Which Anti-virus software do you use ?

rock18 · 15th October 2010, 17:42

I was using AVG antivirus(freeware) for nearly 5 years and found it quite good.
Got infected with a virus few months back and AVG just could not heal the virus but instead moved all the infeceted .exe files to Vault and made all the softwares unusable.
Recently changed to Avast(freeware) and i find it much much better than AVG.
In addition to this i am using Anti-malware bytes(freeware) which is a very efficient tool to clear the spywares,adwares and trojans.

athul_S · 15th October 2010, 19:41

Am using Nod 32 anti virus. Its light on PC requirements and has been very effective as far as am concerned. Havnt had any virus issue since i started using it a couple of years back.

buntydey · 16th October 2010, 15:36

I am currently using Avast Free antivirus, PC Firewall tool plus for the Firewall and Spyware terminator for... well the name reveals itself

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ricky_1605 · 16th October 2010, 16:13

I am using Microsoft Security Essentials since 2 months. No problems till now.

JeepHyde · 16th October 2010, 17:16

I use Comodo Internet Security Suite [freeware]- and I have been using it for past 3 or more years... and I have never really had a mojor virus, trojan, malware or adware problem. I use Spybot [freeware] for my Explorer Browser and Comodo System Cleaner [freeware] for general system diagnosis.

IMHO there is no single AV software which will guarantee 100% protection. However if you carefully choose and use different cleaning and protection software the safety of your PC and Servers will be vastly enhanced.

I am great supporter of 'Open Source' and 'Freeware'.

jeepster · 20th October 2010, 23:25

i am using nod 32 with comodo firewall.
never had any problem from 3 years of use.

(imp: if you want to use comodo with nod after installation of comodo please add nod in trusted app's list. otherwise be ready to re-installation of OS)
(it took me three xp installations to realize this problem

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mykal shoemaker · 19th December 2010, 22:56

Do anyone using Mc Affee firewall (HIPS) facing this peculiar issue?

I've problems in submitting posts to T-BHP and few other vbulletin based sites. IF my firewall is running, it will give an error message.
"The following error occured". But nothing will be there as error details.There will be one "Okay" link.

So,unless I temporarily disable firewall,I can't make a post.

It won't affect on any other browsing related activities.

9thsphinx · 21st December 2010, 15:48

I have been using Eset Nod32 since the Windows XP launch. Never have I come across any virus/trojans after. And it's the 'lightest' AV for any OS.

Raccoon · 21st December 2010, 15:57

^^^Nopes dude. Its not the lightest. Not even close.

The prize for that goes to Dr. Web and F-prot.

Darryl.Burke · 21st December 2010, 23:33

Avira Personal Edition - Free Antivirus, for hte last 3 years or so. Before that I had AVG free edition, which I was otherwise satisfied with but one releas (I think it was ver. 6) was extra-heavy on resources and slowed my PC to a crawl. That issue has long been fixed (I believe) but I'm happy sticking with Avira, never had any problems with it.

db

polopm · 22nd December 2010, 11:34

I use Norton Internet security 2010 ( 3 license). It does make the system slower (so does McAfee, I use a Dell Inspiron 6400 with Vista). AVG is not great and does not filter many virus'. I also have a Spyware Doctor installed in my laptop (which is mostly deactivated). Activate it once a month and do a full scan and then deactivate since I dont want 2 s/w running at the same time. That helps !

kartikk · 22nd December 2010, 15:14

Hands down on Nod32 one of THE best, extremely light, super "virii detection" and a lot more customizeable that the bigger names out there.

akshay4587 · 16th January 2011, 10:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricky_1605

I am using Microsoft Security Essentials since 2 months. No problems till now.

Hows it?
I Just Installed it on my Computer.
How would you rate it against,the usual Norton\Mcafee.
Is anyone else here using MS security essentials?
Please put in your views.

carboy · 16th January 2011, 11:17

Been using Microsoft Security Essentials for 2-3 months now. It's as good as any AV (McAfee, CA, Symantec) I have used in the last 10 years and it's absolutely free. And it doesn't seem to hog the machine resources as much as McAfee does.

tsk1979 · 17th January 2011, 11:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by akshay4587

Hows it?
I Just Installed it on my Computer.
How would you rate it against,the usual Norton\Mcafee.
Is anyone else here using MS security essentials?
Please put in your views.

I have been using it since it came. I also run avast in parallel, as its the lightest AV out there. I normally run 2AV at the same time. Running AVG + MS or other free AV + MS turned out to be resource heavy on my old laptop.
So I started using AVAST + MS as AVAST is very light weight.
Now I have a much more powerful machine, but I am now used to this combo.
Once a month I do a full system scan with Malwarebytes anti malware. Its a manual scan, and Malwarebytes does not run in background.

