Recommend anti-virus software help

[immortality]

what are people preffered/recommended antivirus programs.

i currently run Mcafee which is shit. when the virus scan starts it takes all the PC resources and it runs slow as. previously run Norton but costs a fortune and not that happy with it either.

what programs do you guys use/recommend.

thanks

[ClairBear]

Avg ftw

[-scyth-]

avast. so far so good. nil issues.

[Hunter SS]

AVG is probably the best on the market at the moment.... very good program.

[vicarious]

kaspersky 2010 internet security

[NickVR]

what are people preffered/recommended antivirus programs.

i currently run Mcafee which is shit. when the virus scan starts it takes all the PC resources and it runs slow as. previously run Norton but costs a fortune and not that happy with it either.

what programs do you guys use/recommend.

thanks

Here in SA I saw Norton for $38 for one license or $94 for three advertised in the Harvey Norman catalogue. Not as expensive as I thought it was. I just bought a new laptop and it has Norton on it and it doesn't seem too bad. Before this I used AVG Free Version.

[hsvpunk]

avast. so far so good. nil issues.

as above, ive had avast on my laptop and on the desktop pc for about 3 years, and have had nothing go wrong.

[TVR-190]

all PC's in my place run avast

[BOGANV8]

Yeah same here AVAST FTW.. Had Mcfee crap before and computer crashed. Mate fixed it and when he plugged my hardrive into his computer to scan with avast it went ape shit something like 55 trojans and spyware running round..

So now run advast and has picked up a few things.

[hotuna]

I run a business and run Trend Micro,and is brilliant it warns about suspect sites before you view them, i have used Norton and AVG and this is far better.

[TrikkBen]

Avast is the best, easily... AVG Turned to shit when it changed hands, All it does is **** up... Go with Avast

[vy_storm]

i currently run Mcafee which is shit. when the virus scan starts it takes all the PC resources

That's strange, I run Mcafee on 3 machines and don't have any resource issues. Could depend on your hardware though. The only reason I run it is because it came with my dell lappy and to extend to another 2 licenses was only a small amount.

The only real issue I have is despite it doing updates to the package it never seems to get the latest core package when I check the version numbers. It had a problem with win7 on one machine, but not on the lappy, go figure. A reinstall fixed it though.

[sweefu]

+1 for AVG
never had a virus with it..
and if macafee was making everything run slow you should remove it from start up..

just go to run and type 'msconfig'
you can remove it from there

[vicarious]

+1 for AVG
never had a virus with it..
and if macafee was making everything run slow you should remove it from start up..

just go to run and type 'msconfig'
you can remove it from there

yeah but having said that i originally used avg(got rid of it as avg was a problem) & installed kaspersky and it picked up a virus

[edals]

Whats a Virus ? lol Anyway found AVG good. Norton seems to take up to many resources along with windows lol

[Low_VX_Taxi]

Another Avast user, been using it for ages with no dramas.

Even works happily with windows 7.

[thedeadwalk]

i've been a ca user for the last couple of years had no problems. the best i've used so far

[ari666]

+1 for avast. free, doesnt drain too much system memory, updates automatically at least once per day.

[FusionX]

Norton seems to take up to many resources along with windows lol

Having Norton is almost as bad as having a virus.

I run Eset Nod32. Considering the amount of crap (jokes/porn) that we send around at work, it's kept all the computers virus free.

[Dum*P*ster]

IMO - avg fee.. I cant fault it as yet!

[DanVN]

Ill be different i use Microsoft security essentials, was part of the beta, never found a virus it cant catch even on my GF's pc.

She likes to click the CLICK ME TO WIN popups :P

[DeiCide]

I run AVG free, Spybot, & a-squared.
Each one picks up on things the others don't.
Peerblock gets run as well when anyone else uses my pc

[holdensupporter2005]

AVG FTW+++
AVG Free doesn't scan for rootkit viruses.
AVG Professional does include scanning of rootkit viruses.

Also another free program to use is Malwarebytes (www.malwarebytes.org).
Run a full scan with that and you will be suprised at what it finds.

[n0tepad]

microsoft security essentials

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

its free and it isnt a pig that gets in your face all the time. id reckon m$ might know a thing or two about making av software for their os.

[Jesterarts]

I'm running Avira Preimum Suite at the moment. I like it. Very light and effective.

Used to run AVG but I found it slowed down my PC.

Also another program I have used was bitDefender, but that did let a few nasties slip through.