Antivirus Software (LYN official software poll results & comments)

• Online Scanners
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus / 8.0 TR
  • Kaspersky AVP Tool - updated at least 5 times a day
• AVG Anti-Virus / Free Edition - Get 90 days free license Click here
• Panda Antivirus
• BitDefender Antivirus / Free Edition - 180 days extended trial Click here
• ESET NOD32 Antivirus
• ZoneAlarm Antivirus
• Norton Antivirus
• avast! Pro / Home Edition
• Sohpos Anti-Virus
• Avira AntiVir Premium / Personal - 6 months free trial Click here
• Dr.Web Anti-Virus / CureIt! - standalone
• PC Tools AntiVirus / Free Edition
• G DATA AntiVirus - Kaspersky + avast! engines
• Clam AntiVirus
• McAfee VirusScan Plus - Special edition from AOL
• F-Secure Anti-Virus
• Rising Antivirus
• Moon Secure Antivirus
• Trend Micro AntiVirus

Portable Antivirus

• McAfee VirusScan USB - for U3 Smart Drive
• Portable Antivirus
• Portable ClamWin
• avast! U3 - for U3 Smart Drive
• Mx One Antivirus

Bold: freeware

Note: Running multiply security softwares in real-time protection does NOT make your system more secure, it actually makes your system less secure. One software can conflict with the other and open the door to malwares while causing system errors, excessive CPU, RAM and resources. The damaging effect might even be worse than a malware infection itself. Sometimes the damage might not be noticed for awhile then the next thing you get to see when you turn on your system, is the nice little "Blue Screen of Death" which requires a re-install of Windows all settings and files lost forever. Installing more than one Anti-Virus should only be done by experienced computer users. It can be complicated and if done the wrong way can corrupt your system. You have to know how to disable Windows services, set them to manual or automatic depending on what one is used for real-time. Change or disable their drivers from the system startup, set them to boot, automatic or manual depending on which is used for real-time. Change your system startup files to only load your real-time Anti-Virus. If this sounds to complicated for you then just do NOT install more than one Anti-Virus!! If you want to use another Anti-Virus for on-demand scans the safe way, then just use Online Scanners. Most are better and faster scans without having to install anything but active X controls in IE.

If you have anything else that you would like to add to this list, please reply to this thread.

This post has been edited by synz: May 26 2008, 07:36 PM

hmmm...should we like make a new year 2006 poll to update the ranking of the antivirus? i dunno whether if Kaspersky still LYN choice at current time.

thats rite , you dont know

http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

bitdefender got GOLD. mm.. need to try

bitdefender is the best so far....

but bitdefender is too slow.er.is it just me that think the bitdefender interface is damn ugly?

indeed, the interface seems cheap to me too

Kaspersky all the way

i see kaspersky anti virus is the trial version rite? how to get full version? need to pay it ? hehe.

wut do u all think bout AVG coz im using it after norton now. ppl said its easy and always updated but im still dunno how effective it is.


thanks

There is no free version of Kaspersky antivirus, and yes you need to pay in order to get full version.

AVG is okay though for free antivirus I prefer Antivir

btw guys please keep this thread clean, for "Best antivirus" discussion please utilize this thread
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=287080

This post has been edited by samurai1337: Jun 8 2006, 08:46 PM

where can i purchase kaspersky in malaysia?

You could PM NightShyamalan or buy it online.

I have beein using Norton Antivirus since 2002 and recently I thought I give a try at Nod32...

And I find Nod32 is faster, more relaible than NAV...it dosent use a lot of memory. And it detects viruses/malwares that NAV dosent detects!

I'm currently using AVG. Me too have no idea how great it is.. but sometimes it blocks those trojan thingy.. well, at least I know it's working. lol. Personally, I dont really like Norton. my pc is old and slow.. and everytime I launch NAV, or maybe during startup.. I'll have to wait longer (if compared to now)..

http://www.av-comparatives.org/

Much better metric than public opinion.

avg is the worse anti-virus program i ever use...... the virus that harmfull it din't detect as virus.. but when a file the program create it at all drive it detect as virus and corupt my hold system make me format my system... i try scan with other antivirus for the file that detect is virus by avg with bitdefender, panda, and pc-cillin . this antivirus software detect the file is not a virus.

for me..... panda antivirus is the best but need to buy it.....

here come a new free av using kaspersky engine.

try add in list bro

http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp

how good is the free kaspersky engine?

What would be the difference between NOD32's trial and full version?

Or is there no difference at all?!

There is no diiference between the trial and the commercial version. The only extra in the trial is the purchase button. functionality are same and not crippled in anyway if you dicount the fact that the updates are only for 30 days.