What's the best antivirus software?

Question

What's the best antivirus software?

Answer 1

QUICK HEAL TOTAL SECURITY.....

many times it save me & my pc from hard core trojans....

now it supports almost all the s60 & windows mobiles also...

the little we have to pay.... the more it secured pc...

One month evaluation period is also there....

its tool section is amazing...

Answer 2

AVG - that is free and w. good ;)

Answer 3

Kaspersky Anti-Virus

Answer 4

kaspersky

Answer 5

There is no "best" Anti Virus as it all depends on your needs. However the info below should help you choose - sorry it is a bit long:

Pay for anti-virus software from the biggies Symantec/Norton or Mcafee and it'll cost roughly £50 per year. Yet you can also take advantage of a variety of decent free programmes...

    * Grisoft's AVG 8.0.

      AVG has a long history, and has been through loads of modifications to provide a better service on its way to the current version, AVG 8.0. The company makes its money by selling virus protection to small businesses, and offers free home-user versions as a means of promoting its professional service. It's protection is reasonably thorough, though it doesn't offer any real tech support. It's quite unintrusive, doesn't use too many resources, and it will regularly auto-update.

    * Alwil Softaware's Avast! 4.

      Alwil software's Avast! 4 is free for non-commercial users and offers regular updates, as well as proper technical support via e-mail or phone. Protection-wise it's very similar to AVG, covering all the same bases and not hogging system resources, but it has a funkier interface (for those who like a pinch of fashion with their computer security). The only downside is that you have to re-register it after each year of use.

    * AntiVir.

      AntiVir by Alvira actually offers better standard virus detection than both of the above, but lacks in other areas. It won't scan your emails before you open them, uses more resources (less of a problem if you've a more powerful PC), and maintains a perhaps-too-visible presence on your desktop. You'll also have to occasionally re-register it to keep it going.

Whichever of these you choose, there's one important warning...

Hackers develop new bugs constantly. All these free anti-virus services offer regular updates, if you don't download them, you're not protected.

Yet it's not just about how up to date your software is. If you're not using it, what's the point. Try to fit in a full 'on-demand' scan (that is, one where the virus scanner flicks through all the files on your hard drive) once a week. This should make sure nothing slips through the net.

Free online virus scanners for further protection

Whilst they shouldn't replace proper software, online scanners provide a secondary scan and can sometimes be more up to date. So if you're worried your software isn't working well enough, or want a second opinion, these are worth a regular play with.

    * Trendmicro's Housecall 6.6.

      Updated daily, Housecall 6.6 will rummage through your whole machine, identifying infections as it goes. As a bonus, it'll also look for other vulnerabilities in your machine, and in many cases fix those it finds. Feedback's generally excellent for the service, though be aware it might pique the interest of your firewall since it runs using ActiveX or Java (you choose which).

    * Panda Security's Activescan 2.0.

      In a bid to sell you its paid-for security programmes, Panda Security also offers a free online scan, which will be better for some as it can be customised to only scan certain sections of your hard drive.

A note for those with new PCs

Often companies throw in free anti-virus programs hoping you'll subscribe to them out of convenience once the free trial ends. By all means take advantage of the free offer, but then ditch and switch to a free version when it expires. Make sure you uninstall the trial too; it may interfere with the new virus scanner, and even if not it'll certainly slow down your PC.

Note for Norton users only: It can be a bit of a pain to get rid of all Norton AntiVirus's components from your machine. If you're having trouble doing so, try Symantec's own Norton Removal Tool, which is designed to solve this very problem.

AJ

Answer 6

Mc affee

Answer 7

using which antivirus software your pc speed not goes down,

which detect all virus, which remove all virus, which easy to use and update daily database, and many more adavantage are there in avg antivirus software.

    * Virus and spyware protection

    * Safe web surfing, downloading and instant messaging

    * Hacker attacks prevention

    * Phishing and E-Mail scam blocking

    * Stops threats before they become a problem

Answer 8

No antivirus is the best. but if you are using XP, then Kaspersky is the best. AVG is free and it also works great! But it cant give you protection as Kaspersky. Don't use McAfee or Norton. They will slow down your PC. (I'm using Kaspersky Internet Security 2009_Trial & it really works GREAT...).

Answer 9

I've always used McAfee, which is available in most software outlets. It is not particularly expensive, but if you're looking for freeware, 'AVG' and 'Malwarebytes' are both installed on my computer along with McAfee.

Answer 10

Avira.

Avira AntiVir Personal is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users, for personal use only

http://www.free-av.com/

Answer 11

Spyware Terminator. Trust me, it's free and does everything. Scans your internet browser and has a constant check up. All free. It's AMAZING!

I've tried practically every other and so far, this one is the best.

Answer 12

AVG and its free

www.free.avg.com

Answer 13

norton anti virus

Answer 14

the best is having no computer at all

Answer 15

"Best" is subjective.

Good ones are Nod32, Kaspersky, F-Secure(kinda bloated). Free stuff usually do the same, like AVG, Avast, or Avira Anitivir.

Answer 16

Norton or AVG. I have tried those. They are good.