15th October 2010, 17:42	#601
rock18 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 310 Thanked: 55 Times View My Garage	I was using AVG antivirus(freeware) for nearly 5 years and found it quite good. Got infected with a virus few months back and AVG just could not heal the virus but instead moved all the infeceted .exe files to Vault and made all the softwares unusable. Recently changed to Avast(freeware) and i find it much much better than AVG. In addition to this i am using Anti-malware bytes(freeware) which is a very efficient tool to clear the spywares,adwares and trojans. Last edited by rock18 : 15th October 2010 at 17:44.
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15th October 2010, 19:41	#602
athul_S BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore/Calic Posts: 26 Thanked: 5 Times	Am using Nod 32 anti virus. Its light on PC requirements and has been very effective as far as am concerned. Havnt had any virus issue since i started using it a couple of years back.
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16th October 2010, 15:36	#603
buntydey BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 155 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	I am currently using Avast Free antivirus, PC Firewall tool plus for the Firewall and Spyware terminator for... well the name reveals itself .
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16th October 2010, 16:13	#604
ricky_1605 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 335 Thanked: 49 Times	I am using Microsoft Security Essentials since 2 months. No problems till now.
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16th October 2010, 17:16	#605
JeepHyde BHPian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 41 Thanked: Once	I use Comodo Internet Security Suite [freeware]- and I have been using it for past 3 or more years... and I have never really had a mojor virus, trojan, malware or adware problem. I use Spybot [freeware] for my Explorer Browser and Comodo System Cleaner [freeware] for general system diagnosis. IMHO there is no single AV software which will guarantee 100% protection. However if you carefully choose and use different cleaning and protection software the safety of your PC and Servers will be vastly enhanced. I am great supporter of 'Open Source' and 'Freeware'.
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20th October 2010, 23:25	#606
jeepster Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: MH24 aka LATUR Posts: 1,720 Thanked: 2,079 Times View My Garage	i am using nod 32 with comodo firewall. never had any problem from 3 years of use. (imp: if you want to use comodo with nod after installation of comodo please add nod in trusted app's list. otherwise be ready to re-installation of OS) (it took me three xp installations to realize this problem)
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19th December 2010, 22:56	#607
mykal shoemaker BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 256 Thanked: 60 Times	Re: Which Anti-virus software do you use ? Do anyone using Mc Affee firewall (HIPS) facing this peculiar issue? I've problems in submitting posts to T-BHP and few other vbulletin based sites. IF my firewall is running, it will give an error message. "The following error occured". But nothing will be there as error details.There will be one "Okay" link. So,unless I temporarily disable firewall,I can't make a post. It won't affect on any other browsing related activities.
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21st December 2010, 15:48	#608
9thsphinx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 1,121 Thanked: 548 Times View My Garage	Re: Which Anti-virus software do you use ? I have been using Eset Nod32 since the Windows XP launch. Never have I come across any virus/trojans after. And it's the 'lightest' AV for any OS.
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21st December 2010, 15:57	#609
Raccoon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Poona Posts: 1,851 Thanked: 116 Times	Re: Which Anti-virus software do you use ? ^^^Nopes dude. Its not the lightest. Not even close. The prize for that goes to Dr. Web and F-prot.
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21st December 2010, 23:33	#610
Darryl.Burke BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Madgaon, Goa Posts: 81 Thanked: 21 Times	Re: Which Anti-virus software do you use ? Avira Personal Edition - Free Antivirus, for hte last 3 years or so. Before that I had AVG free edition, which I was otherwise satisfied with but one releas (I think it was ver. 6) was extra-heavy on resources and slowed my PC to a crawl. That issue has long been fixed (I believe) but I'm happy sticking with Avira, never had any problems with it. db
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22nd December 2010, 11:34	#611
polopm BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 457 Thanked: 142 Times	Re: Which Anti-virus software do you use ? I use Norton Internet security 2010 ( 3 license). It does make the system slower (so does McAfee, I use a Dell Inspiron 6400 with Vista). AVG is not great and does not filter many virus'. I also have a Spyware Doctor installed in my laptop (which is mostly deactivated). Activate it once a month and do a full scan and then deactivate since I dont want 2 s/w running at the same time. That helps !
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22nd December 2010, 15:14	#612
kartikk BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 151 Thanked: 47 Times View My Garage	Re: Which Anti-virus software do you use ? Hands down on Nod32 one of THE best, extremely light, super "virii detection" and a lot more customizeable that the bigger names out there.
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16th January 2011, 11:17	#614
carboy BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kolhapur Posts: 1,724 Thanked: 1,911 Times	Re: Which Anti-virus software do you use ? Been using Microsoft Security Essentials for 2-3 months now. It's as good as any AV (McAfee, CA, Symantec) I have used in the last 10 years and it's absolutely free. And it doesn't seem to hog the machine resources as much as McAfee does.
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