Bit Defender Rules 'Em All!! It has a pretty nice & decent set of features and sports a clean UI. It has a high detection rate and a very low one when it comes to thos FALSE POSITIVES.
I have never tried both Eset and Kaspersky before. I used Norton when I worked for a company. For my notebook, just Avast Free (Pro), MSE, Comodo AV.
if you don't want to pay then get out of this thread and no need to hijack it! noone asked you what free option is better than paid! we want quality and support, so we pay!
My opinion is 1. Kaspersky, 2. Eset Nod32, 3. Bitdefender (I've never used but has a good rating). Kaspersky has the best protection, repair and detection, but uses a little more resources and sometimes there is too strict detection(false positives). Eset Nod32 has good features, fast and uses little resources and good for the poor machines. I have not used Bitdefender so I can't comment on.
The Brain guy had it Right . Use your Brain and not how much the software stuff costs . All AV softwares use Virus definitions for check the presence of infection . The people checking for new viruses put the virus signature on internet . from there all companies get definition and mail updates. the testing sites Keep rating all AVS's up and down , I think there's a link in one of the posts , else Google for it I have found no difference between a paid and free version , and all paid versions have free version for home user . My first was Norton Av , paid $30.00 for it, and it cleaned my XTG PRO disc , I got infected by bad Cd trying apps. No internet then only BBS . I now use Free comodo CIS . You could Update virus definition when you want and even CIS when available. I have always used free firewalls and avs. Make A Image of C:\ partition , keeping a clean system backup. scan once and keep a note of all objectionable apps, utilities and mark them as trusted. if your system is clean , and you are not connected to net , then turn off CIS , it won't be checking your files , every time you click. The version Acronis 2013 claims you can set your system to freeze before trying new software and then just go back as if you didn't do any thing . haven't tried it , as I prefer to make a Image and go back. Works for me . Thanks every one.
The Brain guy had it Right . Use your Brain and not how much the software stuff costs . All AV softwares use Virus definitions for check the presence of infection . The people checking for new viruses put the virus signature on internet . from there all companies get definition and mail updates. the testing sites Keep rating all AVS's up and down , I think there's a link in one of the posts , else Google for it I have found no difference between a paid and free version , and all paid versions have free version for home user . My first was Norton Av , paid $30.00 for it, and it cleaned my XTG PRO disc , I got infected by bad Cd trying apps. No internet then only BBS . I now use Free comodo CIS . You could Update virus definition when you want and even CIS when available. I have always used free firewalls and avs. Make A Image of C:\ partition , keeping a clean system backup. scan once and keep a note of all objectionable apps, utilities and mark them as trusted. if your system is clean , and you are not connected to net , then turn off CIS , it won't be checking your files , every time you click. The version Acronis 2013 claims you can set your system to freeze before trying new software and then just go back as if you didn't do any thing . haven't tried it , as I prefer to make a Image and go back. Works for me . Thanks every one.
Kamar, Thanks for the info. I also use Acronis but it's the 2011 version. That sounds interesting about the '13 feature (freezing / restore point on the fly, etc). I keep a clean cloned HDD on my shelf in case I get hit with a non-recoverable intrusion. That happend earlier this week at a reputable net site and one that I visit daily. The interesting thing about this "hit" was that a friend got hit with the same trojan/malware intrusion, within an hour of my hit. My friend has been using Norton AV for years with no issues. His AV has prevented effects of detected intrusions on his PC. He's running a similar PC as me with the exception that he's using Firefox and I'm an IE user. Just me here, but I'm not convinced that IE (9) is that much more vulnerable than Firefox. That may be accurate but my friend was using Firefox at the time of the same hit at that same 'net site. Firefox didn't appear to block that hit before getting past the browser. Perhaps that's not an accurate technical description though. I'm no guru . I also think this is the case (IE9 being fairly secure) since I have another friend that's using IE, has for many years, and has never been hit with an intrusion that affected his PC. He's running MacAfee AV. I'm still running ESET (Smart Sec 4) but am about to try another AV approach. ESET detected the same primary "hit" as my friend and quaranteened the file/attack, but didn't block the effects on my PC. It was one of those bogus "Your PC is not in compliance with the FBI requirements, etc screens, which blocked all acces to the Desktop, Task Manager, etc. I laughed since I knew immediately what it was trying to get me to do (buy/click, etc). I tried a "safe mode" ESET scan which detected many file threats but the scan wasn't able to complete and clean my HDD. The last time I had a "hit", ESET safe-mode scan was able to clean the HDD. I popped in my clone HDD and was back up in minutes. I like the cloning approach for backup and also recovery. I'm looking at using Microsoft Security Essentials in conjunction with my MalwareBytes Pro. MSE is free so I figure "why not try it". I like ESET for it's resource efficiency and user-friendly interface but I gave it a fair 3-yr workout and it's not been able to completely block all effects of these infrequent intrusions. As I posted earlier, I've averaged about 1 "hit" per year which is ok, I guess, but I think ESET should have protected me a little better than I've seen with my PC. This week's PC issues is the 2nd incident this year so that's where I drew the line on ESET and will try another AV. Each of the times that I've been hit the past 7-8 years, it's always been at a reputable 'net site (not a shady/"free ringtones/download music" site, etc).
Symantec I use Symantec Endpoint Security in all machines, including WIN Server 2008 R2 x64. A totally and complete different product to Norton. Intrusion Prevention in the network protection side is ultra brilliant. Symantec purchased Sygate and put this famous enterprise firewall in it. It is a real brilliant product. Takes almost not much resources. Though destined for enterprise home user can buy the small biz edition and is not that expensive. I have also tried Avast and Kaspersky and very good as well. AVG, had a very bad experience with version 7 and since then I do not want to touch them. I have 11 machines at home and have done tests so my comments are based on my own flesh.
No antivirus is perfect but i think kaspersky is one of the best using it for 4 years no problem until now
that's what I use! best combo as its light and the most secure Eset used to be good now their protection level is amongst the worst
I have my Antivirus from my ISP provider,I paying for 2 EUR/month.Is Norton Internet security online 2013
Well, we had a lot of reliable posts inside this thread around one year of creation. So I think that is time to stop this 2012 discussion.. We have this classification: 01 - 36.73% - ESET Family. 02 - 25.51% - Kaspersky Family. 03 - 11.90% - Norton Family. 04 - 7.48% - BitDefender Family. 05 - 7.14% - Avast Family. 06 - 4.76% - Avira Family. 07 - 1.36% - Comodo Family. 08 - 2.72% - MCAfee Family. 09 - 2.04% - AVG Family. 10 - 0.34% - Panda Family. 294 Votes since February 5, 2012. Thanks to all that have contributed with this discussion and which it is useful for the visitors and members.