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.

If I still remember, F-Secure also uses Kaspersky Engine.

And,good news for Kaspersky Users,a new heuristics engine for Kaspersky AntiVirus and Kaspersky Internet Secuirty will be launched end of this year.

And also,the new BitDefender 10 will also be launched in September 2006.

Thanks for the reply!

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this. Just wanna ask if anyone knows where to purchase Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition?

AOL is giving out a 'oem'ed version of kaspersky antivirus for free

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

other than the AoL logo and a little different interface, basically its still kaspersky antivirus engine ...

and kaspersky also ranked first when comes to catching antivirus with over 99.62% effiency ...

http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82

damm thanks to aol for giving out this nice for FREE ....

can recomand me a good n stable for P3,256mb sd ram,with winxp pro.
thank

You can try avg antivirus
AVG Free

Hello,
Just want to know if anyone know how to fix it my internet is okay but when i want to run live update for my Symantec AntiVirus 10.1 can't update it say fail why man need to know it.

Kaspersky 6.0 is the best

Any1 try BitDefender 10?

i had the same problem before

download & install the latest LiveUpdate may fix the error

previously using kaspersky, now using NOD32.. so far so good... new kaspersky very leceh.. don u guys think?

new kaspersky very leceh in what sense? afaik the latest v6 is much more user-friendly & less resource hog than its predecessor, can consider AVS if kaspersky is too 'heavy' for you

Not to mention, the old Kaspersky v5 uses ADS if you selected iStreams. Unistalling it causes your com to really die... Mine died... 2 weeks back... BSOD. I heard, they no longer use ADS in v6. So, it shouldn't be so painfull when it comes to uninstalling.

i personally don't trust nod32 as previously it fails to detect a virus in my computer

In terms of anti-virus, there will always be virus that will be detected by "antivirus A" but not "antivirus B", but at the same time, there are also virus that "antivirus B" can detect which "antivirus A" can not.

Hi,
If you can show me an AV program that can detect all the viruses created, you can be quite convince that the AV company has something to do with the creation/manipulation of the virus.
Most if not all AV companies rely on sampling by the public, researchers and ITW journalist. There will be some misses as the data is not shared openly at the moment.
There suppose to be works on sharing samples amongst AV companies but i have not seen it as yet. Even with virus naming, there is still several names for the same virus.
If you will kindly check resources such as virus bulleting and www.av-comparatives.org, you will see no company in the world can claim that they catch all threats.

regards...

i think nod32 is good(a thumb) for blocking virus now bcoz in my college they use it and no complain from any student

16715774 days left

Buy la, friend. Support the company sikit.

Warez spotted ! Commencing report ...

is the best antivirus programme , block all the programme like BT ?

I doubt it, but I guess it will tell you it has loads of exploits (as in dangerous downloads...)

lol...

anyway, anyone here tried BitDefender? ZoneAlarm Antivirus/Internet Security or F-Secure Antivirus?

I've tried BitDefender...it seems.erm...quite well, got some false alarm issues though...

just use kaspersky 6.0..best antivirus eva

yup, wont effect my bt speed at all.

IMO, most of the anti virus programs released lately should be nice, just don't choose the security suite... eating up resources like hungry dinosaurs =.="

Security suite is combination of antivirus and firewall, all together in one package, with one price.

i use separate by combine sygate with kaspersky.

Hi ya... I just join as member today... Need to check how much does it cost for installing a symantec norton anti virus 2006?

cost to install...nothing but your own time. Cost to purchase...varies depending on versions. new version out i think?

BTW, with no intention to disrespect Norton fans, Why don't you look up other AV software with has better scanning & detection capabilities and minimum resource usage. my experience with Norton tells me that unless i have a high spec machine, the slow down is highly noticeable. Great console graphics though.....

I've got news that it is now Norton 2007. Please do check it up for me. Pricing? Depends on where you buy it. If it is a legal copy, should be approx RM300-500 for OEM version. If it is the "..." copy, well, I won't say any further. Cheers!

Standardly all AV software prices are typically about USD40.00. The premiums are about USD60. For USD80, that is simply expensive...

Standardly? What standard? ISO? Specific please. Some AVs are overpriced, some under-priced. There are no fix standards. The only people who fix the pricing are the vendors, obviously. Cheers!

