Definitive Best Antivirus 2011

[goretsky Supervisor]

[NB: Quick edit to fix typo in title as pointed out by the eagle-eyed SuperKid! AG]

Hello,

I have not seen a replacement for the Definitive Best Antivirus 2010 message thread, so thought I would create one.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

[Sir Topham Hatt]

Esset/NOD32 for now.

When the subscription ends, then it'll be MS Security Essentials.

[ViperAFK]

I'm starting to get kind of sick of avast lol, in the past I had installed avast on a lot of peoples computers, and for some reason they seem totally incapable of performing the yearly registration by themselves :rolleyes:, although I updated someone to version 5 the other day (by the way why does there seem to be no way to update to a major version from inside avast? program update will only update you to the latest 4.x) and noticed it looks like you can register from within the program now without needing to go online and open an email so maybe that will help.

Anyway my vote went to MSE once again :) Its the most unobtrusive streamlined a/v app IMO.

[iKevin]

NOD32 is pretty good!

[Yorak]

Esset/NOD32 for now.

When the subscription ends, then it'll be MS Security Essentials.

Same here. I love NO32 and have subscribed to it for about three years now. It is nearly perfect. But the gap between it and MSSE has become so thin now that I can officially switch to MSSE when my subscription comes out. Version 2 is very good, I am a huge fan.

[Soulsiphon]

I'm rather fond of Common Sense Antivirus. It's free, takes up no disk space, very light system footprint and best of all, it's 100% accurate. :whistle:

Edit: okay okay, MSE along with Antimalwarebytes Anti-Malware (free).

[Guest mattburles]

still use avast and hate mse due to the fact that it updates through windows update and i will continue to hate it till they change the method (so i probably will never use it)

[Digitalx]

avast been working fine here got bit annoyed with MSE updates.

[Guest mattburles]

avast been working fine here got bit annoyed with MSE updates.

I also liked the GUI better in the 1.0 version.. having a black and white anti-virus :x

[bbfc_uk]

Norton Internet Security 2011 does it for me!

[BeerFan]

avast been working fine here got bit annoyed with MSE updates.

+1

I don't like the way MSE definitions show up in Windows Update. I wish they would just get installed automatically without bothering me about them.

Because of that major annoyance, I'm now trying out Comodo Internet Security - free version. Seems solid so far. (Y)

[Guest mattburles]

what does comodo internet security get for ratings?

[firewire1290]

continued from https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/977178-what-antivirus-you-use-i-searching-for-a-good-one/

i like am currently using avast,superanti spyware pro,spybot, malwarebytes(free) n windows defender(default on win7 ultimate).

i personally think mse is good but slows down pc and is slow in scanning.

avira cathes most false viruses (read some where).

should i remove avast and run my pc without any antivirus .i will just keep all other products on my pc.

[Amitash]

voted for Alwil Avast Free Antivirus. As a justification to my vote, please read my review on [snipped]. (Amateur)

Sam

Edited February 23, 2011 by John S.
you're free to post a review here, but don't use Neowin to drive traffic to your site

[witalit]

Just got rid of MSE and installed Avast.. so far it looks great! I love the modern interface and crazy amount of protection. Feels a whole lot better than MSE already.

[+bomberh Subscriber²]

MSE is still good for me :yes:

[Nevis]

Norton 360 does the work.. very fast

[Lathanielt]

Avra here, Premium Security suite. Incredible product, great detection rates. Just install, simple config of actions on detection, and thats it. I love it, if not this then Kaspersky Internet Security.

[kachimasu]

Microsoft Security Essentials :)

[+Steve B Subscriber²]

Its really hard to say. Up front, I would say MSE is best among "free" av programs. On the paid route, I would say NOD32. I had used Kaspersky for the last few years but, there is a definite impact on system performance..even with newer machines. I'm testing NOD32 right now and I don't see it impacting my system at all and NOD32 has generally been good in terms of detection and removal. I had also tried Norton since they completely revamped their stuff but, I still causes problems.

I think MSE could use some extra options and flexibility for users when configuring the product. NOD32 definitely could use a revamp on their GUI...especially when dealing with advanced mode and the advanced options tree.

[rich123]

As for me Avira AntiVir (http://www.free-av.com) is the best antivirus software, easy to use and reliable.

[Amarok]

As of a couple days ago I'm using Avast. So far I'm liking it more than MSE. One of my housemates is using Panda and swears by it, but it never worked for me. It actually prevented Windows from starting. :/

[dasklney]

Voted for Avast and MSE <3

[djnv2010]

right now i'm using Avira, little system resources and good detection...i liked MSE but the fact that it updates through Windows Update and creates a restore point every time...that bites!! then again, simply right clicking and updating every once in a while does the trick, without creating restore points...i don't like the fact that browsing big folders takes a while, MS should work on that! so for now AVIRA!!!!! :D :D

[markrunbox]

My previous anti-virus software's license is about to expire and i was wondering which is the best out there?

[Raa]

ESET's NOD32.

Hands down winner, independently verified. (Y)