The Official Antivirus Thread

Which one of the following is the best according to you

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Indyan

Indyan

Here Since 2003
Some popular antivirus softwares :

Avira Antivir
Avast!
AVG
BitDefender
Kaspersky
Mcafee
ESET NOD32
Norton
Microsoft Security Essentials
ClamWin

Free Antivirus Software :

Out of these Avira, Avast!, AVG,ClamWin ,Microsoft Security Essentials and Bitdefender have freeware versions.

Reviews :

Latest Av-comparatives.org Results

Unfortunately Av-comparatives doesnt allow other sites to republish their results. Hence, you need to go to the comparatives section and check out the results manually.

Latest Av-test.org Results are viewable here

Latest Antivirus product self-protection test Results :

PLATINUM
Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 (100%)
DrWeb Security Space 6.0 (99%)

GOLD
Online Solutions Security Suite 1.5 (97%)
Outpost Security Suite Pro 2010 (97%)
Norton Internet Security 2010 (91%)
Avast! Internet Security 5.0 (91%)
Comodo Internet Security 4.1 (89%)
Avira Premium Security Suite 10.0 (88%)
BitDefender Internet Security 2011 (86%)
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2010 (86%)

SILVER
Eset Smart Security 4.2 (76%)
Panda Internet Security 2011 (70%)
G DATA Internet Security 2011 (70%)
McAfee Internet Security 2010 (63%)

BRONZE
AVG Internet Security 9.0 (59%)
F-Secure Internet Security 2010 (57%)
VBA32 Personal 3.12 (55%)
Trend Micro Internet Security 2010 (50%)
PC Tools Internet Security 2010 (49%)

FAILED
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0 (29%)

Latest Virus.gr Test Results :

based on report for 10 August-05 September 2009

Top 4 Paid Antivirus products :
1. G DATA 2009 20.0.2.1 - 98,89%
2. F-Secure 2009 9.00.148 - 98,72%
3. Kaspersky 2010 9.0.0.463 - 98,67%
4. AntiVir 9.0.0.381 Premium - 98,64%

Top 4 Free Antivirus products :
6. AntiVir 9.0.0.407 Personal - 98,56%
15. AVG 8.5.392 Free - 97%
16. BitDefender 2009 12.0.12.0 Free - 96,37%
18. Avast 4.8.1335 Free - 95,87%
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Online Scanners


BitDefender Online Scanner

Kaspersky Online Spyware And Virus Scanner

ESET Online Antivirus Scan

Trend Micro's online virus scanner
(posted by thewisecrab)

Is it a Virus?

You can scan an individual file using multiple scanning engines at :
Jotti’s Malware Scan
Virustotal
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My personal opinion on free AVs

Avira Antivir-9/10
the best free AV .
light on resources ,highest detection rates

Microsoft Security Essentials - 8/10
Very Good AV
slightly lower detection rate and slower than Antivir

Avast - 8/10
Very Good AV
slightly lower detection rate than Antivir

ssk_the_gr8

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zyberboy

zyberboy

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kaspersky = best detection,light on system,easy to set gamers mode:D(no other av hav this feature except bitdefender),best support,hourly update,easy to configure,good scanning speed.
 
thewisecrab

thewisecrab

AFK
Great Work Indyan
There are tons and ton of posts regarding "best antivirus"
Hope this will sort things out


My opinion:
ESET NOD32 antivirus is one of the best
Extremely lite on resources (ideal for gamers)
Power packed performance regarding detection rate
Only prob is that it doesnt have a firewall and spyware detector
Otherwise a great AV :)
 
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Cool Joe

The Black Waltz
kaspersky really slows down my PC. i need a lighter, free antivirus. which should i opt for? avg, avast or avira? detection rates should b farely good, real time protection should be very good. hard disk space is not an issue. it should b light on other resources.
 
zyberboy

zyberboy

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^kaspersky was not slow even in my earlier sys with 1.7gz processor and 256mb ram,wts ur system specs?which version of kav r u using?
 
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Cool Joe

The Black Waltz
ive got 512 MB RAM, and an athlon 1.81 ghz processor. i am using kaspersky antivirus 7.0. i use it along with spybot SD. could this be the problem?
 
zyberboy

zyberboy

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^Early version of kav 7 had some problems,kav 7 was released for vista and had some problems in xp.
Try kaspersky 6 its much faster and hav same updates as ver 7
 
Kl@w-24

Kl@w-24

Slideshow Bob
Kaspersky or NOD32 for me!! Kaspersky Internet Security uses less memory than ESET Smart Security!!! :D
 
rhitwick

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
KIS for me..........two thumbs up..........

(first time I bought an anti-virus)...........

@indyan...........nice work..........keep it up...............

 
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Cool Joe

The Black Waltz
i ve got around 5 months left of my 6 month kaspersky license. should i go for a switch? if yes, then plz recommend a FREE one. and also state y u think so. plz.
 
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Cool Joe

The Black Waltz
i have had enough of this kaspersky sht. it slows down my pc a lot. i m switchin. which should i go for? avg, avira or avast? plz mention the reason y u rate one above the other.
 
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