What is the best Anti-Virus software?

I use BitDefender, it seems to work pretty well. Though I don't download porn or torrents, so I'm not at a huge risk of contracting viruses. What do you use? What is the best?

"Virus, what is a virus?" - Ubuntu user.

Used to use AVG but read they've gone downhill the last few years. So I switched to Avira. I like it, haven't had any problems;

I use Avast, which is free. I've been using it for a year or two now and it has kept my computer running smoothly. Commander-Gree

I have Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security. Works great. I've used a bunch of free ones before. Trend Micro is a lot better, but it costs $.

Norton 360 5.0. It gets a bad rep becouse people still rememeber how bad it was at 2.0, but today its actually one of the better programs out there.

i use kaspersky and it works great. i have tried frewares like avg, avira and avast but they don't scan as scruulously as kaspersky and it is cheap too.

CNorris protector

I've used Eset NOD 32 for a few years now, no complaints so far

I use Microsoft Security Essentials and Spybot Search & Destroy. No problems here.

I used to have Kaspersky. It was amazing at first... then with one update my system's performance suddenly plummeted. My boot time, once 50 seconds, was now 4 minutes. So I uninstalled and switched to MSE.

If I were willing to get a paid antivirus again, I would proably go for NOD32 instead. We used it at the place I used to work. Dead brill, but MSE is fine for my needs atm.

I use Avast

I use Microsoft Security Essentials.

"Virus, what is a virus?" - Ubuntu user.

TehOverkill

My dad got a multicomputer pack of Norton, so I use that along with Avast. Between the two of them they catch anything, but in reality I've never had any problems.

Hmm, I should try Avira.

Easily Microsoft Security Essentials. With MSE, there's simply no reason to purchase an AV program unless you're wanting security suite services and such. At the retail level, I'd go with Kaspersky.

I have Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security. Works great. I've used a bunch of free ones before. Trend Micro is a lot better, but it costs $.

BMD004

And it's a resource hog with a terrible detection rate. Your lack of getting infected is likely more attributable to internet savvy than anything else.

A Mac.

My dad got a multicomputer pack of Norton, so I use that along with Avast. Between the two of them they catch anything, but in reality I've never had any problems.

Grodus5

You should never have two anti-virus programs installed at the same time (unless you're willing to manually disable one every time you use the other), as they can cause all sorts of nasty conflicts and won't do much (if anything) to boost your detection rate.

Personally, I'm a big fan of ESET Smart Security 4/NOD 32. It works extremely well, strikes a nice balance between user-friendliness and depth of options, is extremely lightweight and is pretty reasonably priced.

A Mac.

loserbam828

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I have Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security. Works great. I've used a bunch of free ones before. Trend Micro is a lot better, but it costs $.

QuistisTrepe_

And it's a resource hog with a terrible detection rate. Your lack of getting infected is likely more attributable to internet savvy than anything else.

My preference is Norton. It seems to pick out certain things that all the other ones don't. That doesn't mean it's better than the other Anti-Virus programs, it's just what I prefer :)