Best free antivirus?

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I say AVAST but I heard that AVG got better....

AVG has NOT gotten better, i just uninstalled AVG off of a computer a couple days ago and installed MSE on it and it instantly detected 4 viruses on that computer during the post installation quick scan

Avast 6 seems very good. Avast 6 is very advanced compared to Avast 4 or 5. Avast 6 is very lightweight compared to 4 or 5.

i have to agree, they've done a great job with Avast! 6 :)

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I'm loyal to Nod32 and think it is better all around, but read this thread for more insight.

MSE if you run Windows, ClamAV for Linux or OS X.

The issue I have with ESET/NOD has more to do with false-positives than anything else. (While ESET/NOD are more friendly to early in-testing versions of Windows, they also tend to get triggered into spewing false-positives due to code bugs - therefore, I have to back-scan suspect code outside the testing OS, and take those alerts with a mine the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats.)

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goretsky Supervisor

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Hello,

Did you every try contacting their virus lab to get them resolved? When I come across something like that, I typically notify them and get it dealt with in a day (or sometimes less).

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

MSE if you run Windows, ClamAV for Linux or OS X.

The issue I have with ESET/NOD has more to do with false-positives than anything else. (While ESET/NOD are more friendly to early in-testing versions of Windows, they also tend to get triggered into spewing false-positives due to code bugs - therefore, I have to back-scan suspect code outside the testing OS, and take those alerts with a mine the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats.)

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i have to agree, they've done a great job with Avast! 6 :)

They most certainly have. And Avast 6 is getting an update very soon, which makes it even more great. 6.0.1044 is the latest pre-release version.

Here's the list of the most important changes:

New in v6.0.1021:

- solved an incompatibility with ZoneAlarm (WinXP)

- improved installation of the WebRep plugins (especially Firefox)

- solved a crash condition in the avast sandbox

- setup programs now smaller by ~20%

- Community features and the Welcome screen can now be turned on/off directly from program settings

- solved an incompatibility with Outpost firewall

- solved a bug related to the AutoSandbox offer (WinXP)

- gadget can now be removed by simply closing it

- new setup icons

New in v6.0.1027:

- attempt to fix new compatibility problems with GameGuard and sXe _rootkits_

- SafeZone improvements

- localization updates (including WebRep)

- improved sandbox logging)

- SafeZone is now a standalone setup package (can be installed/uninstalled separately)

New in v6.0.1035:

- solved Firefox WebRep plugin on non-English Windows

- solved a few incompatibility problems in BehavShield (e.g. TeraCopy)

- improvements in password processing

- improvements in the program uninstaller

- sandbox improvements

- fixed various UI issues introduced in the previous pre-release build

And new in v6.0.1044:

- solved a memory leak in the avast gadget

- solved a few things in WebRep

- autosandbox-related fixes

- WinXP: File System Shield not doing repetitive scans anymore

- improvements in SafeZone isolation

- improvements in the avast! sandbox (better TDL shielding etc)

- localization updates

I like it that password protection is one of the best features in Avast. Some viruses and trojan were able to shut down AV, but shouldn't be a problem anymore with password protection.

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