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Incursus
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States415 Posts
April 22 2011 22:51 GMT
#1
I searched for a thread on this and I did not find anything, the closest thing I found was the best AntiVirus for gaming.

I'm looking for the best most secure anti virus period. I had a very scary experience with a virus the other day and I've been looking for a good one, and I don't mind paying to keep my rig running smoothly. I just want to know what you all think is the best AV.
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skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
April 22 2011 22:53 GMT
#2
Microsoft Security Essentials: http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/security_essentials/default.aspx
sur_reaL
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada278 Posts
April 22 2011 22:54 GMT
#3
Seriously, Microsoft's security essentials is really good and it's free too.
I tend to not go for norton or mcafee as they're just too bloated imo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH3hrtp1T84
cerka
Profile Joined February 2011
United States39 Posts
April 22 2011 23:01 GMT
#4
ESET is also good. They offer a free 30 day trial, and if you are looking to get the yearlong subscription for free there are ways around that. Also, as previous posters have recommended, Microsoft Security Essentials is a great tool.
MBAM is a great anti-malware tool if you need that as well.
crazeman
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
664 Posts
April 22 2011 23:03 GMT
#5
I personally use AVG free as my antivirus. Microsoft Security Essentials is surprisingly good as well.

BobGayman
Profile Joined April 2011
89 Posts
April 22 2011 23:18 GMT
#6
Have used AntiVir for years now, never any problems.
Incursus
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States415 Posts
April 22 2011 23:36 GMT
#7
Everyone seems to have a positive opinion on Microsoft's AV system, so I will probably be taking a look at that this weekend. Thanks guys!
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Euronyme
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden3804 Posts
April 22 2011 23:40 GMT
#8
I use avast.. It's pretty good as well. It's hard to judge an anti virus really.. you don't know if it's good or not until your computer's fried, and at that point I don't really care lol.
I bet i can maı̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̨̨̨̨̨̨ke you wipe your screen.
LuckstYle
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany181 Posts
April 22 2011 23:54 GMT
#9
I switched from antivir to avast - coz antivir said "sc2.exe is a virus" one day

lmao
smaugswe
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden121 Posts
April 23 2011 00:00 GMT
#10
Get linux! and u dont have to have a anti virus...
But my quess would be like some kind of anti virus maybe AVG?
And get some tools like Hijack this it would help alot
I dont have any Windows in my room... I use linux... :)
EscPlan9
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2777 Posts
April 23 2011 00:00 GMT
#11
A few years ago I researched best free antivirus and Avira AntiVir was on the top of the list. It occasionally (once or twice out of 3+ years of usage for me) has a false positive (which you can then select to ignore application so it doesnt come up again), but it also is insanely good at detecting viruses and malware. Very low resource usage, looks nice, and is easy to use.

AVG, Avira, Avast, Microsoft Security Essentials.... any of those should do you fine.
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Imerej
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada291 Posts
April 23 2011 00:09 GMT
#12
I don't agree with Microsoft security essentials, I used to use it but one day I got this virus that would make my computer stutter a lot and it DID NOT find it. I then switched to Avira and have not had any problems since
judytuna
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States217 Posts
April 23 2011 00:23 GMT
#13
I actually don't use an antivirus, because I get really annoyed when they block features of programs that I'm trying to use.

So instead I'm just careful about what I click on and I scan often.

For browsing:
- Firefox with adblock plus: http://adblockplus.org/en/ it's easy to set up
- and, if you're super-paranoid or just want to be really safe, use http://noscript.net/ to make sure nothing gets run on your computer without your explicit permission. I used to use this but found that I was getting annoyed by having to manually give permission to everything, so I stopped. I would still recommend it though, lol.

Scanning and removing viruses:
- You don't even have to download and install a program for trendmicro's housecall thingy -- it installs something via your browser and scans your computer. http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
- malwarebytes has been effective for me in finding and removing bad stuff: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
I work at a PC gaming cafe and used to care for the computers there, and I ran those frequently. They work!

Anyway, just my opinion. You'll probably get a lot of people telling you that not having an anti-virus program running all the time is bad, but it's been working ok for me personally at home (mostly safe browsing i think). Good luck!
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Filter
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada620 Posts
April 23 2011 00:31 GMT
#14
Norton 360 is honestly pretty rock solid. It never gives me problems except in some rare exceptions, it's easy to disable if I need to to patch something and it won't get in the way at that point. It's also really lightweight.

Norton offers a free trial online as well, the free trial will harrass you a bit to purchase the full version but other than that it's great.
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Almin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States583 Posts
April 23 2011 00:31 GMT
#15
Kaspersky,
http://usa.kaspersky.com/products-services/home-computer-security/anti-virus

I'm extremely satisfied with them. They don't block anything without asking you & block everything that is 100% certain to be bad.
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-23 00:33:06
April 23 2011 00:32 GMT
#16
MSE and Avira Antivir are the best imo. I think Avira has better detection rates and also uses less resources but MSE is solid too. I didn't like Avast because it caused conflicts with some of my games and AVG has a history of messing up their users' computers with poorly coded updates that detect system files as viruses. Be careful!

Avira is just annoying sometimes with its false positives. So ultimately I ended up going with no antivirus.
8/4/12 never forget, never forgive.
Kamate
Profile Joined May 2010
Romania580 Posts
April 23 2011 00:34 GMT
#17
Now ok, guys, I know here on TL , the best community ever, are a lots of guys who knows about computer stuff etc.
But please, for a nooob's sake, let me know why and how Microsoft Security Essentials is good?
I know I am getting old, but for me, years before, was a contradiction in terms.;
Thank you
Fiercegore
Profile Joined July 2010
United States294 Posts
April 23 2011 00:37 GMT
#18
i really like Kaspersky, i get it each year and its only 15 dollars from new egg when they have the sale =)
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/506893/1/Fiercegore/
FeiLing
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany428 Posts
April 23 2011 00:40 GMT
#19
Detection rates: Pretty much every product you ever heard = similar rates.
Now you eliminate all that take too much resources.
Now you eliminate all that cost money or have stupid ad popups.
Now only MSE is left. And on top it's the only one that integrates into your OS directly, MS probably knows how Windows works better than the other guys :D
kiy0
Profile Joined August 2010
Portugal593 Posts
April 23 2011 00:42 GMT
#20
Eset Smart Security hands down.
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