Definitive Best 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.

[HoochieMamma]

AVG sucks at detection, I would say Avast aswell.

[widkidone]

Check out HERE

[Smigit]

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=456880

personally avast. That link, while not all freeware can be used to compare them still. take a look see.

[randomnut]

Cheers guys, Avast it is then :)

[paikia]

agree.. Avast is the best..

[FalledAngel]

Antivir.

[PT 13]

I say Avast (Y)

[Sniper101]

Avast :) I use Avast Professional Edition 4.7, Totally legit if anyone wounders.

[asdfoi83wyrl]

Antivir.

(Y)

[r3volution]

Avast :) I use Avast Professional Edition 4.7, Totally legit if anyone wounders.

:D cheers

[uniacidz]

Antivir

Avanast is heavy, Antivir has minimal impact on system performance and has a better record in detection then AVG and Avast

[-Thomas-]

Antivir

Avanast is heavy, Antivir has minimal impact on system performance and has a better record in detection then AVG and Avast

I could have sworn I saw a post on the official forums of AntiVir that said it had a significant memory usage increase in the latest update.

[Tech_Dude_5000]

I have AVG and get no problems,

[uniacidz]

I could have sworn I saw a post on the official forums of AntiVir that said it had a significant memory usage increase in the latest update.

Well if thats the case, it used to be good.

Impact on system, as in real-time scanner.

Memory usage is bit different.

EG, Kaspersky uses very lil memory, in newest version, however, if the real-time scanner is enabled, applications take a fraction longer to load. Mulitask and then applications will take even longer to load as each process has to bottle neck through however fast the AV Real Time scanner is.

Norton, Kaspersky worst offenders

So when i look for a AV scanner, it has to be good memory usage wise and also impact on system (real time scanning). Nod32 is a great medium and i found Trend Micro Pc Cillin and Antivir also had good performance.

[carlskov]

Go for AVG.... Best. AV program. Ever.

Since I started using this program as AV, I never had any problems, and the impact on my system vis-a-vis le performance du systeme and program start time is as good as non-existing.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

I have not used many antivirus apps, so can only talk about the 1 free one I have and still do use: AVG Free

Small footprint, non-interfering and works.

[CyberKewl]

Avast is still the best to me.

[n30w1n]

Another vote for Avast, there is no competition here.

[travl0r]

I prefered using Antivir on avast for 3 years then switshed to avast more than one year ago and i must say that it's perfect.

both are great but I HATE THE NAG SCREEN that Antivir loads on every startup

so avast! takes my vote

[randomnut]

Is it just me or is there no way in Avast to make it check for updates?

[+Warwagon MVC]

Is it just me or is there no way in Avast to make it check for updates?

right click on the (A) and then choose update

[Trong]

Bitdefender.

[HipHopaholic]

Is it just me or is there no way in Avast to make it check for updates?

Right click on the A, the avast icon in your system taskbar. Go to program settings>Updates.

[primexx]

Which one has better detection rate: Avast or Antivir?

And does Antivir have automatic updates? The free one.

[Nylonee]

I'm surprised nobody has said this yet, but NOD32 was proven by thousands of experts around the worldto be extremely good... low memory usage, active watch and auto updates... You can download the trial version for 30 days and after that, it continues to do it's work except it isn't allowed to update.

By that time, you could have either bought it, or downloaded a new and more efficent virus software.