Your favourite Antivirus?

[Si Veteran]

Please use this thread as a reference for this topic, as time goes on and availabilty changes, the poll will be updated.

[SteMan]

That's because you had the adware before, windows had a system restore point created, and then you removed the adware. Nod32 still detects it in system restore's cache which is locked and cannot be touched.

Fix: Delete old restore points using system restore.

Hah! of course...why didn't I think of that...

Thanks!

[Slimy]

Hah! of course...why didn't I think of that...

Thanks!

No problem, glad you got it fixed :)

[mikeboy]

well, I must say, that the new version of Antivir really competes with all the paid programs out there, it updates once a day, and checks for them like 3 times a day, besides, I havnt had 1 virus in 6 months... AVG blocks them before they can get in! also window's firewall works like a charm

[rliu]

I'm using Norton right now, but i want to switch it to something else, cuz my old computer's norton is expiring.

anyway, i've DLed NOD32, but does it do auto-protect? like u turn it on and the antivirus monitors the stuff itself? if yes, how?

thanks

[BlueMe]

Vote for Kaspersky, and this is why :

Because i like to test all my app. to see if they worth installed or not, some time ago, i've downloaded (not execute or installed ! ) a lot of trojens, virus, etc etc from some "bad" sites, then scanned my PC allmost all the important AV's on the net, and it turned out that Kaspersky recognised most of them, althought at that time i've used Bitdefender which it would be the 2nd on this list, i know that many of you have started with one AV and will die with it saying that is the best. But if u really wanna see what's the best you could try some thing similar to what i've done. Anyway the best AV is Common Sense !

[Malisk]

Wow, that's an amazing number of Symantec fans. :blink:

That just happen to be the single antivirus tool that has caused me internet conectivity errors due to an *antivirus* setting.

[Latin4567]

I have been using sophos antivirus for my whole life and I have NEVER had a virus or a trojan! I dont know anyone else who has never had one :cool:

[+Kyle Subscriber¹]

I use ZoneAlarm Security Suite.

[Ethere]

I see a lot of people voting for NOD32. What is the benefit over using a free AV such as AVG? I use AVG at home and I love it. It updates all the time, and I don't have to pay for it.

[Nocstar]

^ That it's a better Anti-Virus overall than AVG, In short... you get what you pay for.

[one321]

NOD32! It's been good to me.

[crp]

Defenently NOD32 :cool:

[thagame]

i never use one but i heard nod is good

[shadowcaster]

Kaspersky is the best overall for me STILL...but if resources are an important factor, i'd go with NOD32

[ccuk]

Tredn Micro PC Cillin... since 2002 its been fantastic and just works... main thing i like about it, are the CONSTANT updates meaning there is never really a lapse where you aren't up to date so to speak.

2006 is the best version so far, very stable, smooth running and easy to use.

[KeeperOfThePizza]

NOD32. Great detection, minimal resources. (Y)

[the_mole001]

windows one care.

i'll change my mind when they want me to start paying.

[thecableguy]

...Im my computer's antivirus. ;)

[chimera_lr]

im using antivir its very very good, pics up viruses from webpages that others dont detect (e.g. java ones which download in the background)

[Fr[3]ak]

Excelent thread. Didn't need to create another poll :)

Goint to download NOD32 right away :D

[dropscience]

NOD32

[nvroadkill]

NOD32 2.51.8 still won't detect a trojan virus which hit me last week.

KAV all the way!

[Raa]

Me Personally : My eyes and no a/v.

Others: Nav 2003 W/Everlasting Defs, or Nod32

[Bamsebjørn]

I have been using sophos antivirus for my whole life and I have NEVER had a virus or a trojan! I dont know anyone else who has never had one :cool:

I don't know you either, but I've never had a virus in my life... or at least I've never noticed since I don't use any anti virus software.

[Sethos]

Kaspersky (Y)