if you're a university / college student, where unknown history of thumbdrives are always being plugged in, you better get Kaspersky.
else, go for AVG or AntiVir (freeware too).

between avg and avast .. i'll go for avg ... i've tried avast b4 .. u need to clean the infected virus avery single time ... it's won't listed out all the infected file before we can clean it ... so, avg for me ..

Agree with sang_karim. AVG is a better package although Avast is good at stopping the virus from getting into the system. Avira is also good.

i prefer avast... never use avg before cause my friends cant seem to stop cursing them for not able to detect some virus.... haha.... i used avira antivir before but its update are so slow and the interface doesn't look nice...

karim...avg now can balik kampung de....try bitdefender .got a few virus also cant detect .yesterday i still supporting him....but today bitdefender already

This post has been edited by herojack41: Nov 20 2007, 10:17 AM

AVG kinda annoying when it pop out to scan every morning
cant set the schedule for scan if u r using it for free

well, it's free ... can't argue no more ... if u got sum $$ go for the better one ...

im using avast! now. Yesterday i had to reformat and reinstall my computer quite a lot of time because of trojan/virus. Initially use kaspersky but the problem persist. But for the last time i tried avast and voila! The virus is gone. Now im happy again. lol

for me, none of them are good... if u want better security, u should get karpersky or norton...

norton not thst good lar brudder.... only brand name is strong....... thats it.... karpesky also good but need money mar... people like free mar.... lol.... me too... lol.... student only where can afford?...lol

This post has been edited by c2_lover: Nov 22 2007, 12:52 AM

Norton is totally crapped for home user.
-Eat memory.
-Window Startup tooks longer.
-Often popup warning(annoying)

Zzzz.. Get Avast. At least they auto update twice everyday.(for me lar)

Or else, get a cheap AV like Kapersky.

It makes me wonder, seeing that majority here used either avast, avg or kapersky, why not just get all 3?

lol.... can or not????

free anti-virus useless..im using avast pro version..it is good..trojan and adware detect well..not effect computer running..
AVG i dont c anything good about it..
* norton is bad for me..i install in my laptop which is running vista..my desktop canot show after restart, there is a trojan..(but my friend can use it )


This post has been edited by StevenQ: Nov 24 2007, 11:34 AM

i'll go for avg!!really no doubt bout this software..

currently using kaspersky...detection and speed of scanning fast and nice...1st choice wil go on it if ur likely to fight with virus and diagnostic...for lighter surfer can try use avast......avast may possible to win kaspersky.XD

Well.. Alright! No flaming! Just 2 cent, between AVG and Avast my vote will go for Avast as i tried before not bad. For personal choice, i will go for ZoneAlarm. As im using now. Not bad..

Avast homepage link? ..

www.avast.com click on the home edition which is free

btw.. AVG didn't even get into the TOP 10 antivirus detection list.. avast got 4th in place (98% rate in detection) after kaspersky in 1st and 2nd place (i think got two version of kaspersky if i dont remember wrong) and AOL antivirus in 3rd (this AV is base on kaspersky that's why it got in 3rd ^^)..

im not bashing AVG, i used it once, it is very memory efficient (low memory usage), fast scanning (avast is very slow in scanning).. but still AVG is very highly rated by download.com.. I dont know the reason, but Avast is still the best because it offer more solid protection than AVG..

Avast is not just an antivirus, it has many layer of protection including email, p2p, im and a light-weight firewall, and it's forum support on bug and viruses is very friendly and they really will heard what suggestion that we listed and they try their best to fix or add new feature in the new version =)

Things i dont like about avast is sometimes it failed to scan compressed file format (some like rar / bak).. slow scanning very slow..

Things i like it auto virus-def update everyday.. new version avast will be downloaded automatically too with no hassle to download the whole new version from their website.. it on-access scan capabilities (if you're scanning things with other malware / spyware scanner, avast will scan it as well automatically becoz the avast scanner will scan whatever file that is being accessed by other scanner, got one virus off a spyware scanner b4 )

and the thing i like most is.. it's FREE LOL... (just some troubling registering to get free license key)

This post has been edited by kenzai82: Nov 28 2007, 12:57 PM

i will choose avast over avg, at least it can detect virus tat avg is just canot do it properly.