I know common sense is the best tool for stopping viruses, but it would be nice to have a back up. So what is the best AV that is relatively cheap?
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I know common sense is the best tool for stopping viruses, but it would be nice to have a back up. So what is the best AV that is relatively cheap?
It's all opinion based, and most people can't agree on just one. Avast is free and good, Bit Defender is paid and good. Trend Micro is paid and good. I personally find all AV software to be intrusive, and it works more like a virus than any virus I have ever gotten. I also don't get virii, so I can't really comment fully on it. My company forces me to use Symantec, but it's crap and is a resource hog. choonyosIts not all opinion based, you also look at the detection rates and so on..
Avast is what i use but is it free? My Trial runs out in 15 days, then it's time to do the unistall and install trick. Well worth it though. UAC works in some sticky situations also.Travis_OdellRegister for a key on their site, it is free. Oh and to TC, I use none, never needed too :P
[QUOTE="choonyos"]It's all opinion based, and most people can't agree on just one. Avast is free and good, Bit Defender is paid and good. Trend Micro is paid and good. I personally find all AV software to be intrusive, and it works more like a virus than any virus I have ever gotten. I also don't get virii, so I can't really comment fully on it. My company forces me to use Symantec, but it's crap and is a resource hog. sn4k3_64Its not all opinion based, you also look at the detection rates and so on.. Sure, but in the end it is all opinion based. Some things matter more to people than other things, lol. I write software I think is excellent, does the job correctly and efficiently, so on and so forth. I then give it to my co-workers and they find flaws that they say ruin it, but that don't bother me in the slightest. It's all opinion based. There are a lot of factors that make a piece of AV software good, you then take the ones that do most of the things that make an AV good and then you decide which one you like the most based on personal decisions.
[QUOTE="sn4k3_64"][QUOTE="choonyos"]It's all opinion based, and most people can't agree on just one. Avast is free and good, Bit Defender is paid and good. Trend Micro is paid and good. I personally find all AV software to be intrusive, and it works more like a virus than any virus I have ever gotten. I also don't get virii, so I can't really comment fully on it. My company forces me to use Symantec, but it's crap and is a resource hog. choonyosIts not all opinion based, you also look at the detection rates and so on.. Sure, but in the end it is all opinion based. Some things matter more to people than other things, lol. I write software I think is excellent, does the job correctly and efficiently, so on and so forth. I then give it to my co-workers and they find flaws that they say ruin it, but that don't bother me in the slightest. It's all opinion based. There are a lot of factors that make a piece of AV software good, you then take the ones that do most of the things that make an AV good and then you decide which one you like the most based on personal decisions. How is it "all" opinion based when if you have facts laid out in front of you based on detection rate, database size, etc, that can influence which av you will choose.
yes! currently i am using it without any problem and no slowdown whatsoever like Bitdefender and just as effective.Microsoft security essentials is also free and good.
Azurites
ESET Smart Security Suit It may not be free but I have it for over three years and I can say hands down this uses the least amount of resources and it has antivirus, antispyware, firewall, antispam module.
Silicel1
This, if you want the best, you gotta pay for it.
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