AVG Advice

[planecrazy.eu]

Hey All

My AVG subscription has just ended, and i am looking around for whats the best at present...

But what is considered the best?

Seems like they are loads and loads to choose from, and loads with good reviews...

I have been using Avast for a year with no problems, its over sensative at times, but cant complain about that...

So, i have been looking at

- Avast
- Kapersky
- NOD32
- Bitdefender

I have heard plenty of people moan about AVG recently, and known plenty of people having got a virus having AVG (grisoft) on there system, so little unsure about it.

Recommendations are most appreciated and welcome.

Cheers

[Tarq57]

What do you want in the way of security? A suite? Standalone applications? Firewall? Behavior blocker?
Using XP?
Were you using a paid AVG AV, or suite? And how secure do you need it to be? (ie: do you use it for banking etc)
I've got a reasonably secure setup using just freeware applications. Scan with one or two highly rated demand scanners now and then, as a check. They never find a thing.
The combo is Avast Home, Threatfire, and an older version of Comodo Firewall, combined with the MVPS hosts file, Firefox with noscript and adblock+, and the Secunia PSI for keeping everything updated.
Demand scanners include Superantispyware, MBAM, and Asquared.
I use it for everything, CC and banking included.

[John Marsh]

Kaspersky AV guards the laptop here; no problems. I read that they often find threats first & alert other firms.

Avast Home is on the desktop; also no problems.

Comodo firewall on both. It takes some training, but I'd rather do that than rely on the XP firewall.

A PC Answers review of Bit Defender mentioned that it's not easy to fully remove from a system.

[parabellum]

If you go here, http://www.avira.de/de/pages/index.php and select the English language option, then go to Downloads, Avira is a freebee and quite highly rated.

[planecrazy.eu]

Well i think its Kaspersky or Avast...

Kaspersky is available as a suite, so I think it will get my vote... Seems to fair better than most other AVG's with the exception of NOD32?

Never heard about NOD32 before I found a review, so not sure how it will fair over time...

Thanks for the replys, think i am settled on Kaspersky Suite

[Tarq57]

I imagine you'll likely be very satisfied with the Kaspersky software. Listed here (http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php) is how well the firewall component fared in a popular firewalls test, and available here (http://www.av-comparatives.org/) (click on "comparatives" then any "online results") is an independant AV test site, showing that your choice has always consistently performed well.
Some users have reported slowdowns, I believe it's a minority, but just a heads-up, there.