What anti-virus programs do you recommend?

garyoak99

I currently use Norton Internet Security.

My anti-virus software only has 59 days of subscription left so I was wondering which anti-virus programs you recommend or use? Confused

Pennywise · AB Rep: +57 Aura: 12095 Credits

I haven't used an AV of any kind in several years. Just no use for them. AVG free is good if you can still find a free download for it. AVAST was good too, but I don't now if it's still free or not.
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-White-Wolf- · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:54 am Post subject:

I use AVG Free on both computer's.

I used to use Norton Anti Virus but found it very expensive every year to renew.

I have used AVG Free with no worries for over two year's Smile

the link for you garyoak99 ...

http://free.avg.com/au-en/homepage

garyoak99 · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 3:53 am Post subject:

Starman · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:25 am Post subject:

I use McAfee Virus Protection. Been using it on this computer for a year now, and have had no issues with a virus. Once there is a virus on you're computer, it automatically removes it Smile

Only downside is that it's not free, and is a bit expensive. But it's definitally worth it imo.

LalinGouki

I recommend AVG too, but i don´t use it so much, becuase any antivirus installed don´t work at 100% and i prefeer scan manually my pc each 3 or 4 month with some portable antivirus, so you don´t install, don´t use space in hard drive, don´t spend time while is scanning, and and your pc isn´t more slow.

this depends that you want, for me I prefer to use an portable antivirus, as Dr. WEB, which has taken out me major trouble when any antivirus don´t detect difficult virus, and this antivirus helps me a lot

Dr. WEB is portable and you can download the last version when do you want.
LINK: http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/?lng=en
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Lonny · **$ 445** AB Rep: +95 Aura: 232109 Credits

panda cloud, is what I use on windows. linux i dont need it.

http://www.cloudantivirus.com/en/

two years and no problems. with the others they bog the system down when its running so i dumped them and never went back.
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Bomber · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:02 pm Post subject:

Like Starman I use McAfee Exclamation

I have a so called 3-users account. So it protects my pc, the pc from my wife and the pc from her son.
Also I use McAfee Site Advisor Plus. Its gives an online advise when you visit a site with a green or a red colour.
When it gives a red colour it means that something could be dangerous to visit such a site and you can click on a site-report that shows why it could be dangerous to visit this site Exclamation

I agree with Starman that its a little bit expensive ( I pay each year € 90 )
but in the last 3 months Mcafee removed 17 possible virusses or spyware and kept it in quarantine, so I think its worth it

the way to get a discoount is to buy it for 2 or 3 years at once Laughing

Starman · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:00 pm Post subject:

mel2win · Ireland **$ 409** AB Rep: +17 Aura: 39509 Credits

I change my program every month wen free trial runs out but the best I have used is Avast

mladen · **$ 229** AB Rep: +17 Aura: 46024 Credits

Avira Antivir Personal - it is free and it seems unobtrusive.

carnage666 · **$ 557** AB Rep: +7 Aura: 442950 Credits

I use AVG free. Has worked great for me for years. A lot of people use Avast also. You can get it for free too.

Bomber · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:56 pm Post subject:

My brother uses AVG Free version in combination with AVAST it seem to look that it properly works together without problems...

Does anyone else here have good experiences with this combination of using those two together Question

garyoak99 · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:04 pm Post subject:

I recently ran a virus scan with my version of Norton Internet Security and it took over TEN hours! I wasn't even using my computer for all that time! Shocked

I was shocked because it took my previous anti-virus software only 2-3 hours to complete a full scan on the same hard drive!

How long would it take other anti-virus software to complete a full scan of a 500 GB hard drive? Confused

-White-Wolf- · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:30 pm Post subject:

I had Norton several year's back, A full scan would take approx one hour.
On the two computer's I have now I have AVG Free and Full scan take's 30 minute's, But in saying that, One is brand new, The other is about a year old but I keep as much off them as possible.

Where as a few year's back the computer I had was old, Full with music, movie's, picture's, game's ect and I would do a full scan once a week it would approx 5-6 hour's.

So I advise having little as possible file's on your computer and a big difference can be speed and condition of the computer.
If you have or have to have alot on your computer getting an external harddrive or saving file's to disk or usb drive's can keep them off your computer but are easily enough put back on.

10 hour's seem's incredible long, Like you said it took your old program much less, I found Norton to be very good and fast.
I think if i could have any anti-virus it would be Norton, I had it for 2 year's but found it too expensive to renew every year.

I've had AVG Free for awhile now and have had no issue's.
I aim to do a full scan once a week, And do a quick scan every few day's.

Was it your FIRST Norton scan, Sometime's the first scan can take alot longer.