Re: Whitch Anti-Virus should i use ?
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 19:03:36 -0600
Ultimate System wrote:
My security center shows me that i dont have an installed anti-virus...
it shows shows windows defender as an anti-spyware..
My info:
Windows Vista Ultimate - Desktop PC
Intel Core2Duo
1GB Memory
256 Graphics Card
100GB C Drive (Windows Drive)
What anti-virus you recommend me to use ?
(not AVG or Norton coz i hate them !!!!)
You'll get nearly as many differing opinions as you will responses.
I'll start by saying that I don't think any security "suite" is a good choice. It'd be better to use smaller, less-resource-draining stand-alone products.
I had used, and recommended, Norton Antivirus and then Norton Internet Security, for many years, on Win98, WinNT, Win2K, and WinXP, all without any significant problems. I had used McAfee prior to that. But it's been several years since I've been tempted to try McAfee products. Their quality seemed to take a steep nose-dive after they were acquired by Network Associates.
However, when my subscription to Symantec's updates for Norton Internet Security came up for renewal (at a cost substantially higher than the preceding year's subscription), I decided to try less expensive solutions. I downloaded and installed the free version of GriSoft's AVG (http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php ). It proved to be easily installed, easy to use, and quite effective. Additionally, I was pleasantly surprised to see a small but very noticeable improvement in my PC's performance, once I'd replaced the Symantec product. Another free (for personal use) anti-virus product is AVAST! 4 Home Edition (http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html), which is what I'd been using without problems on Vista Business, until recently. I'm currently testing ESET's NOD32, which isn't free, but has a small footprint that doesn't bog the system down.
For a recent comparison of anti-virus products:
Retrospective / ProActive Test
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
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