anti virus what is better?
 

Kaspersky 8.0 v AVG free edition,any thoughts ?

I'm running AVG 8.0 free with no particular personal gripes.

Be advised that Kaspersky doesn't like Zonealarm (if you are running it) so I found I had to uninstall ZA for Kaspersky to install.

I used to think AVG was pretty good until I loaded Avast.

It found about seven viruses (virii ?) that AVG let through.

Now use Avast professional and find it pretty comforting. :ok:

Being a mac fanatic I have to say it: Buy a mac and you dont have to worry about viruses anymore... why, there are none that does any serious harm...

Just 2 points.

I installed Kaspersy after several years of using AVG, it didn't find anything but it slowed the PC down considerably and it locked up occasionally so I went back to AVG.

A friend had been using Norton (automatically updated) for years then tried Kaspersky, his PC was riddled with viruses, worms, trojans, malware etc.

Founder,

you missed the magic word 'yet' from your post

try:- Malware authors target Mac emerging markets ? The Register

for a warning, daughter uses macs and she's now paranoid:sad:

VnV

Try AVAST....I've never....(Touch Wood)...Had a virus pass through to my computer. It has however stopped many.....:ok:

Comodo - install & forget.

I got fed up with AVG 8 & went with Avira, after the last thread about this gave a few recommendations. I find it perfectly ok, but very slow on start up for botha vista & an xp machine. I would be interested in the observations of others.

Another long-time user of Avast.

This is the Comodo who think so highly of their antivirus 2.0 product (which never got out of beta), that they recommend installing someone else's product until 3.0 is released? And on 22nd September, a company rep said of CAVS 3.0 beta "CAVS3 is just a baby right now so of course AVIRA and avast! would have better detection."

Well, I quite like the firewall but I'm not going to be using their antivirus anytime soon.

They all have their faults
 

I've used 'em all, currently using Fortinet (firewall and AV) and like it more than any of the others, but it is not free.

ALL anti-virus software FAILS to catch common viruses SOME of the time (check the penetration tests). So changing from one AV to another it would not be surprising to find something here or there that another has missed.

As for the pl0nker who thinks he is safe on a Mac, grow-up and read-up some more. Perhaps the history of the internet worm might be a good idea for starters. Then perhaps read about the competition to hack into a mac...which lasted...hmmm - no longer than any other system.

Another Avast vote - I loaded it onto a laptop that had a "fresh install" of XP SP3 and it found two Trojans, one of which had replicated itself a dozen times into other files.

Another ex AVG user who's moved over to Avast!. And you might be interested in this blog.

I down loaded AVG and let it loose on all five logical drives. Nothing, nada, nowt. If I'd paid, I'd want me money back....there'd have to be something wouldn't there?

Then I played with the tabs at the top. The two hour scan seemingly had found something. But when was it going to tell me? How hard have I got to work to screw information out of modern software. Don't answer that. F:mad:ing hard is the answer.

{new thread started - SD}

The driver is part of the XP installation. Add Printer, go through the screens until it asks you what printer you have, pick "HP" from the left column, then "4 Plus" from the right column.

Right.Will give AVAST a go
many thanks :ok:

I use Avira on a few machines and have always found it very good. Don't have any problems with start up speed.

Only problem i ever had was a false positive, which was easily spotted, reported and fixed the next day.

tinpis
Things I find great about Avast:
-It's helped keep my computer clean for about two years.
-It's effective.
-The forum membership is responsive and very helpful.
-"boot-time scan".

The not so brilliant (but definitely willing to live with it)
-No scheduled scanning in the Home version
-The interface navigation takes a bit of learning. Worth it, though.

I think you'll be quite happy with it. Not to mention malware-free.
Demand scanner is also recommended. All the AV's can occasionally miss one "on the day".
Highly recommend MBAM and/or Superantispyware. Both (free or paid) antispyware applications, with a very good rep.

I use Zone Alarm. It seems to update almost every time I log on. It is better than the others; don't know?

It naturally does on access scanning and I schedule a full scan weekly. It also runs anti-spyware but when I run another ASW it still finds things. I guess it depends on what is defined as spyware.