supremespleen Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I know there is stuff out there, but what is the best? My grandparent's need some because I'm getting rid of their Norton. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4T4L Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Avira Antivir http://www.free-av.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K999 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I have been using avast for about 2 years. Seems to work fine for me. http://www.avast.com/ For being a free software, it has fairly robust features. http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4T4L Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 my only complaint with Avast is that the free version isn't overly thorough as it could be, but it is free, and it's better than nothing. I prefer AntiVir mostly for several reasons. 1) it's very fast. 2) the onguard scanner doesn't hinder performance much at all. 3) it's pretty simple and straightforward. I'm not sure how "learned" your grandparents are when it comes to computers and what-not, but this is certainly a good choice for "simple" and yet "effective", with automatic updates as well. 4) for being free it's likely the most thorough for catching LEGIT virus'. In the end, I'd say Avast! or AntiVir are your best shot. I'd say stay away from AVG Antivirus though, I've had so many headaches with it that it's not even funny. And it has a tendency to not do what it's supposed to, ie. not catch virus' before it's too late. In the end though, the best virus protection is the person using the computer. If they know what to do and what not to do, they can save themselves plenty of aggravation in the longrun. Start by installing Mozilla Firefox, and to be internet cautious for what they download and run. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrion Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 AVG Free Edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguy Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Super AntiSpyware. It takes a while to search, but is very good with removing spyware/adware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDriLLL Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 free av and windows defender are the 2 that i use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nekko! Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I've been using AVG for my antivirus and Comodo for my Firewall. They're nice because they get the job done and don't use too much of your computer resources, which was the problem I ran into with Zone Alarm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didaji Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Im using AVG Free Edition and Zone Alarm, no problems so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citan Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 According to AV-Comparatives.org, Avira AntiVir has the best detection rate of any antivirus program. The downside, though, is that it supposedly picks up more false positives, though I haven't seen any so far. If you look at the detailed version of the report, it has a list of the false positives it came up with if you're interested. The only other antivirus that even comes close to Avira's detection rate is Nod32, and it does so without finding many false positives. As for avast! and AVG, they're decent antivirus programs, and are certainly better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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