet AVK Pro is only $30 with two engines (including Kaspersky). That just stuck me as strange.

Also, surely it would run a LOT slower??? Kaspersky is great, but it certainly isn't the fastest program in the world - so with two engines it must surely be *considerably* slower?

[DR_K13]

yes chief

[Kobra]

Erm... how come it uses two antivirus programs and is cheaper than even Kaspersky separately??? Kaspersky is $40 and yet AVK Pro is only $30 with two engines (including Kaspersky). That just stuck me as strange.

Also, surely it would run a LOT slower??? Kaspersky is great, but it certainly isn't the fastest program in the world - so with two engines it must surely be *considerably* slower?

No its not slower in general, but it all depends on how you configure it... You can set it to scan with the follow choices for options (Either OnAccess or OnDemand)

Both Engines - Generally double check.

Both Engines - Performance Optimized

Only Kaspersky Engine

Only RAV Engine

The first option is a full double check, scans each file with both definitions and both heuristics, and generally for on-access that option can slow down some machines, depending on how you use exclusions and what not (archives etc). But for on-demand scans its still quite fast.

Second option uses RAV engine to scan every file, if it finds a virus with the RAV engine, it never scans with the KAV engine. But if it doesn't find a virus, then it runs a fast KAV scan over it to ensure its a clean file. This option is very fast for either on-access or on-demand.

Then of course, you can run either/or engines with the last two options, depending on your circumstances.

Regards

[Slimy]

i think that the poll should be restarted

many ppl voted for other and symantec/norton have 2 totally different products

one sux and the other is great

[betamaxman]

Nortons 2004 is the one i trust the most for viruses,it also scans compressed files, Differn't story though on spy ware,it finds the stuff but usually can't deleat it . Add aware or Hyjackthis is best for that. and nortons though it dosen't seem to slow normal computing down much does slow booting 10 seconds or so and sometimes slows shutdown.

[Kobra]

Actually Nortons main fault is it doesn't support much of any packers.. To pass any baddy through Norton, all you need to do is repack it... I won't even go into rebasing, thats another layer Norton won't detect.

KAV supports around 1000 packer formats. RAV I believe around 300-400.. eXtendia AVK (KAV+RAV combined AV product) therefore supports 1400ish packer formats.

Norton, last time I saw a test, supported about 4 packer formats.

What that means is, anyone running Norton, regardless, at some point, will end up with infections, or possibly multiple infections. Theres no real way to avoid it running that product. Besides, it runs your system down like a ###### and has the slowest definition updates on the planet.. The results of response time on outbreaks from Norton is completely unacceptable for a security product. (KAV scored 1, RAV scored 6, so that means eXtendia AVK users got 2 updates, before Norton even got 1, well, a day or two before even!)

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/e...cle.php/3316511

H:M Anti-Virus Program

06:51 Kaspersky

08:21 Bitdefender

08:45 Virusbuster

09:08 F-Secure

09:16 F-Prot

09:16 RAV

09:24 AntiVir

10:31 Quickheal

10:52 InoculateIT-CA

11:30 Ikarus

12:00 AVG

12:17 Avast

12:22 Sophos

12:31 Dr. Web

13:06 Trend Micro

13:10 Norman

13:59 Command

14:04 Panda

17:16 Esafe

24:12 A2

26:11 McAfee

27:10 Symantec

29:45 InoculateIT-VET

[betamaxman]

Still pc world magazine rates it the editors choice

[Slimy]

GET THIS STRAIGHT

norton slows down your comp a lot and sux major

symantec corp slows down your comp very little and is a lot better than the rest