___Xavier23___
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I am getting my computer reformatted, and once I have it back I was wondering which Anti-Virus program should I get?
Which Anti-Virus is the best?
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There's actually a few that get the best reviews. For quite some time AVG has been run here on the different builds with some great results. I don't look at reviews only but results. The latest AVG 7.5 Free edition and Grisoft's newest AVG Anti-Spyware Free(Ewido renamed) is available at http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-spyware-free
AdAware and Ewido go hand in hand with removing data miners and other adwares mainly. AdAware SE Personal is free to download at http://www.lavasoft.com Avast, Antivir, and even a few others are good. A good firewall also can be a great help too. Jetico is freeware tool for that found at http://jetico-personal-firewall.en.softonic.com/ie/32698
AdAware and Ewido go hand in hand with removing data miners and other adwares mainly. AdAware SE Personal is free to download at http://www.lavasoft.com Avast, Antivir, and even a few others are good. A good firewall also can be a great help too. Jetico is freeware tool for that found at http://jetico-personal-firewall.en.softonic.com/ie/32698
I have tested all the free ones and most of the paid ones. Avast! absolutely spanks the competition, hands down. It completely destroys free ones such as AVG as well. No contest at all. The protection is far more comprehensive with a minimal footprint.
If you wish to go paid, the real way to go is either Panda or NOD32. I prefer Panda, but that is because I use their server/network solution which is extremely deadly.
Avast! gets most threats, but for the most complete protection you will want to couple it with Prevx1, which simply, completely, absolutely destroys Spybot, Adaware and Ewido. Ewido and Prevx1 both come in the free trial format, but if you are going to pay for either, Prevx1 is by far the clear winner. No contest there either.
If you wish to go paid, the real way to go is either Panda or NOD32. I prefer Panda, but that is because I use their server/network solution which is extremely deadly.
Avast! gets most threats, but for the most complete protection you will want to couple it with Prevx1, which simply, completely, absolutely destroys Spybot, Adaware and Ewido. Ewido and Prevx1 both come in the free trial format, but if you are going to pay for either, Prevx1 is by far the clear winner. No contest there either.
That's because you are a "smart shopper" there.
I've seen AVG come to life while actually being disabled from the startup group in the msconfig utility and flag a trojan being copied to the drive. Avast had to be fully running just to nip at an adware. I hear from people "in the real world not from some "review"" that AVG was the only to detect certain malwares that got onto their systems. Avast was removed here when AVG found stuff that Avast ignored. Grisoft did it again! 
Baloney. You've used this line before. It was nonsense then, and it's nonsense now. It is completely impossible for ANY program to execute on ANY computer unless there is SOME relevant component, entry or TSR active. Anyone with any computer knowledge at all knows this.
That is like saying that Microsoft Office can execute itself when you are using My Computer to browse Word documents. We all know (well, I guess not all of us obviously) that is impossible.
Hopefully nobody is gullible enough to believe it.
If anyone is serious about comparing them, one only has to look at the capabilities between the two, what they scan and what they don't, and compare the definitions list between the two. Then it becomes obvious even to the most oblivious observer that Avast! is the superior product...
*sigh*
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fade2green514
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symantec corporate edition.
SirKenin, as a very satisfied Avast user for the past 18-months, I applaud your reply to the exaggerated claims made in support of AVG. If we are to be taken seriously when asked to make recommendations, let's at least stick to the facts about a product. As a straight comparison between the two free versions of Avast and AVG, Avast gets my vote because it's never let me down, it's easier and quicker to update the definitions, and easier to disable/enable as necessary whilst installing software. Those are facts.
Apparently you don't!
AVG was taken off of the active startup list so as not to load along with Windows which includes the AVG boot scanner. This was done by unchecking everything related to AVG in both the startup group and services sections of the msconfig utility. Not even the auto update feature was enabled. In order to run AVG here you have to "manually" start it up. The code in the trojan itself is what triggered AVG to flag it.I wouldn't get "too confident" in Avast or any one program since NONE of them can stop everything 100%. There is stuff out there that often requires a special removal tool to see something removed before wiping a drive.
JuggaloKillaz
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I love Avast. Ive used Avast for 3 years. It has a monitoring activity thing you use. Whats cool about AVG? Ive never used it before? does it have a monitor for viruses?
Yes it does, but it has to be running the agent in order to detect. Don't let the stupid story fool you.
AVG is ok, don't get me wrong, but there is better.
JuggaloKillaz
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have you heard of a virus protection called "ICE" I think Bowins uses it and so does the military
that's SirKenin-2, PCEye-0. I'm prepared to admit that there is probably no virus detector which is 100% effective all the time, but the free Avast is at least as good as the free AVG whilst being more attractive to me for the reasons I've already given earlier. Also, we all know that it's a big no-no to have two on-access AV scanners running together so we all have to come down in favour of just one -- and for me that's Avast. No need to knock it just cos you don't use it - nor is there a need to make rash statements about the one you do use.
What you are looking for there is BlackIce PC Protection seen at http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_dynamic.main?SP=1&PN=10&sid=26412&CUR=840
Your scores are way off there. Someone we won't name here "Does" believe there's only one and that does catch everything.
No rash statements here. Everything but removing the registry values for AVG was disabled at the time that the trojan was fllagged upon being copied onto the drive when first coming across a previously unknown site. There were no AVG processes running even upon inspection of the task manager to see that it was totally shutdown prior to that happening.
I was using AVG before using Avast! Avast is much better.
workwithcomputer
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what about Jiangmin Antivirus Software KV2006 ?
who can test it and judge it ?
who can test it and judge it ?