Best Anti-Virus

Pls. help me decide which anti-virus should I purchased?

Moved to Viruses and Spyware from Off-Topic -Zylstra

Purchase?

Check out:
http://free.grisoft.com

before you spend any money.

AVG is free.

avg caused me more problems then it ever solved , nod32 evaluation version is free and better.. if you want to spend money bit defender is worth it

avg caused me more problems then it ever solved ,

Interesting.
I suspect that you are in the minority though.

nod32 evaluation version is ...better..

You forgot to say why.

I'd choose AVG too, it's definitely the lightest on resources that I've tested.
It was also good at detecting and removing viruses.
I found NOD32 to be capable, but a bit pricey and heavier on resources.

nod32 is better in my opinion because it found viruses when avg dident also when i removed nod32 it dident leave behind files and mess with command prompt but avg did..

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Avast, in my opinion, is the best
www.avast.com


There is a free home edition, but you must be a home user to use it (eg: its a computer you dont use at the workplace)

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nod32 is better in my opinion because it found viruses when avg dident also when i removed nod32 it dident leave behind files and mess with command prompt but avg did..

I've been using and installing and un-installing AVG on client's machines for well over 5 years now and have never seen any of these symptoms.
Since this adds up to hundreds of machines i would say your experience was a bit out of the ordinary.

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nod32 is better in my opinion because it found viruses when avg dident also when i removed nod32 it dident leave behind files and mess with command prompt but avg did..

I sincerely doubt this was a result of AVG.  If so, it'd have to be a fluke.  Like patio, I have installed/uninstalled AVG on many computers and have never run into such a thing.

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nod32 is better in my opinion because it found viruses when avg dident also when i removed nod32 it dident leave behind files and mess with command prompt but avg did..

I sincerely doubt this was a result of AVG.  If so, it'd have to be a fluke.  Like patio, I have installed/uninstalled AVG on many computers and have never run into such a thing.

I personally like Avast since it has the Boot-Time scan, where it can vigorously scan your system without interruptions. Avast, even when not in Boot scan, can remove viruses that conclude themselves as "in use" and even remove viruses from the System Restore.
I also like the interface, and how it doesn't open a new window to show me its updating itself.

I have used AVG, but, mainly out of aesthetics, I enjoy using Avast more. Avast has daily updates, which, not every virus scanner has. (This tells me that someone is always working on the product at hand, including weekends)

Avast is resource friendly, and will not slow your computer down as much as McAfee or Symantic/Norton. (Havent tried TrendMicro yet)

NOD32, according to my friend, is faster and better since it uses its own assembly language. Due to this, its supposed to monitor at a faster rate.

Scanner vs. Scanner? What you should rate them on is how well they detect viruses when all files are scanned. www.eicar.org provides a great test file.

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AVG had 3 updates yesterday alone...
But i agree Avast is a fine AV program as well.

P.S. Do me a favor Zylstra...put eicar in a nest of folders 7 layers deep and run Avast and see if it picks it up.
It didn't for me last time i tested but perhaps they have updated this...

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P.S. Do me a favor Zylstra...put eicar in a nest of folders 7 layers deep and run Avast and see if it picks it up.
It didn't for me last time i tested but perhaps they have updated this...

Sneaky one you are 

Did AVG sniff it out?

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Yep.   

I found that to keep a copy of eicar.com,  one way was to zip it up, and password it.
AVG doesn't find it.

Just curious -  would that passwording defeat most AV software, you think?

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I found that to keep a copy of eicar.com,  one way was to zip it up, and password it.
AVG doesn't find it.

Just curious -  would that passwording defeat most AV software, you think?

Using WinZip9 i was unable to zip the file or password protect it...
Instructions so i can test further ? ?