BEst Free Antivirus

**LobBob** · 06-19-2008, 12:52 AM

McAfee is actually the Best solution you can get. Norton is a little over-sensitive when it comes to scanning. Norton being over-sensitive has it's positives, as well as negatives, positives, being good at sniffing out Viruses which are hiding inside your computer, negatives being it telling you about files, which seem corrupted, but are actually System Files.

Deletion of certain System Files would result in your Computer shutting down.

I don't know about your countries, but for me, in my Country, there's a newspaper specially made to talk about Digital and IT stuff, given out every Tuesday, and there's a column, which replies to people's help calls, into their Hotline, during the past week. I noticed in every situation dealing with Viruses in the user's Computer, they would refer to McAfee's Virus Definitions and things like that. Meaning, McAfee's reliable.

I myself used McAfee before, it gave me no problems whatsoever, and cleared viruses for me.

Used Norton as well, worked well, untill it expired, wouldn't get off my back, telling me to renew my subscription.

devchoudhary · 06-19-2008, 12:59 AM

i have tried so many Antivirus softare like....
AVG
AVAST
Norton
and currently i m using
ESET NOD 32 its very good.

Jak · 06-19-2008, 02:19 AM

Just go with AVG, as Mcfee and Norton you will eventually have to pay for like LobBob said.

rocky_pratik · 06-19-2008, 05:20 AM

According to me best 3 antivirus are

1-Kaspersky
2-AVG
3-Trend Micro Pc cillin

lalit7552 · 06-19-2008, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anand1

Here are some of the list of Free Anti virus softwares which i used.
Avast
AVG
Karpersky

List out some of them which you have used.
thanks

You all using all this at once I mean same time ? Currently I am not using any one as they slow the speed of computer and mine computer is really old one.

mymory81 · 06-20-2008, 12:05 AM

before this i use avg for antivirus to protect my computer from virus, this avg is very light to use it for pc that have low memory hehe, but now im no longer use it anymore because its too late to out the new pattern of virus, and now i have using avast antivirus, its more light than the avg and its fast in updating and create new pattern of virus and can fully protect my pc from any virus hehe

Dae_CSH · 06-27-2008, 11:33 AM

I use McAfee and Kaspersky. I registered KasperSky so I'm having full protection currently.

**Storm** · 06-27-2008, 08:29 PM

I say NOD32, it's what I'm using at the moment.

sanju123 · 07-01-2008, 11:27 AM

I have given all a try over these years but I have finally settled with...kaspersky... I am fully comfortable with it.

pcam0302 · 07-01-2008, 04:08 PM

The best free a/v is Antivir and the best paid is Kaspersky. This was the finding of a PC mag i subscribe to that did a testing of 13 a/v progs.

Of the common ones kaspersky finished 1st with 98% detection rate
Antivir was 2nd with 96% detection rate
Mcafee was 7th with 82%
Norton 8th with 78%
Avast was 10th
and good old AVG was 12th

So antivir for me , used it for 2 yrs and never had any prob ..

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pcam0302 Junior Member Last Online: 07-02-2008 03:31 AM Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Points: 20.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 20.00 Donate	free v paid for The best free a/v is Antivir and the best paid is Kaspersky. This was the finding of a PC mag i subscribe to that did a testing of 13 a/v progs. Of the common ones kaspersky finished 1st with 98% detection rate Antivir was 2nd with 96% detection rate Mcafee was 7th with 82% Norton 8th with 78% Avast was 10th and good old AVG was 12th So antivir for me , used it for 2 yrs and never had any prob ..

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06-19-2008, 12:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
LobBob Administrator Last Online: 10-03-2008 11:08 PM Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Currently@FzP, Going behind you Posts: 412 Points: 50,818.17 Bank: 88,112.02 Total Points: 138,930.19 Donate	McAfee is actually the Best solution you can get. Norton is a little over-sensitive when it comes to scanning. Norton being over-sensitive has it's positives, as well as negatives, positives, being good at sniffing out Viruses which are hiding inside your computer, negatives being it telling you about files, which seem corrupted, but are actually System Files. Deletion of certain System Files would result in your Computer shutting down. I don't know about your countries, but for me, in my Country, there's a newspaper specially made to talk about Digital and IT stuff, given out every Tuesday, and there's a column, which replies to people's help calls, into their Hotline, during the past week. I noticed in every situation dealing with Viruses in the user's Computer, they would refer to McAfee's Virus Definitions and things like that. Meaning, McAfee's reliable. I myself used McAfee before, it gave me no problems whatsoever, and cleared viruses for me. Used Norton as well, worked well, untill it expired, wouldn't get off my back, telling me to renew my subscription.

06-19-2008, 12:59 AM	#12 (permalink)
devchoudhary Junior Member+ Last Online: 06-19-2008 01:07 AM Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 24 Posts: 32 Points: 19.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 19.00 Donate	i have tried so many Antivirus softare like.... AVG AVAST Norton and currently i m using ESET NOD 32 its very good.

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Jak ForumzPlanet Registered Last Online: 08-30-2008 12:42 AM Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hueco Mundo Posts: 441 Points: 257.01 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 257.01 Donate	Just go with AVG, as Mcfee and Norton you will eventually have to pay for like LobBob said.

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rocky_pratik Junior Member+ Last Online: 07-20-2008 01:14 AM Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 23 Posts: 61 Points: 31.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 31.00 Donate	According to me best 3 antivirus are 1-Kaspersky 2-AVG 3-Trend Micro Pc cillin

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mymory81 Member Last Online: 06-25-2008 05:03 AM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 121 Points: 65.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 65.00 Donate	before this i use avg for antivirus to protect my computer from virus, this avg is very light to use it for pc that have low memory hehe, but now im no longer use it anymore because its too late to out the new pattern of virus, and now i have using avast antivirus, its more light than the avg and its fast in updating and create new pattern of virus and can fully protect my pc from any virus hehe

06-27-2008, 11:33 AM	#17 (permalink)
Dae_CSH ForumzPlanet Registered Last Online: 09-18-2008 08:54 AM Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: TechSupport@FZP Age: 13 Posts: 284 Points: 58.00 Bank: 734.23 Total Points: 792.23 Donate View My Homepage	I use McAfee and Kaspersky. I registered KasperSky so I'm having full protection currently.

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sanju123 Junior Member+ Last Online: 07-01-2008 11:31 AM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 61 Points: 129.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 129.00 Donate	I have given all a try over these years but I have finally settled with...kaspersky... I am fully comfortable with it.

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