Kushika
Mar 4 2006, 11:38 AM
| | People generally say that it's better to buy Antivirus programs instead of using free ones. But personally I find Norton a bit worse then some of the freeware out there. I used to use a priated version of a paid AV which mean I didn't have to pay, but it soon degraded and didn't work as well as the paid version.
The most annoying thing is that once I had a problem when I tried to install panda Platinum while Norton was running. The result ended up dreadful and I had to do a system restore.
It would be nice to share your opinions on this. Which do you think is better -- freeware or paidwar of AVs? And which do you use?
Justa random post of mine....
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silent_
Apr 3 2006, 11:12 PM
I think free can be better depending on the antivirus. Paid doesn't always mean better but i like free antiviruses mainly because 1) there free and 2) the ones I download do work and protect my computer from viruses.
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kgd2006
Apr 4 2006, 12:04 AM
From what I hear an free anti virus program is not as safe, because it dont fully protect your computer from lurking viruses such as some viruses that are embeded in MEDIA PLAYERS or IMAGES itself. The free anti viruses I have seen only protects you from FILES coming to your computer and so forth. But I dont think it protects you from hidden viruses. I would personally go with a INTERNET SECURITY ANTI VIRUS program, and if you find a free one your better off with that than any regular virus program. Catching a virus on the internet is very very annoying. So its better to be safe than sorry...
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carny gal
Apr 4 2006, 12:49 AM
I'm one who uses both AVG Free and Panda Titanium, which I pay for. I used to use Norton because it came installed on my new computer but I didn't like it because it was hard to configure with my Anti Spyware programs which I also use. And, I just didn't personally find it easy to use. My Panda is the greatest. Has firewall, antispyware and even detects viruses before they are defined. If you pay for 3 years at a time, it is very reasonable as well.
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Asaf
Apr 7 2006, 06:20 AM
I use Bitdefender with its firewall and everything it's a blast!
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miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG
Apr 7 2006, 06:38 AM
QUOTE(Asaf @ Apr 7 2006, 01:20 PM) 
I use Bitdefender with its firewall and everything it's a blast!
Finally - someone who uses the same AV as me.. I tell you BD is a master blaster. Although it's a paid AV - the subscription is only $24 in an year - which is hardly anything considering the amount of security it provides you.. And now, to top it all - BD Pro 9 AV Scanner engine recently got upgraded to scan/stop Spyware too. It's double security for the price of one - not to forget the cool and extremely easy to use firewall that comes bundled with it.
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Asaf
Apr 7 2006, 06:43 AM
QUOTE(miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG @ Apr 7 2006, 06:38 AM)
Finally - someone who uses the same AV as me.. I tell you BD is a master blaster. Although it's a paid AV - the subscription is only $24 in an year - which is hardly anything considering the amount of security it provides you.. And now, to top it all - BD Pro 9 AV Scanner engine recently got upgraded to scan/stop Spyware too. It's double security for the price of one - not to forget the cool and extremely easy to use firewall that comes bundled with it.
Ya! I bought it last year and I have it a year already and my computer hasn't got hacked by anyone and I didn't get any viruses! It even found spyware which my anti spyware programs didn't find!
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ganeshn11
Apr 8 2006, 01:57 PM
Guys or gals, could anyone of you please help me download a very good but free anti-virus with anti-spyware and firewall. But there is catch all should be in one unit (i.e. should be one package). Please help me as I am running my computer which is connected to the internet without any kind of defense. I tried panda, but the problem is that it makes my computer's boot speed very slow, and that is the last thing I can compromise. 
