Antivirus software-recommendations

[Sizif]

I am planning to buy an antivirus software. Which one do you recommend?
The price is not important at all, because I need to have my computer as secure as possible.

 

[wellhellothere]

Malwarebytes has been my only choice for malicious software protection and removal over the past 5 or 6 years. Its hugely effective and free. Avast is also decent, although i stopped using live virus protection a long time ago.

 

[dave10]

In my opinion, you might go for avast or AVG antivirus.
I am also using Avast on my machine and very satisfied with its performance.

 

[Shane]

Free = Avast or AVG
Paid = Kaspersky 2011 or Eset anti virus

 

[The Egyptian]

Free = Avira
Paid = Kaspersky

 

[MMM]

Nortons, Kaspersky, Avira, Eset Nod32, AVG free or paid are all good choices.
Try this site for an independent reviews of security suits...http://www.issviews.com/forum/index.php

 

[pym]

I like Avira. I've found it less resource-hungry than other AV software. AV comparisons (and yes, there are a lot of them, often contradictory) usually rank Avira somewhere above average.

 

[StrangleHold]

Avira

 

[Bodaggit23]

The only 2 worth having are Microsoft Security Essentials and Avira Antivir Personal

Just so happens, they're both free...:good:

 

[hsetima]

I would go for the following:
1. avg free
2. malware bytes free
3. superantispyware free

 

[Punk]

I've used both Norton and Avast, they both work fine. Norton is really good, it just takes too much ram. But you know, it's a choice between security and speed

 

[OverClocker]

I have used Eset and Avira. I am impressed with the performance so far.

 

[Bodaggit23]

Norton is really good, it just takes too much ram. But you know, it's a choice between security and speed

If you use MSE or Avira, there's no need to choose.
Neither will bog your system like Norton will. Just saying...

Esset is also light and works well, but it's not free.

 

[Punk]

If you use MSE or Avira, there's no need to choose.
Neither will bog your system like Norton will. Just saying...

Esset is also light and works well, but it's not free.

Norton has made some really good improvements on speed .

 

[Bodaggit23]

Norton has made some really good improvements on speed .

It's still not free...

 

[MMM]

If you use MSE or Avira, there's no need to choose.
Neither will bog your system like Norton will. Just saying...

Esset is also light and works well, but it's not free.

I use Nortons and it is very light on system resources; actually a very good program in the last couple of years and certainly does not bog the system down.

Free programs ok but people are using numerous programs to achieve the results; plus you do not get any back up support compared to a paid program.
I think that talks for it self.

 

[vnsmith]

I am using ESET Nod 32 free version and it is not giving me any trouble at all. I just made sure the it is always updated.. and I also scan my PC once in a while using trend micro..

 

[Punk]

It's still not free...

I use Nortons and it is very light on system resources; actually a very good program in the last couple of years and certainly does not bog the system down.

Free programs ok but people are using numerous programs to achieve the results; plus you do not get any back up support compared to a paid program.
I think that talks for it self.

I stoped paying Norton and got Avast because I don't download a lot or do "unsafe" things. But Norton has always caught any trojan/spyware or even caught the messenger virus, that Avast never caught.

Norton is really good, but started as a bad program, now it's paying for its ad start...

 

[fair1zfoul]

Im using macafeee, spybot search and destroy (free) caught some things that macaffe didnt and im paying for maacfeee -.-