Monalisa Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Which antivirus software provide maximum security to one's computer and is best to use ? Kindly answer me as I am sick of these virus attacks to my PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I don't think there's a best per say or one that is going to stop everything from getting in. BUT some FREE recommended A/V programs would be AVG 8, Avira Antivirus, and Antivir. The best way to stay safe against viruses is safe surfing habits. Know what websites to go to and which to avoid, always scan files first after downloading them before opening, and make sure you have a firewall on (Windows Firewall is sufficient if you have a router) There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoffeep Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 This question has so many answers its not funny. I, personally, use F-Secure with ClamWin as a backdrop, while I also have MBAM, SUPERanti-Spyware, Spybot, and Spyware Blaster. [edit] : Ninja'd! Fantasy is the celebration of what we no longer are: individuals certain of our meaningfulness in a meaningful world. The wish-fulfillment that distinguishes fantasy from other genres is not to be the all-conquering hero, but to live in a meaningful world. The fact that such worlds are enchanted worlds, worlds steeped in magic, simply demonstrates the severity of our contemporary crisis.Scott R. Bakker, Why Fantasy and Why Now? RPG Codex - Putting the 'Role' back in RPG. The Age of Decadence - A game everyone should look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithuk Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Welcome to Piriform Monalisa. Which antivirus software provide maximum security to one's computer and is best to use ? Kindly answer me as I am sick of these virus attacks to my PC There is a pinned topic on this subject you may have seen it, have a read. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=17628 Which system you have installed at the moment? If you are saying you are sick of these virus attacks then it isn't working very good, I would think. I've used McAfee for 12 years without any problems then it wouldn't do updates 18 months ago so I changed to AVG 7.5 Free Edition. That found a virus that McAfee never found. AVG updates are becoming a pain this year it just stops reponding with errors. I installed a later version of 7.5 and that updated for a week now that stops reponding. There are a few free ones and plenty if you want to pay to use them, the choice is yours. Keith Windows XP 2002 SP3 IE 7.0 Martin2k Rorshach112 is the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted January 28, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2009 I personally like Avast Antivirus Home Edition out of all the free av's currently available simply for the fact it doesn't have any update issues like some of the others, and it has various shields to protect the system. The only thing though is disabling the installation of skins gives it an easy-to-use traditional interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I personally like Avast Antivirus Home Edition out of all the free av's currently available simply for the fact it doesn't have any update issues like some of the others, and it has various shields to protect the system. The only thing though is disabling the installation of skins gives it an easy-to-use traditional interface. I forgot about Avast! Also noted, I've never used any other A/V outside of AVG. I was thinking about trying some of the others but I know for a fact they are among the most recommended on forums! There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I use avast! Free and Avira Antivirus on my old PIII because I could not get avast! to run on it. Malwarebytes MBAM is not an anti virus application but is a very good application to have. I would not have Norton nor McAfee even if they gave me a system to run either of them on. AVG has become a bit bloated and the forum for it is terrible and one of the reasons I switched to avast! Chose one and keep it updated at least daily. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 28, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2009 I would also suggest Avast simply because I've used it almost exclusively for the past couple of years, and as Andavari points out, it's updating is usually daily and completely trouble free. You also need to have a Firewall running. Make sure you at least have the inbuilt Firewall active. If you have XP, you won't do much better than Windows Firewall for an inbound only protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 As a non antivirus user I would recommend Avira or Avast with Malwarebyte's Antimaslware and SuperAntispyware as on demand. Below is a sample of a rogue antivirus, Winiguard, which was zero day yesterday, meaning no av/as detected it at the time and re-uploaded to Virus Total a day later to see who was detecting it. Yesterday: File setup.exe received on 01.27.2009 23:19:42 (CET)Current status: finished Result: 0/39 (0.00%) Virus Total Today: File setup.exe received on 01.28.2009 23:53:59 (CET)Current status: finished Result: 2/38 (5.26%) Virus Total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted January 29, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 29, 2009 You also need to have a Firewall running. Make sure you at least have the inbuilt Firewall active. If you have XP, you won't do much better than Windows Firewall for an inbound only protection. I'd like to add to that for anyone that uses the ISP Qwest and is using a Qwest Actiontec DSL modem. My model has a built-in hardware firewall which has to be manually enabled. When coupled with Windows Firewall together they offer solid firewall protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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