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Definitive Best Antivirus 2009

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Definitive Best Antivirus  

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  1. 1. Your Choice?

    • Antivir
      174
    • Avast!
      129
    • AVG
      139
    • BitDefender
      26
    • Clamwin
      4
    • F-Secure
      6
    • Kaspersky
      215
    • McAfee
      13
    • NOD32
      471
    • Norton
      118
    • Panda
      2
    • Sophos
      4
    • Symantec (Corporate)
      41
    • Trend
      9
    • VBA32
      0
    • Windows OneCare
      25
    • Zone
      3
    • Other (please specify below)
      83

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Grand Master

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An updated "Best Antivirus" for 2009. 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.

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shockz

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first off let me feign shock that youre a NOD fanboy *gasp*

second i thought i wouldnt bore you with sterile error messages, theyve been documented by other poor souls in nod forums whove tried and failed to get it running on even clean xp systems.

thirdly, and lets get real here, if the nod people ever wanted to find out where all the users of pirated copies of their software congregate, they need not look any further than any of the countless polls that ive already mentioned are the home of nod fanboys. And to get really REAL here, the reason theyre fanboys is because an alarming percentage (id guess better than 60% and im being conservative folks) of those fanboys are fanboys because theyve found they can run their nod without paying, and somethign you get for free (or circumvent paying for) always feels great and consequently makes you positive about it. Its the most pirated av software around. At least i paid for mine, tested it, saw it failed miserably and got a refund.

lets see you try and dismiss that last point.....im waiting.....

and for the record the Apple analogy is valid as both are cockeyed flat earth believers for no valid reason other than to try and appear superior. ive at least recommend at least 4 different products ive used...ever see an apple user, or an nod user (usually a software thief) do the same...anywhere? thought not

Look at even this poll, they just post:

NOD32

or perhaps at a stretch if theyre felling wordy:

NOD32

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hardly intelligent comment, but thats all you ever see.....

like i said, ive got better things to do than participate any further in a meaningless poll, and enlightening you with some truth is boring as youre obviously a bury the head in the sand, block your eyes and chant "i cant hear you" type of guy.......

it stops being fun for me when theres no challenge and the other party usually proves my own point for me

im out...

Wow, just wow. I can't understand how someone could get so worked up over this. :blink:

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stylemessiah

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Wow, just wow. I can't understand how someone could get so worked up over this. :blink:

I thought for once it might be worth imparting a bit of truth, whats better, a bit of honesty and entertainment or sterile poll action that looks like:

NOD32

+1

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Like i said, most of them are pirated copies and at least im saying it.

I wasnt that worke dup, if i was worked up the word filter would melt :) :)

Sure you mods could just go for sterile predictable poll results and avoid anything objective...

The point of the exercise was to for once and for all highlight why NOD32 keeps turning up

with favourable comments...because the posters are software thieves....

:)

I was just about to say the same thing. I think he/she needs to get out more.

I get out plenty thanks, in fact some people wish i would stay in more :)

Apparently you'd much prefer a "yes man" policy on posts around here.....

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Denholm

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with favourable comments...because the posters are software thieves....

Apparently you can back up your comments with some sort of proof?

Apparently you'd much prefer a "yes man" policy on posts around here.....

So it means nothing to you that (at the moment) Nod32 is the preferred antivirus product, by those who have taken this poll?

And somehow, those who like to use Nod32 are 'yes men'? :blink:

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stylemessiah

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Apparently you can back up your comments with some sort of proof?

I think the defeaning silence since i originally made the startling claim is proof enough, youre the first person to question it......theyve all gone into hiding :)

So it means nothing to you that (at the moment) Nod32 is the preferred antivirus product, by those who have taken this poll?

And somehow, those who like to use Nod32 are 'yes men'? :blink:

no yes man was in reference to the general forum mentality in this topic, people just seem to avoid any real discourse because its easier to roll out another meaningless poll to pass the time

had nothing to do with any person with any preference for any av product being a follower, its about nod32 zealots who just happen to also be software pirates and anyone having a difference or giving a theory as to why it always polls high being treated like hes "worked up"

perhaps some perspective is in order.......

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Denholm

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I think the defeaning silence since i originally made the startling claim is proof enough, youre the first person to question it......theyve all gone into hiding

Or these fanboys you talk about aren't fanboys but happy customers and they find your unsupported rants tiresome?

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Skulltrail

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I've used most of the AVs on this list and have to say, Kaspersky and NOD32 are best IMO. I've never had AV problems with either AV, efficiency is exceedingly good and the overall look and feel is sweet. I'm currently using NOD32. (trial)

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PermaSt0ne

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A poll like this is useful for canvassing a small number of AV users preferences, but it's extremely limited in determining which is the definitive best AV 2009, as most users are not in a position to compare and test all the contenders.

yes, everything is subjective. even the "professional" AV tests, but that doesn't make them useless

as for me, i've been using Avira free for the past year or so. although i'm very interested in how Sunbelt's VIPRE turns out :yes:

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leo_the_lion

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According to some articles I've read, NOD 32 is not as effective as it used to be. I used Norton Internet Security 2009 when it was beta and was amazed at the performance, speed and effectiveness. Symantec have really got their AV products back into shape after a three year absence. Don't believe me? Read the reviews. Give the free trial a go and like many others over the past few months, you'll dump your NOD and Kaspersky offerings for a far superior product

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Thirtythree

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Still using Avast since I switched to it from AVG. AVG failed me, let a nasty virus in that infected every running process - including the AVG process itself. Nothing like an AV program reporting that itself is infected and cannot clean itself. Switched to Avast and it has never once let me down...

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