Avast or Ad Aware Antivirus?

Which is the better in terms of free protection? Or is there something else that's even better?

Kaspersky. It isn't free, but it is so far superior to everything else.

Kaspersky. It isn't free, but it is so far superior to everything else.

WiiRocks66

No thanks. I just checked it out and you have to pay 40-60 dollars a year to use it.

MSE, and its free.Silicel1

This or avast! Both are great in my experience. I personally have been using avast! for many years and it has always worked great for me.

Can't say anything about Avast, never used it. However, I have been using Ad-Aware since 2006 and they pickup alot of stuff before said paid anti-virus would. It every once in a while pickups up a false positive, but it is very rare. Other than that, no problems it works in conjuction with my paid AV and Malware Bytes.

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Kaspersky. It isn't free, but it is so far superior to everything else.

xLittlekillx

No thanks. I just checked it out and you have to pay 40-60 dollars a year to use it.

http://www.amazon.com/Kaspersky-Internet-Security-1-User-Version/dp/B003Y6CGCC/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1336275348&sr=8-12

Oh really? 12 bucks. It says old version, but the upgrade to 2012 is completely free.

Funny thing is if you're a computer tech you don't actually use anything :P.

Avast... It's free, you don't ever need to pay for an anti virus. Been it since 2005.

Never had a virus or any malware on my computer. No keyloggers, nothing.

Avast has blocked malware and trojans from many sites that I have clicked on by mistake.

Can't go wrong.

AVG is bad.

Norton is garbage.

MSE, and its free.Silicel1

+1 also avast might offer good protection but i remember horrible UI and popups for adds that constantly ask you to pay.

I also use ad aware to do scans periodically to remove internet garbage it finds stuff nothing else will but i turn off all the passive stuff MSE is great for that

I use Microsoft Security Essentials, it has a small footprint and doesn't cause any lag. Also I sometimes scan with Malwarebytes antimalware program, it sometimes finds things that MSE won't, but some false results which aren't actually a threat of any kind.

MSE has antivirus and malware/spyware and all that combined. It used to be just antivirus and the windows defender was for the spyware but they combined it a while ago... not sure when.

I havent used Avast, but i've heard its really good. I might someday.

I've tried a few. MSE is my fav. Anything else seems like malware really & creates a noticable lag on your system. AVAST would be 2nd if I had to choose one.

i use f-secure. mainly b/c i dont need to pay for it through my ISP. f-secure is a BEAST. did i mention they routinely show up other anti-virus software and then lol at them over it. they facerolled norton and dropped panda on their face. they even caught a bogus version of kapersky b4 kapersky did :o

Avg was recomended to me a few years back. Been using it ever since. Seems alright to me. Small footprint, no adds and no viruses. Why would u say its bad? That sucks because i just payed for another year.

Motokid6

Avira Free is really good.

For the people using Avast AV, or other popular AV, do you install a Firewall software separately or don't bother?

For the people using Avast AV, or other popular AV, do you install a Firewall software separately or don't bother?

dramaybaz

MSE, you don't even know it's there.

Scan with malwarebytes every week and you're safe.