Which Antivirus should I install....

[ssk_the_gr8]

nothing else than avast its the best I hav ever seen
no problems with any virus in last 1 and half yrs
plus it is free

how can u say that..
i have used avg free for 7 years.. no virus problems..what do u say now

 

[g_goyal2000]

I've been using Trend Micro Pc-cillin since year 2000.
And never faced any problem, unless of course if I'm using outdated definitions & program files.

 

[spironox]

avast

 

[Nimda]

Among the paid ones, I'd definitely recommend NOD32. Been using it for years. Small footprint, good customizability, high detection rates...

 

[nileshgr]

Avast is the best. When i had windows, it had removed 40 Trojans, 20 Viruses, 2 Adwares.

 

[bhutanesedude]

Well, I am done with anit virus but now I am hooked up with Anti Spyware. I came to know that SPYWARE S&D is the best, but still it could not solve my problem. Recently, my system was infected by a file called MAYDAY.dll and now if I open my Local Disk C it has some unwanted or unknown files in hidden properties, as Config.Msi, AUTOEXEC.BAT, NTDETECT.COM, sqmnoopt02.sqm, and many more as such. When ever I go to any drive, I can see a file named a RECYCLED, but when I tried to delete it, It comes back whenn I restart my system. Is those files unwanted or something riskfull? What should I do to come across these files. Please do let this NewBee know about the system.

 

[ssk_the_gr8]

try avg antispyware. it will solve ur problem

 

[Hackattack]

Kaspersky has got a sexy interface, but the popup's are not appealing and is easily ignored by the user, unlike nod32 the threat window covers the majority of the screen, which is a + for nod32.

No antivirus is perfect, currently Nod32 and kIS are on the top.

 

[Vishal Gupta]

if I open my Local Disk C it has some unwanted or unknown files in hidden properties, as Config.Msi, AUTOEXEC.BAT, NTDETECT.COM, sqmnoopt02.sqm, and many more as such. When ever I go to any drive, I can see a file named a RECYCLED, but when I tried to delete it, It comes back whenn I restart my system.

All these files are fine and don't delete them.

Config.msi is created by Windows Installer.
Autoexec.bat, ntdetect.com are system files and required by windows boot loader.
sqm**.sqm files are created by Windows Live Messenger.
Recycled is for Recycle Bin.

 

[g_goyal2000]

All these files are fine and don't delete them.

Config.msi is created by Windows Installer.
Autoexec.bat, ntdetect.com are system files and required by windows boot loader.
sqm**.sqm files are created by Windows Live Messenger.
Recycled is for Recycle Bin.

He's right. Those are important files. U mess with them & it'll come back to bite u.

 

[nileshgr]

Spybot Search and Destroy. Available in digit cd (if u hv) or u can always download from the internet.

 

[g_goyal2000]

Ad-aware & Spybot S&D are pretty good and are my personal favorites. Both are free.
Try to arrange professional version (paid) of Ad-aware. It's loaded with extra goodies unlike personal version.
Spyware Doctor v5.x (paid) is good but takes s_h_i_t load of resources & a lot of time to load. It's earlier versions were quick & fast, plus didn't take much resources. Also, it's definitions are pretty big. Every time u update it, it'll download atleast 3-4 MB of updates. If u have unlimited net, then should be of no problem.

 

[raina_rocks]

kaspersky is d best......
n format ur pc in d real mode 2 get rid of all d viruses!!!

 

[bhutanesedude]

That mean those files will not effect the working of my system? And yes, one mroe thing that I have observed, when ever I go to any forlder or file, I can see the file called "thumbs.db". What about that...what is it....and how can I get rid of it if its not good for my system...Thanks to all for your continous support. Members of Digit Rocks!!

 

[Vishal Gupta]

Its created automatically if u choose "Thumbnails" view for a folder. But if u r getting this file in each and every folder, then it can be a virus.

Disable "Cache thumbnails" (or something like that option) in "Tools -> Folder Options" and then check whether the file still exists or not!

 

[raina_rocks]

i have got rid of all d viruses frm my pc.... using kaspersky..... recently updated it.....
but i usually get a file called "userimages" (its a image file) whenever i run nero
is it a virus???

 

[g_goyal2000]

no. it's created by nero itself. google it.

 

[bhutanesedude]

Uhm...I tried all kind of softwares...not only kaspersky but NOD32 and AVG and others too but they could not help me to delete that thumb.db file. Even I did online scanning which could not help me,,,Don''t you guys think that its a spyware? If it is then why Spybot S&D is not removing?

 

[raina_rocks]

is ur antivirus d most recent...... update ur kaspersky a.v!!!

 

[zyberboy]

@bhutanesedude
thumb.db is not a virus...u will find this file in every folder containing images