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miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG
Apr 8 2006, 02:11 PM
QUOTE(ganeshn11 @ Apr 8 2006, 08:57 PM) Guys or gals, could anyone of you please help me download a very good but free anti-virus with anti-spyware and firewall. But there is catch all should be in one unit (i.e. should be one package). Please help me as I am running my computer which is connected to the internet without any kind of defense. I tried panda, but the problem is that it makes my computer's boot speed very slow, and that is the last thing I can compromise. Oh man - you're asking for a LOT  If you were looking only for an AV, I'd recommend AVG Free Edition. But I don't know of any one bundled software that's going to offer all that to you for free. I think your best bet is to install individual free softwares - like AVG Free (Antivirus), Spybot S & D (Antispyware) and ZoneAlarm (Firewall).. But if you're willing to shell out around $24 per year - which converts to about INR 1080 per year, then I highly recommend you to use BitDefender Pro 9 ( http://www.bitdefender.com ) - which gives you all three of these in an indomitable bundle  Think about it, for about INR 90 per month - you're getting state-of-the-art protection for your computer in every which way. Go for it dude..
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ganeshn11
Apr 8 2006, 03:08 PM
QUOTE(miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG) Oh man - you're asking for a LOT If you were looking only for an AV, I'd recommend AVG Free Edition. But I don't know of any one bundled software that's going to offer all that to you for free. I think your best bet is to install individual free softwares - like AVG Free (Antivirus), Spybot S & D (Antispyware) and ZoneAlarm (Firewall).. But if you're willing to shell out around $24 per year - which converts to about INR 1080 per year, then I highly recommend you to use BitDefender Pro 9 ( http://www.bitdefender.com ) - which gives you all three of these in an indomitable bundle Think about it, for about INR 90 per month - you're getting state-of-the-art protection for your computer in every which way. Go for it dude.. Aaaaaa...thank you sir for your advice I actually went-up, downloaded it and bought it. Thanks a lot anyway
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Adam Roetheburg
Jun 26 2007, 07:17 PM
I use AVG Free (Antivirus), Spybot S & D (Antispyware) and ZoneAlarm (Firewall).. and IT ROCKS!
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Grafitti
Mar 10 2007, 09:20 AM
Right now i switched to Bitdefender 10. It's not a huge hog, and quite efficient at catching stuff. I was a huge fan of NOD32 because of their detection rate, miniscule memory footprint and blazing speed, but it failed me on two recent ones. The Ravmon.E virus, which even the free AVG caught, and the Brontok.C worm, which again, AVG free caught, and NOD32 didn't notice a thing. So after those two viruses infected my entire network, I decided to switch to something else.
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issdiscovery04
Mar 8 2007, 11:36 PM
I personally like using Avast, PC Chillin, ZA, or AVG pro. Right now i'm using AVG pro. (It's great to know people who have unused 100% legal keys for software.) As for Symantec, Symantec has arguably the one of the worst track records in the antivirus market. I've tested all sorts of antivirus programs in the past and all Norton did was install a bunch of other utilities and detect only about half of the viruses i intentionally introduced to my system. AVG and ZA caught all of the viruses.
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.:Brian:.
Mar 8 2007, 10:23 PM
Well I have tried a number of different Antivirus programs.... I have used Norton, avg, and McAfee products... Of all of them, I have to say that I used to be impressed with Norton due to its ability to keep the system relatively stable (from a resource standpoint), in that it didn't use a ton of system resources. However, in their newest version I have found that it appears to use up more resources than I would like (particularly at system startup). Going from taking 30 seconds to start my computer to 5 minutes isn't exactly what I had in mind. But once the system is started, it seems to keep resource usage to a minimum. McAfee I have found to be very intrusive at times, especially with its insistence on automatic updates. When you have it installed on an older system (400Mhz) the constant checks for updates bring the computer to a crawl for a couple minutes at a time. Yet, the system can't seem to let you disable them (as soon as you do, they seem to enable themselves again). AVG I found to be ok, however it didn't exactly have the nicest looking interface. Other than that it was ok, although I am more likely to trust a company such as McAfee or Symantec with their reputation, than AVG.
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ajayshivaa
Mar 8 2007, 05:46 PM
I use avast anti-virus . It has all features like a paid one . Moreover its real time protection is very nice . It also updates automatically . Registration for home use is a simple process . Just give your name + some information and your email . You will receive a email with license key . It will be valid for a year . Within that year you get all program updates + av updates , then no problem register again after a year and get a new license key . Also it doesn't slow OS start up speed . QUOTE I am getting all the features that paid ones offer the why should I go for a paid one .
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