An updated "Best Antivirus" for 2009. Please use this as a reference when researching antivirus utilities. As time goes on, the poll can be updated to add further options.

Happy Voting.

AVG!!!!

not infected so far....

This post has been edited by syazwanreno: Feb 13 2009, 06:54 PM

Antivir!!!!

not infected so far....

This post has been edited by 9876789: Feb 13 2009, 06:56 PM

Bitdefender!!!!

not infected so far....

I wish I could select more than one option. Anyway, I'm voting for Norton Antivirus. Improved engine with good detection rates and scanning speed too. Too bad GUI can't be customized the way I want it to.

me too...

i think good any good anti virus are not 4 free though

All those said not infected so far, place in another antivirus and you may see a different story, not detected does not mean not infected ..haha

NOD32 as always. Started to dislike Kaspersky after version 6. Plus they made a major blunder some time last year by detecting Window's explorer.exe as a virus. It was fixed within 2 hours after the definition update was released though.


btw is the latest Norton really that good? No longer the bloatware champion?

Norton 2009

Check out the following website to understand better how a good and unbiased review or chart should look like.

The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO)
http://www.amtso.org/

www.AV-Comparatives.org
We believe the documents recently adopted by AMTSO, the "Fundamental Principles of Testing" and "Best Practices for Dynamic Testing," represent a significant step toward providing more meaningful tests and therefore better information for computer users and professionals. As a security software testing organization, we are willing to work within these AMTSO standards and will continue our work with AMTSO to help strength the security industry.
— Andreas Clementi, AV-Comparatives

www.AV-Test.org
As a member of AMTSO, we believe that this new, unified approach will ultimately benefit computer users who use product reviews and other test results to help choose internet security software.
- Andreas Marx, AV-Test.org

www.Virusbtn.com
It’s great that these documents have been finalized and made public – anti-malware testing is a complex and demanding business, and testers will benefit greatly from the support and advice of a community like AMTSO. It’s very encouraging to see such cooperation between industry experts and testing bodies, and hopefully AMTSO will continue to promote trust, respect and sharing of information and resources. This can only lead to better designed and better implemented testing, which should in turn encourage increased quality in products and the protection they provide – a huge benefit to computer users everywhere.
— John Hawes, Technical Consultant, Virus Bulletin

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Added on February 13, 2009, 8:24 pm

Frankly speaking, they improved a lot in term of speed but as for detection rate, still bad.
Till now, they still cannot detect brontok.


This post has been edited by lak: Feb 13 2009, 08:24 PM

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 is an excellent solution that safeguards your PC against all internet threats ranging from adware, spyware, viruses, spam, worms, and other internet risks that intend to access your PC. In the latest version, you have an extra ordinary feature that supports safe Wi-Fi and VPN connections.

Kaspersky Anti Virus is not new software in this security industry but is performing consistently from over the years in all aspects whether it may be automatic updation of virus signatures or at efficiency. Best of all, it helps you to control the browsing habits of children.

The Kaspersky Anti Spyware program prevents confidential information (such as passwords, bank account numbers and credit card details) being stolen from your PC. It detects phishing messages and disables links to phishing sites.

The Kaspersky Anti Hacker personal firewall software in association with Anti Spyware software blocks the sites that are potentially harmful. This feature is a remarkable addition particularly when your are browsing unknown sites with dangerous content.

This award winning internet security software scans all the incoming and outgoing emails giving you a real online protection against all sorts of internet threats. Kaspersky Internet Security Software is an advanced technology suite which is the need of hour in this highly unscrupulous internet world. You don't require any additional software to protect your PC.

Coming to malware, Kaspersky’s anti spyware is up- to-date with latest spyware definitions. Not just spyware, Kaspersky has efficiently fixed all the adware issues on the test run. Staring from having a user friendly interface to the latest proactive updates, Kaspersky is considered to be the best internet security software program over the net.

It shows a big status bar on the top of the screen. Yellow and red color indicators show that there is a problem with security depending upon the severity of the problem. The green status bar shows that the system is fully protected. You don’t need to manually check the threats. Just select settings standard and run mode automatic.

Get Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 (recently released) it has all the four security functions. Go and get it.
That will help you the best.

1. Antivirus
2. Anti-Adware or Anti-Spyware
3. Firewall
4. Internet Traffic Monitor and related Security Suite

Good Luck fren!!!

Wow, this thread has become a promotion center, I thought it's a thread where we vote and share experience about antiviruses, not promotions. I guess I've clicked on the wrong link then.

I'd say paid version of Avira AntiVir. It's just awesome!

I see a promotional copypasta.

u do honestly think so, huh?


For me,
1. AVIRA Premium Security Suite
2. ESET NOD32

Cheers & Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

I'll vote for NOD32, can detect and prevent many virus/trojan/spyware/etc... no infection so far.

i vote for 4
rising-update database not so good,high detection of virus
nod32-memory low,high detection of virus
norton-scan improve,memory low,user interface good
kaspersky-high detection virus,good av

This post has been edited by mkei87: Feb 14 2009, 05:32 PM

Avira is the best so far.

Yes, of course.

I use the Kaspersky for 3 years. It had help me kill all the virus that all i meet.

Then you know which Anti-Virus can scan and remove threats in zip file without open the zip file?
Free anti virus also can scan in zip file ? As i know only can scan file but can't remove.
If you wan to remove threats you need to open the zip file first.