Antivirus Guide & User Reviews.

[mastercool8695]

Re: Antivirus Guide & User Reviews.

@ topgear : which one do you suggest ????

i mean full internet security + antivirus..
is toptenreviews a good website ?? it states bitdefender as best and KIS as 2nd , norton as 3rd

 

[thetechfreak]

Both BitDefender and KIS are quite good IMO. You don't require a separate AV and a Internet Security suite. Internet Security suite usually has all features of an AV and some more features for additional online protection.

 

[mastercool8695]

Both BitDefender and KIS are quite good IMO. You don't require a separate AV and a Internet Security suite. Internet Security suite usually has all features of an AV and some more features for additional online protection.

sorry for reacting late..

can you just sort out one ??
btw which one do you use ??
and apart from BD and KIS , which other ISS do you reccommend ??

 

[whitestar_999]

if you are behind a modem/router with firewall enabled at max security settings then a windows 7/8 firewall with a firewall control & a good antivirus is more than enough.for paid antivirus if it works fine on your pc get kaspersky or bitdefender.for free antivirus get avast,avira or bitdefender free(cloud based so works best with always on internet connection).for paid internet security suite again i recommend kaspersky or bitdefender especially if you can find 2 friends to share the cost because 3 user kaspersky internet security costs ~900 so per user cost is ~300 for 1 year which is very good.

 

[rijinpk1]

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ESS is one of the best apart from Bitdefender and KIS.

ESS is one of the best apart from Bitdefender and KIS.

 

[mastercool8695]

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^^ ESET ?
have it..
OEM version was free with my MOBO (intel DH61ww)
never got activated..
the mobo box says 1 year, the antivirus started saying something like "automatic mode period expired" , "please choose any one of these modes."
i selected the interactive mode...
now it disturbs me while watching movies..
hell..

if you are behind a modem/router with firewall enabled at max security settings then a windows 7/8 firewall with a firewall control & a good antivirus is more than enough.for paid antivirus if it works fine on your pc get kaspersky or bitdefender.for free antivirus get avast,avira or bitdefender free(cloud based so works best with always on internet connection).for paid internet security suite again i recommend kaspersky or bitdefender especially if you can find 2 friends to share the cost because 3 user kaspersky internet security costs ~900 so per user cost is ~300 for 1 year which is very good.

have friends, will try talking..

and in chandni they sell any antivirus/internet security for 500 bucks
any body has an idea are those reliable (i mean, original ???)

 

[mastercool8695]

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^^ thanks for the info..


how would you rate it on a scale of 10 ??

anyways, i'm downloading the avira 1 month trial for internet security plus..
lets see how it works out..

 

[whitestar_999]

just use Avira free to avoid hassle of nag screen & also firewall in avira IS is just ordinary so no major advantage.only advantage of avira IS is web guard for which you have to install the ask toolbar in free version but there is a trick to get around this:
Enable Web Protection in Avira Free Antivirus without SearchFree Toolbar

 

[mastercool8695]

just trying..


WHAT MY GOES ??
anyways i want to get rid of that eset OEM (which can never be activated)
so..i think, 113 MBs are worth it..



if it doesn't work good, i'll buy bit defender..
had used KIS for a year..
bored by the tools..

should i try a trial copy of bitdefender before buying ??

 

[whitestar_999]

always test any antivirus/security suite by first installing trial version because only then will you know if it works for you.protection wise kaspersky & bitdefender are the best but they also seems to cause problems on many systems.btw bitdefender uses more disk space than kaspersky & largest among all antiviruses.

 

[rijinpk1]

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^^ ESET ?
have it..

ya. ESET SMART SECURITY(ESS)

OEM version was free with my MOBO (intel DH61ww)

was the setup available on the cd? Where did you get the key? The software didnt ask any key? I have one intel motherboard and let me check whether i have something .

Bitdefender needs more than 1gb disk space.

 

[mastercool8695]

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yup.. no key .. no nothing..
and yes the setup was available on the cd (the blue one,in my case..)

but of no use..

ya. ESET SMART SECURITY(ESS)

was the setup available on the cd? Where did you get the key? The software didnt ask any key? I have one intel motherboard and let me check whether i have something .

Bitdefender needs more than 1gb disk space.

no problem for disk space..

till 2-4 gb, its great.. above that,, its working
when it crosses 10 gb limit, then..
Control panel -> Uninstall Software -> select -> uninstall

and KIS too uses too much disk space in their tmp files.. cleared >2 gb of tmp files on my previous rig (read "pig")

 

[rijinpk1]

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First use trial and check whether you are satisfied or not as whitestar_999 said. BD creates problem to some people. Neverthless I didnt get any problem as i am using it atleast more than an year.

First use trial and check whether you are satisfied or not as whitestar_999 said. BD creates problem to some people. Neverthless I didnt get any problem as i am using it atleast more than an year.

 

[mastercool8695]

^^ installed avira..
uninstalled eset..

malware bytes trial still on system.. makes a lot of fuss over my utorrent, keeps blocking ip of incoming data via utorrent ..
should i keep malware bytes ?

 

[.jRay.]

Guys suggest me a browser for my z580, till now i was using windows defender, i have a 12month trend micre internet security free subscription with it, used it on windows 7 but i felt it was cr@p. Used avg and avast in the past, like them a lot, but avg keeps on updating even if manual update is selected ..

 

[mastercool8695]

^^ autoupdate is always recommended in case of antivirus progs, isn't it ??
let it update for some time without using any internet, once to the latest one, you may change the mode to manual, but still i'l suggest auto update..

 

[.jRay.]

^^ autoupdate is always recommended in case of antivirus progs, isn't it ??
let it update for some time without using any internet, once to the latest one, you may change the mode to manual, but still i'l suggest auto update..

Will , i update my antivirus everyday without fail, i just dont want it to hog up bandwidth when i am browsing or downloading stuff..

 

[mastercool8695]

try once again..
but this time try this :
set the update mode to manual ,
restart after that (yup, exactly after that..)
and then check whats the status now.

if it doesn't then youre good to go, if it changes again to auto mode,
block itself in its firewall..
unblock when updating..

Spoiler

what you have read above is strictly not recommended.. but will work

 

[.jRay.]

try once again..
but this time try this :
set the update mode to manual ,
restart after that (yup, exactly after that..)
and then check whats the status now.

if it doesn't then youre good to go, if it changes again to auto mode,
block itself in its firewall..
unblock when updating..

Spoiler

what you have read above is strictly not recommended.. but will work

Or maybe i'll use avast.

 

[mastercool8695]

i used avast for two ~ three days (didn't notice hours.. )
it suck$..
i updated it just after install..
ran a full scan.
and then three days after that, i uninstalled it and installed KIS (bought it that time @500 , still don't think its authentic.. ) and it found two trojans..
didn't even install it again

and i turned the internet off (plugged off the wire. ) and no external thingy was ever inserted while using avast or during the uninstall/install process