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Hey guys

Looking for sum advice on a good anti-virus. Which one do u guys prefer.

Thanx

Paid or free?

Paid: Nod32.
Free: MS Security Essentials or Avast.

Comodo Internet Security

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Are the paid versions even worth the money? I am using MSE and am very happy with it.

Stuart wrote:Paid or free?

Paid: Nod32.
Free: MS Security Essentials or Avast.

+1 to avast, currently using that ( changed from avira) and really happy with it, updates arent that big either!

Paid.

Never heard of Nod32.

Kaspersky Pure 2011

letmesearchthatforyou :/

Hman wrote:Comodo Internet Security

ban him!

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kasperksy has developed an FP issue which doesn't appear to be resolving itself :/
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Nothing. I hate how it slows a PC down. Maybe Clam just to scan what you downloaded from the net.

Casket wrote:Paid.

Never heard of Nod32.

Do yourself a favour and hear of them.

Stuart wrote:

Casket wrote:Paid.

Never heard of Nod32.

Do yourself a favour and hear of them.

HAHAHA, funny man.

Will take a look

So Avast is the way to go? AVG 2011 is busy detecting WoW and the wowlauncher as malware. Seems Avast is the way to go then?

AVG would probably detect its own executable as a virus given the chance.

Stuart wrote:AVG would probably detect its own executable as a virus given the chance.

Haha QFT!

AVG is a pathetic excuse for an antivirus!

I'm still a Kaspersky follower personally.

In my own experiences, I'd found Kaspersky better than NOD32

Although it has been awhile since I last used NOD32, think I'm just a KIS fanboi now

avast for free.

paid.... nod32 hands down

rustypup wrote:

Hman wrote:Comodo Internet Security

ban him!

pffft

DeathStrike wrote:paid.... nod32 hands down

used to be my first choice, not anymore... eset's product has become incredibly bloated, while slipping somewhat in the speed and detection stakes...

both avast and avira antivir offer well balanced products - excellent detection at decent speeds with minimal FPs..

for the KIS fanbois, be aware that kaspersky suffers more FPs than AVG at relatively slower scan speeds, while delivering virtually identical detection results... :/... av-comps

MSE still going well for me as a free solution.

I have paid Avast - and loving it. Nothing has snuck through yet.

Paid avast? Whats the use paying for it?

paid:"Hey, avast, this creepy crawly invaded my system after I tried to watch britneyspearswithacamel.avi.exe"
avast:"Send us the following details and we will custom fit a cleaning solution for you"

unpaid:"Hey, avast, i can has viris! lolz!"
avast:<crickets>

i realise it's sucky to learn this from random-internet-stranger, but the best things in life aren't necessarily free...
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handy comparison chart

but why in the first place do you want to watch britneysprearswithacamel?

rustypup wrote:paid:"Hey, avast, this creepy crawly invaded my system after I tried to watch britneyspearswithacamel.avi.exe"
avast:"Send us the following details and we will custom fit a cleaning solution for you"

unpaid:"Hey, avast, i can has viris! lolz!"
avast:<crickets>

i realise it's sucky to learn this from random-internet-stranger, but the best things in life aren't necessarily free...

um...yes it is like paid and free crabs...

Disrupter wrote:but why in the first place do you want to watch britneysprearswithacamel?

you haven't encountered desktop support before... we can tell

Stuart wrote:

Casket wrote:Paid.

Never heard of Nod32.

Do yourself a favour and hear of them.

+1