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      darn46 last edited by

      Is it avast or AVG? which one contains the best anti virus?

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        mirko69 last edited by

        Anti virus software is just useless  :afr:

        PrivateFirewall+Sandboxie  :love:

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        • geographer
          geographer last edited by

          The best antivirus is using a Unix type OS.

          Two things are infinite: the Universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the Universe (Albert Einstein)

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          • quetdi
            quetdi last edited by

            No antivirus is the best ! no antivirus is perfect!
            If you have a strong PC i think you should try Karspersky
            If you have a weak one try something like avast,avira,avg…

            For me vote for NORTON :3

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            • tigerrawr
              tigerrawr last edited by

              I think Bitdefender is the best now.

              I hold to ESET tho, Iv'e been using it for many years and it's so lightweight and never let anything happen. :police:

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                altufaltu last edited by

                Kespersky is better if u have knowledge on some about Computer/IT/Related, It don't Tolerant anything Bad.

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                • raphjd
                  raphjd Forum Administrator last edited by

                  BitDefender and Kaspersky are the 2 best AV programs and have been for several years.

                  Every 2 or 3 years they switch who's the "best", but their test scores are nearly identical.  Out of 100 points, Kaspersky lost out by 0.5 points for their 2014 versions.

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                    wolfman1360 last edited by

                    I would never use either one of those. I either use clamwin or security essentials, though I'd trust clamwin more than Microsoft since it is open source.

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                    • raphjd
                      raphjd Forum Administrator last edited by

                      According to the ClamWin site, it doesn't have real time scanning.  That means you have to manually scan everything.

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                        wolfman1360 last edited by

                        I don't like realtime scanning. Slows down a computer quite a lot and shortens battery life. I'm careful where I go and do a daily scan at 3 in the morning with clamwin (which does automatic scanning and update).
                        I used to like avast, haven't used it in a while. Hitman pro is also a great malware fighter and is cloud based so doesn't use any computer resources.

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                        • raphjd
                          raphjd Forum Administrator last edited by

                          Good modern AV software shouldn't be too much of a drain on laptops.

                          Also if you don't have an old computer, they shouldn't be too power hungry.  Modern AV software uses a small fraction of computer resources compared to 10 years ago.  10 years ago, they could easily use up to 50+% of your computer resources.  Now they use between 10 and 15%, except when doing full scans.

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                            wolfman1360 last edited by

                            @raphjd:

                            Good modern AV software shouldn't be too much of a drain on laptops.

                            Also if you don't have an old computer, they shouldn't be too power hungry.   Modern AV software uses a small fraction of computer resources compared to 10 years ago.  10 years ago, they could easily use up to 50+% of your computer resources.  Now they use between 10 and 15%, except when doing full scans.

                            I'm going to use security essentials as an example here.
                            Instal it on something, and copy a file on the same hard drive. A big one, mind you. Take a look at the speed.
                            Now, under settings, and realtime protection, turn file monitoring to only incoming files, behavior monitoring off, and network inspection off.
                            Now copy the same file. You'll see a huge speed increase - or at least I did.
                            That's just one of the things I saw different when I disabled realtime protection - or certain parts of it.
                            Also, on battery power, 15 percent is a huge deal to me. I'm on battery for a reason and hense want my computer to last as long as it can.

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                            • ulises3177
                              ulises3177 last edited by

                              At this moment, AVG is the best, fast compared to other (very fast compared to avast) , and more effective. Combined with periodic scans with malwarebytes antimalware, and adwcleaner.

                              Avira is a good alternative for old computers also, but it founds many false positives.

                              Obviously, I use linux, but I work repairing electronic stuff, computers,  & cleaning the other people OS's  >:D

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                              • ajax0980
                                ajax0980 last edited by

                                I personally like the combo of Webroot (for a layer of password recall/protection) and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (the free version is ok but subscription offers real time browse/search download protection)  Both offer on demand system scans and/or regularly scheduled scanning

                                I also employ a VPN service. Overly protective :afraid2: or out right paranoia :fight:- you decide.

