Hi, can anyone tell me which is the best antivirus software right now? Im a norton antivirus user and it's going to expired, so wish to try something new...

Go free if you like. AVS, AntiVir, Avast, AVG, ClamAV/ClamWin.

NOD32, Kaspersky,BD are good Proprietary AV software. Cheers!

but i heard that free antivirus has qiote a lot of limitation and there are threats that they can detect, izit true? and nowadays i heard that kaspersky is quite ok...how izit like?

AntiVir is a step below Kaspersky, but way ahead of many other AVs. AVS uses the Kaspersky Engine. Almost perfect.

NOD32 has the best heuristics.

Kaspersky has one of the world's most accurate signatures for malware.

Choose which one you like. Be more detailed in request. You've got a lot of RAM to spent? OR what? There are many aspects when it comes to AV choosing. Cheers!

my laptop has 1gb ddr2. for security purpose i wish to install an av,an anti spyware and a firewall..do u have any other recommendation for me? actually my last desktop was being hacked and now i hav a bad experience on pc security...need guidance.thanks.

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Added on April 8, 2007, 8:39 pmbesides, the laptop package comes with window vista home basic, but i stil prefer the old xp pro...can u give me any suggestion on that?

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Added on April 8, 2007, 8:47 pmby the way if u dun mind,can u share ith me ur experience in choosing av's?what aspect izit that u mentioed?hope u dun mind i ask so much.

This post has been edited by calvin2504: Apr 8 2007, 08:47 PM

In fact, you might be asking way too much at a go. Never Mind.

1. AV = Time-Tested Combo of mine = NOD32, AntiVir AND/OR Avast
Good and RELIABLE AVs:-
1. Kaspersky
2. AOL AVS
3. NOD32
4. AntiVir etc...

2. AM(Anti-Malware)
- Many will argue on this statement, but having Free AM does clear off the OLD School Malware...
1. Spybot Search & Destroy
2. Ad-Aware
3. SpywareBlaster
4. (Highly Recommended) AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5 [Why? It uses EWIDO Engine]

3. Firewall
-I can't comment on this. I use ZA 6.1, which is the most stable version. 6.5 and above has BSODs and all. Please do read up on Member Comments.
Suggested: Outpost, Jetico, Comodo, PC Tools

... Vista/Xp--- Can use most of the above...

Choosing AV? You've got 1GB DDR2 RAM. Go get Kaspersky. If you want your computer to run fast, without experiencing slowness/Lag (Chances are very slim), use NOD32

On Choosing AVs, you either weight between:-
Accuracy/Less False Positives/"Best" in Short <---------> Speed/Lagness...

1. Most Accurate ......... 5. Fastest

Give a Rating between 1-5, Maybe I can Choose one for you.

Cheers!

woow...tat's quite some info there. thanks a lot pal, u really help me out.take care.

Hey, come on man. That's what a Security Enthusiast is suppose to be for.

Good Luck in the "Swamp" of Security.

Cheers!

haha, i think i can take u as "si fu" liao when comes to security...haha,anyway will contact u when need help on this in future.take care.

Well, what natakaasd is right..but..I want to mention something here:-

- always scan your usb drive each time you copy/share with your friends...USB drive is one of the most popular way for virus to spread

- update your antivirus! even your computer is armed with best/good antivirus, but if you don't update it..also useless

- don't download or open files that you're not knowing where the source file came from...scan it first before use, especially those files from p2p source, such as BT, emule..etc

haha,i have been practising these steps...it's useful,but hard to detect who and how some1 hack ur computer...anyway thanks for ur advice GameSky...take care.

Thanks for looking after my back.

USB Drives. If you somehow got yourself infected, Please do download this tool made by our most respected Moderator, sUBs, namely, Flash Drive Disinfector.

No update AntiVirus, don't bother to install one. It is useless. Proven Fact.

Cheers!