The prices depends...and what's the software special features...etc..etc...

Of course not ISO standard or whatever official standard. But based on my personal market surveys on AV programs for sale.
Though i must agree its the vendors that set the pricing but they do benchmark their price against the most and least expensive competitor and compare features and market positioning before coming up with the final price.

OK. I must agree with you on this. But bear in mind, less functions, less price. But then again, there are extreme pricing too.(That's why I disagree with the approximate pricing posted by bean_man. No offense.) Cheers!

u can just buy 1 & install urself from lyp pc vendor mar.

AVG da best!!

How u define it good on? virus detection? scan speed?

AVG uses low resources, good for low-medium end computer range...
but, what I don't like is poor detection rate

in my experience..avg is the bad ntivirus coz it cant detect the virus... avast is just ok... but it also cant detect the certain virus.. so go for kaspersky.. it's better.. but if compared to the avast.. when we download sumting..avst can detect when in the middle of download process.. but kaspersky just can detect after the download is completed... so choose which is better for ur pc....

coz avast got builtin web transfer scan plugin, but kaspersky had did it good job after scan for file finished dl.

Agree.

But despite the fact that AVG sometimes detects stuffs which others don't, and others detect stuffs AVG don't, AVG is fairly ok.

Yet, I still think that AVG can barely survive from virus attacks, or let me put it this way, it's not capable as other leading/free AVs in providing security protection.

Just IMHO though.

I must agree. AVG is slowly becoming like Norton. Popular but less reliable... I never depended on AVG. AntiVir is perfect! (Just a punk only!) Cheers!

I've seen a lot case where [mostly my friend's comp], they're using AVG, and virus can easily infect them, and AVG unable to clean or delete the virus

Yeah, but those ignorant ppl have a perception that AVG is able to remove brontok but doesn't know the fact that the registry is not fixed

Ah. Now that is some news I never knew... AVG is really a half-past-six AV. Removes things halfway... wow... LOL.

Cheers!

remove things halfway?

Removing the physical file but not the registry. If it is not half-past-six, then...? LOL.

lol...i thought you said what

Lolz... half past six... xDDD Good one!
To those who use AVG is like users using a leaked... You'll get what I mean

shockw@ve,

i think you might want to add this link in your list, it's free anti virus for home users.


A FREE AVG == http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/

This post has been edited by hkpoh: Dec 1 2006, 11:24 PM

we heard of AVG, AVS, Antivir and such...is there any unknown antivirus companies joining in?

Is there any korean/japan or whatever anti-virus that we haven't come across yet...?

have any of you use this AV?

http://antivirus.comodo.com/

still in beta

Thanks for the heads up, will do some research when I'm home.

comodo got antivirus software too "/..hm...might go check on it a while..thanks

Korean? Hauri Antivirus....horrible detections.... but korean....

can give the link? thx

http://www.hauri.net/

might test it on the dummy system later

Seems interesting... Will test when i get home.



Claimed to be world-class. Lol.

Did anyone has the activation code for kaspersky??
Im using trial version...n I feel it is nice...so wanna prolong it.
where can i get the code??

Thanks!!

HUH?

=.=

Discussion of piracy is not allowed here

Unless it's AOL Free AV, but I don't think you're referring to that.

wplefoux: ZZZ..you might get warning from mod...

please buy the original or just use free version as eXPeri3nc3 mentioned "/

hey, had you tested the HAURI thingy?

haven't test it ...

I don't have test box.. And I'm not at home...

warez not allowed here ler.

any link for it? maybe i can try it out.

use this dude.

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

but he is asking for kaspersky, not AVS though.

quintessential: Buy it if you like it "/

u refer to the wrong guy, it is wplefoux who asking actually.

use the free trial code instead..
once expired, request another one.

@jackal1950
??? We are referring to Kasperksy, not AVS. Read before Post. Thank you.

Please don't ask for activation code, or any code...[whatever] to activate your AV software...

You're bound to 2 choices:-

- buy it
- or use free alternative [like me ]

my friend has a pc that has no internet connection.
he wants to install AVS but it needs activation.
how to perform it manually and in offline?