                                Thank You,
                                Ajax0980

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                                • Spintendo
                                  Spintendo last edited by

                                  The 2 highest rated antivirus programs for Windows, according to consumerreports.org (2014) were:

                                  Free: AVAST

                                  http://www.avast.com/en-us/index

                                  Not Free: ESET NOD32

                                  http://www.eset.com/us/home/products/antivirus/


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                                    Ozboi last edited by

                                    I recommend finding out what works best for you based on protection, performance or ease of use based on AV-Test results. They're an independent company that test products regularly, and test the free versions against the paid versions too.

                                    So, find a good AV: http://www.av-test.org/en/home/?avtest[type]=3
                                    Plus Malwarebytes (because malware isn't viruses): http://www.malwarebytes.org/
                                    Plus Hitman Pro Alert: http://www.surfright.nl/en/downloads/
                                    And if you're super worried about network penetration, a firewall.

                                    Don't rely on having a Mac to protect you.

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                                      icywind last edited by

                                      I don't use any, I use Linux and it's secure enough without antivirus 🙂
                                      And beside security Fedora is great OS, I like it much more than Windows.

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                                      • Spintendo
                                        Spintendo last edited by

                                        @Spintendo:

                                        The 2 highest rated antivirus programs for Windows, according to consumerreports.org (2014) were:

                                        Their full ratings:


                                        "Security Software, June 2014," Consumer Reports Volume 79, No. 6 (Yonkers, NY: Consumer's Union of U.S., 2014), 46.


                                        The speed of light from Earth to the Moon in real time (c = 3×10^8 m/s)

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                                          whasthisfo last edited by

                                          The ones that tend to get the best ratings tend to be the Russian/Slavic paid ones - Kaspersky and the like. If you google it, Lifehacker does yearly rundowns with links to a bunch of the companies that help certify and test AV programs.
                                          As for free ones:
                                          -AVG and Avast both work /fairly/ well and are not too bloated, though some people have complaints about the free versions' EULAs.
                                          -Security Essentials has gone horribly down-hill unfortunately

                                          Nowadays antivirus is unfortunately only useful for uninspired attacks. When antivirus software first came out, viruses actually were viruses - they spread to files by amending or perverting them. The early viruses (and then worms, trojan horses and malware) were easy enough to deal with once they were analyzed; early anti-virus scanners simply contained lists of 'fingerprints' - telltale signs used by viruses to mark files that they'd infected, comments in the virus code and the like. If a file had a fingerprint, it was infected and the virus could be removed. Nowadays though, that's simply no longer the case in the vast majority of cases; malware is a multi-billion dollar industry and malware authors have been winning the arms race against antivirus scanners for quite some time. Things like polymorphism (code that mutates itself so it has no reliable fingerprint) and encrypted code (if the code can't be easily studied, a 'cure' can't be found easily) are commonplace and most malware authors sell kits that can generate customized malware on the fly to the specifications of the client. It sucks to say, but security these days requires a more proactive approach so my suggestion is:

                                          -Use AVG, Avast or one of the paid solutions, but keep in mind that this is not 1989 and you are not 100% safe
                                          -Disable Java in your browsers (not javascript) – it's rarely used and still a big buggy attack vector that is commonly on PCs
                                          -Consider using a Firewall, either the Windows built-in or a free solution like Comodo
                                          -Keep a malware-centric application on hand; Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is generally recognized as the leading piece of software in terms of detection and healing, plus their forums (and the app!) are free so long as you don't need real-time scanning
                                          -Keep regular, staggered backups, and don't leave your backup system connected to your computer. This will help protect you from ransomware.
                                          -Remember to have antivirus for your smartphone, especially if you use Android!

                                          And this is probably controversial, but: if you are infected with something that is not trivial and which your antivirus or antimalware only detected after you noticed things going wrong or after it damaged things, format the OS drive and re-install; unfortunately a lot of the new stuff digs itself in so deeply that you may never get all its pieces out.

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                                            unknown69 last edited by

                                            Common sense is the best and most effective antivirus 🙂

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