Which Anti-virus do you use ?

[sambitha]

I have been using different antivirus softwares.

The free ones ofcourse like Avg Free etc but i am satisfied with non of them.i do use McAffee and Quick Heal and few antispyware thats nice though.

Do you guys have any suggestions in this matter

[harry 48]

i use avast free , i took out avg after 2 /3 years and took out mcafee before that

[dr_iton]

I use BitDefender internet security 2009. It is not moneyfree but I'm not complaining on anything.
It is the best antivirus software that I ever had.
BitDefender Site
Cheers.

[hot dog]

As far as detecting certain virus definitions, most of them are the same.  I think the user interface is where people go separate ways.

I use AVG FREE, Spybot S&D(with the tea timer DISABLED!)...............However, if I suspect a virus on my system my strategy changes.  I'll update definitions and scan with AVG, Spybot, Malwarebytes, and Kaspersky Online scanner.  Once that is done, I'll post a Browser HiJacking log for some nerd to interpret for me     I'm sure I can learn to interpret them myself, but I don't want to delve too deep into security right now....I'm busy learning the varous functions of Windows, still.

[Mulreay]

I find Norton to do exactly what it say's on the tin but it's not wallet friendly. But you do get what you pay for because it's constantly updated. Also have malwarebytes running side by side and I never have any issues.

[JJ 3000]

I have been using different antivirus softwares.

The free ones ofcourse like Avg Free etc but i am satisfied with non of them.i do use McAffee and Quick Heal and few antispyware thats nice though.

Do you guys have any suggestions in this matter

Don't use more than one av program at a time. Two antivirus programs can be just as bad, if not worse, than none at all.

[Calum]

I've yet to find one that satisfies my requirements, I'm still testing.

[Szpixman]

After AVG 8 got bloated and useless I tried Avast for a while, but it kept giving me lots of false positives.
I'm using Avira now and it seems pretty good and easy to set up.  Also seems to scan much quicker than the others.

[Cityscape]

Avira AntiVir. It is by far the best free antivirus, it has the best detection rates too.

Used AVG 7.5 until 8.0 then I switch to AntiVir at the recommendation of a computer tech friend and have never been sorry for switching.

According to Maximum PC's (great pg magazine) artical AntiVir get a killer 8 out of ten rating while Avast & AVG free only get 5's.

Go with Avira AntiVir

[Wefro_froyas]

I've yet to find one that satisfies my requirements, I'm still testing.

heh, same here.

I have McAfee installed but its turned off.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Mcafee is close to useless in my opinion.

It uses up your system's  resources only to provide you with weak security and a low detection rate.

Not to mention how fiddly it is.

[mroilfield]

For those of you that are yet to find a suitable AV what exactly are you looking for in an AV?

Y'all do realize that there isn't a single AV that will detect every single threat and allow you do what ever the heck you want with out worry.

The best thing to do is pick an AV keep it updated and use safe practices when on the net.

[Calum]

For those of you that are yet to find a suitable AV what exactly are you looking for in an AV?

It needs to have next to no impact on my system; it needs to cause no problems with Windows or other programs; it needs to do what I tell it to (e.g. if I tell it not to automatically update, it should follow that setting); it needs to give good real-time protection; the interface needs to be usable.
I can give reasons why every antivirus I've tried fails at least one of those.

The best thing to do is pick an AV keep it updated and use safe practices when on the net.

For a good while I used no antivirus, just common sense.  I had no problems whatsoever.
I decided to jump back on the antivirus wagon, partly to see what was around and partly "just in case".  Due to the lack of programs that actually work as I want them to, it looks like I'll soon be back to no antivirus.

[JJ 3000]

The best protection is always back up your data! If you follow this cardinal rule of computing, then you have no need to worry about viruses.

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