can anyone recommend me any good powerful antiviurs?

kapersky lor..

Get bit defender...Cheap and steady..

I use AVG because it's a good free virus protection. Some of my friends like NOD32 but you have to pay for it (or crack it).

i m using AVG Free too. its reliable and of course FREE!
before this i used mcaffe n norton. those antivirus softwares jz made my computer run slow and not reliable.

if you re a cheap ******* like me, i'd suggest you to go for AVG. or if u wana some serious stuff, u might want to consider bitdefender or CA. they re highly rated ones.

Well... Depends on what you need and how much you're willing to pay for it...

Kaspersky = RM35/year (Lowyat OEM price) - Best detection rates, medium system slowdown. Medium speed scans.

NOD32 = RM 72 (student price), annual renewal +-RM45 (60% from purchase price) - Very good detection rates, very (very) little system slow down. Fast scans.

BitDefender = Not sure how much it's selling for these days, maybe RM40-50? Very good detection rates, A HIGH AMOUNT of system slowdown (check the net if you don't believe me). Fast scans.

AVG Free = Free, but remember, free can only get you so very far. Average detection rate, little system slowdown. Fast scans.

Norton/Symantac = Bloatware, crapware... call it what you want. Can't even be uninstalled right (needs a separate program to clean it up ). The Corporate editions are good though, but really expensive. High system slowdown.

McAfee = Used to be good, now as bloated as Norton. Medium-high system slowdown. No idea how much. Medium scans.

Avast Free = Free. Good detection rates, medium system slowdown, very slow scanning speed.

AOL ActiveVirusShield = Free. Uses an older version of Kaspersky as its scanner, so quite good at its job. BUT, now officially discontinued (sadly).


My personal recommendations? According to rank they are:

1. Kaspersky - Easy to use, cheap (while they're still selling them OEM stocks... get them quick!). Use the CD-KEY in the OEM packs (KAV 6 only) with fresh, brand spanking new KAV 7 full downloads from the Kaspersky website.

2. NOD32 (What I use) - Not so easy to use (too much things to tweak, but I like it that way), but very quick and efficient. Very little system load, but relatively expensive in the beginning.

3. BitDefender - Also quite cheap, but slows your system down significantly. I don't want something to protect my computer to slow it down, but it has very good detection rates (SOMETIMES superior to No 1 AND 2) to counter this problem. Don't get it if you plan to game with the computer, game + slowdown = not good.

4. AVG Free - If you HAVE to skimp, this is it.

And if you can get the paid ones, do get them - by paying. I don't want to be a hypocrite or anything, but PIRATED ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT TO RELY ON... You can get blacklisted so easily, and why the hick are you trusting your computer with a scanner that someone else already tampered (that's what a crack is) with?

And no, you DON'T want to use more then one of these on one computer... Trust me, one is enough...

Check http://www.av-comparatives.org/ for tests done on most of these programs (keep in mind though, the Avast, Avira and AVG used in these tests are the full, paid versions... The free versions are generally not as good).

But then again, if you don't want to bother with viruses and malware at all for the rest of your entire life, get Linux... Preferably Ubuntu (which I was using previously, but had to ditch because gaming on it was not up to what Windows has to offer)...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Oct 15 2007, 04:59 AM

I vote for AVGFREE edition

i'm using AOL AVS & AVG Free Edition, both seems promising

if you want to use a free antivirus... use avira personal edition.. AVG free edition cant detect most of the viruses..

Bro, u using both at the same time? Will it lag your system down? like loading stuff speed etc etc..

Microworld!!! lol, i used to use AVG and Kapersky retail versions. Then my PC kena virus, every 5 minutes kapersky say i got virus infection but it cannot remove it. just can detect.

I installed Microworld and problem solved.

Not very famous in Malaysia yet, since they reluctant to sell here cuz its "piracy heaven" but its used by the Indo Govt, and even by TMnet.

I'm using Kaspersky, and have been for a pretty long time. Very happy and satisfied with it

Alternately, if you want a free antivirus, you can check out AVG and/or Avira AntiVir... or use both

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