Antivirus Guide & User Reviews.

[Desmond]

The only TRUE FREE antivirus I found is Clamwin

*clamwin.com/

But I don't know how good it is as compared to other FREE AV(s).
You can also contribute in this project by submitting the samples.

It's generally used in Linux email servers to scan for Windows viruses in attachments.

 

[TheSloth]

I bought a license of Bit Defender with 3 other forum members here but never used it after first 2 weeks because of false alarms and blocking. Now I ma not using any Antivirus but I think I will go back to ESET.

 

[kg11sgbg]

I bought a license of Bit Defender with 3 other forum members here but never used it after first 2 weeks because of false alarms and blocking. Now I ma not using any Antivirus but I think I will go back to ESET.

Used ESET,much much reliable,with functionalities,but never a hindrance onto your computer system.

 

[Nerevarine]

The only TRUE FREE antivirus I found is Clamwin

*clamwin.com/

But I don't know how good it is as compared to other FREE AV(s).
You can also contribute in this project by submitting the samples.

This can be used to run in a docker container too, pretty nifty

 

[Zangetsu]

Anybody remembers ComboFix ?

*www.raymond.cc/blog/portable-emsisoft-anti-malware-5-0-from-free-emergency-kit/

*www.raymond.cc/blog/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/

*www.raymond.cc/blog/comprehensive-list-and-review-of-free-online-antivirus-scanners/

 

[quicky008]

Does anyone remember Doctor solomon's antivirus?? It was quite popular in the era of MS-DOS and displayed a funky looking rotating cursor while scanning files.A vendor once tried to sell it to me for a sizeable sum of money (it was obviously a pirated copy)-he claimed it was one of the best AVs in India,if not the entire world!!

 

[kg11sgbg]

I've also used Dr. Web Full Security suite(Paid obviously) some 6~7 yrs ago.
The main annoying part was you have to seek permission from Dr. Web, every time a new link or web page is opened from your existing opened site by clicking to that link/page for your work/info related jobs.
OTHERWISE IT WAS VERY GOOD IN DETECTION RATES OF MALWARE.

 

[RumbaMon19]

Does anyone remember Doctor solomon's antivirus?? It was quite popular in the era of MS-DOS and displayed a funky looking rotating cursor while scanning files.A vendor once tried to sell it to me for a sizeable sum of money (it was obviously a pirated copy)-he claimed it was one of the best AVs in India,if not the entire world!!

After some previous tension between the two software products,[6] on June 9, 1998, McAfee (then known as Network Associates) agreed to acquire Dr. Solomon's Group plc, the leading European manufacturer of antivirus software, for $642 million in stock.[7]

*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Solomon's_Antivirus

 

[RumbaMon19]

Ok So for last time,

Bitdefender Vs Eset

Requirement:-

-Anti-Ransomware and
-Should not eat PC as I will be using this on 2 devices, one with core i3 7th gen and other with ryzen 5 3rd gen.

Any way to post a mini poll here?

 

[Zangetsu]

ESET is costlier than Bitdefender.
Both have AntiRansomeware.
ESET is more lightweight than Bitdefender

 

[whitestar_999]

Ok So for last time,

Bitdefender Vs Eset

Requirement:-

-Anti-Ransomware and
-Should not eat PC as I will be using this on 2 devices, one with core i3 7th gen and other with ryzen 5 3rd gen.

Any way to post a mini poll here?

Don't think mini poll can be added. Bitdefender might work well on ryzen 5 3rd gen but eset should be definitely better performance wise on 7th gen i3. Also try avira free if you haven't yet.

 

[RumbaMon19]

Also try avira free if you haven't yet.

Will try Avira also.

One more thing, why are only 3 devices or 1 device packs available? why not 2?

 

[whitestar_999]

Will try Avira also.

One more thing, why are only 3 devices or 1 device packs available? why not 2?

Kind of standard(desktop+laptop+mobile).

P.S. btw I finally got avira AV pro 1 year device for just Rs.46 in a promo popup in my free avira av a few days ago.

 

[Zangetsu]

Will try Avira also.

One more thing, why are only 3 devices or 1 device packs available? why not 2?

3 devices means 3 laptops/desktops can use the same Key.
You can buy in a group and share the same key with 3 other people.

 

[quicky008]

dont recommend bitdefender-it really slows the system down.also it blocks many legit programs as malware/viruses.

try eset trial version,if satisfied then get the full 1/3 yr paid license.

 

[Zangetsu]

dont recommend bitdefender-it really slows the system down.also it blocks many legit programs as malware/viruses.

try eset trial version,if satisfied then get the full 1/3 yr paid license.

Yes, false positive is because the programs are encrypted

 

[omega44-xt]

Ok So for last time,

Bitdefender Vs Eset

Requirement:-

-Anti-Ransomware and
-Should not eat PC as I will be using this on 2 devices, one with core i3 7th gen and other with ryzen 5 3rd gen.

Any way to post a mini poll here?

If on HDD, avoid BitDefender, not sure how light ESET is but BitDefender is a bit heavy at startup. Maybe just use Windows Defender for something lightweight.

 

[RumbaMon19]

If on HDD, avoid BitDefender, not sure how light ESET is but BitDefender is a bit heavy at startup. Maybe just use Windows Defender for something lightweight.

actually that pc is also used for buisness and hence cant risk anything. Its on hdd.
currently using kaspersky and it ate the pc.

 

[omega44-xt]

actually that pc is also used for buisness and hence cant risk anything. Its on hdd.
currently using kaspersky and it ate the pc.

In my experience, Kaspersky & BitDefender are similarly heavy, esp on startup, brings the HDD to its knees. BitDefender is cheaper, so I bought that.

 

[geek_rocker]

What about just using Microsoft's built-in Windows Defender?