astral Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 For several years I have been running Avira antivirus, but it looks a though this may the source of the problems I have been experiencing recently So I have removed Avira. The question is what to replace it with? I am looking for a reliable, prefereably free programme. MS Security Essentials has been suggested. Any other recommendations? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokcitylimits Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Best of the best is the free version of Avast. Avira muy complicado, glad I got rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puuchai299 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Sunbelt Vipre http://www.vipreantivirus.com/ Paid for product,wont slow your pc down neither,i have it on 7 pc's and no virus/spyware problems in over 2 years of using it,have 1 month free full trial if i remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1950 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Check out http://www.av-comparatives.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_muppet Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 MS Security Essentials is the best !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKAsok Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Comodo Antivirus and Firewall (now called CIS) has served me extremely well for the past couple of years. I also scan weekly with Spybot S&D. Last time I had an undetected virus that was serious enough to prevent Windows from even booting was on my old laptop with Norton installed. Getting rid of that garbage also improved the boot time by about 40%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Panda cloud and Commodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo13 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I get all my free software off CNET....they also give editors and users ratings which helps me choose the software I need.....definitely worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamypoko Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 A virus can sneak thru with any type of protection installed....the real question is what have you done about multiple redundancy backups? Don't bank on any one/many 1st line programs. Good luck to you Friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I've had maybe 3 or 4 of them over the past 14 years. I tried microsoft security essensials,I never have any problems.It works really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonsalviz Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Sunbelt Vipre http://www.vipreantivirus.com/ Paid for product,wont slow your pc down neither,i have it on 7 pc's and no virus/spyware problems in over 2 years of using it,have 1 month free full trial if i remember. I use this also. Works very well. Has a 1 month free trial but is only $30 a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selftaopath Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I have successfully been using AVG (www.grisoft.com) for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I use NOD32 exclusively on Windows, Avast on Linux. NOD32 and Norton have excellent heuristics, which can spot unknown viruses. Some definition based AVs can have issues in virus "microclimates" like Thailand where a lot of local scripts and trojans propagate. Good heuristics helps defend against that. I disinfect far too many AVG and Panda "protected" computers at work to ever trust them. AVAST on the other hand has improved remarkably in the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I also use Avast and have it installed on most of the office 100 computers. I also have ClamAV & spam assassin on the linux firewall/e-mail server which intercepts all e-mail coming in and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaitanic Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I've also been using AVG Free for many years. Generally happy but some malware did sneak through recently, which I zapped by running Adaware, Spybot S&D and about 3 online virus scanners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Avast gets my vote for free av, but I stick with NOD32 (not free) as it has been wonderful for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 I have been running ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall for several year and the sub has just renewed So I looked that their Security Suite which includes Antivirus It looked as though they would charge me again for the upgrade. I challenged them on the chat line and they offered to reverse my renewal payment for Pro. This meant I could go for the Security Suite for just $5 extra ($34.95) Then came their Black Friday offer with the Extreme Security for $25 That is $5 less than I wa paying for the firewall on its own. What a bargain. I jumped at it. http://www.zonealarm.com/security/cart.htm Watch the script, or yuo may end up buying 2 or 3 copies instead of the one you need The offer finishes Monday 29th November Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 They get their virus definitions from Kaspersky I believe, so it's got that working in it's favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaoPo Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Check out http://www.av-comparatives.org/ Thanks! Maybe a few of the specialist here on TV should have a look at this test, below, and let us know what they think? http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_od_aug2010.pdf in PDF LaoPo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallmeScooter Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I used to use Avast and NOD32 - Avast let me download a trojan which wrecked some havoc, then detected the trojan when I ran a full scan. I'd like Avast to explain how that is possible. NOD32 is good but isn't all that user-friendly with Settings. My recommendation is iObit Security 360 (CNET download link). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunple Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I had a virus and SpyBot couldn't find it and Comodo couldn't see it either, SAS (SuperAnitSpyware) saw it and removed it, I also run ZoneAlarm. take your pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I've used Avast for six years or so. I like it. It is free. It updates itself several times a day. It has caught several viruses. I am happy with it. I use Antimalwarebytes also. Same comments as to Avast, except you have to update it manually..easy to do. I also recommend Glary Utilities for lots of reasons. You are welcome. Cheers from Sattahip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancelot Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I use the AVG free version with good success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Avast or MSE Both are good alternatives to Avira. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 AVG Update Cripples Windows 7 by Robert Boland For those of you who are using Windows 7, you may want to watch out if your using AVG antivirus to protect your system. On Wedensday night, AVG released an update for it’s antivirus program which completely crippled Windows 7 64 bit systems and rendered them useless. The problem leaves the machine in a continuous reboot loop. At the time of writing this, thankfully AVG have pulled the update and say it’s now safe once again to update your systems. They’ve apologised for making a mess of things and are now providing instructions on how to get your system back up and running once again. The culprit was a simple virus definition update version 271.1.1/3292 (432/3292). The error message that appeared was STOP: c0000135 The program can’t start because %hs is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem. Luckily AVG have now got a couple of different fixes out, one simple quick and easy option is to boot into safe mode, and then do a system restore to before the AVG update. But in some cases users haven’t been able to boot into safe mode and AVG have a couple of different options for that too, there’s a bit of work in it though. If you’re one of those people who have applied to update, but are yet to reboot your system and be affected by this issue, there is still a chance to save your machine. You need to find the preparations folder located at C:\Program files (x86)\AVG\AVG10 (64-bit systems) and delete it. You should then be able to reboot as normal. If you still haven’t managed to get yourself sorted, AVG say they will be releasing a tool to sort it all out over the next couple of days, but if you’re still really stuck, try the AVG forums. It’s ironic how the software that we trust to protect our systems from nasty viruses that cause these problems in the first place can actually turn against us sometimes! Source: Windows 7 News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I'll add this link to the AVG forum in case anybody needs it: How To Disable AVG When The Operating System Cannot Be Started Properly My GF has a Windows 7 64-bit OS and was running AVG until I uninstalled it just a week ago. Phew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I use Kapersky which is very good and not expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 No need to look any further than Microsoft Security Essentials these days. It's free and despite what you might expect, its good. Avira is also good, if you can stand the constant nagging and popups to buy it. AVG is the worst in my opinion and I encourage people to get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC1 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 MSE plus Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I used to use Avast and NOD32 - Avast let me download a trojan which wrecked some havoc, then detected the trojan when I ran a full scan. I'd like Avast to explain how that is possible. NOD32 is good but isn't all that user-friendly with Settings. My recommendation is iObit Security 360 (CNET download link). I have Malwarebytes and Avast at the mo. Does your recommendation cover everything that my 2 do. Not up on this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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