Vista Compatible Anti-Virus

C

ColTom2

Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 
J

Josh

Well what is considered the best is very subjective. Onecare has a free beta. It is Microsoft so you know it will play well with Windows Vista. Symantec has 10.2.224 that works with RTM if you have an agreement with them. The 2007 product from the just went to public beta too. AVG, and others have free ones that work....it is all a matter of prefrences. For now though I stick with One Care.

--
Josh
http://windowsconnected.com
Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 
G

Guess Who

You can try Windows Live One-Care beta 1.5. There is a 60 day trial, and it
seems to work well with Vista RTM.

Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista
version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 
C

Chad Harris

Col. Tom--

I'm not sure what you mean by current Vista version (build) since Vista RTM
at least one edition (Vista Business--although I don't know what kept them
from marketing all of them but the DVD will make change available later if
it's wanted) is on store shelves on 11/30/06 in the US at Comp USA but you
have a wide range of choices to choose from.

I only mention the build, because with one of the builds (and I can't even
remember which now, many of us could not load AVAST which was popular
because it began working early on in the Betas and working well. But it
wasn't near the current one, whatever that means to you.

I'm on RTM. I like One Care 1.5 in public Beta, which works on Vista just
fine and should work on whtever build--I've used it on several Beta builds
previously, and RTM. I like it because it takes up less real estate and
less CPU than Norton's and is less erratic.

It updates defs daily seemlessly in the background. Other AV's I've used
with Vista are AVAST, AVG, and Trend and I liked them all. Trend had a nice
clean interface and ran well in the background.

Download WOC 1.5 Beta:
http://ideas.live.com/signup.aspx?versionId=b2456790-90e6-4d28-9219-5d7207d94d45

http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=b2456790-90e6-4d28-9219-5d7207d94d45

There are free trials and/or free versions of all I mentioned above. I know
Symantec has versions for Vista with trials, and there are a number of
others I did not mention that have been recommended on this group and you
can do a View>find antivirus to read posts on them.

Good luck,

CH




Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista
version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 
C

Colin Barnhorst

Vista x86 or Vista x64?
Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 
R

RCE Defiant

Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista
version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks


I'm running Sophos Anti-Virus with no issues.
 
G

Guest

CA Antivirus 2007 has performed very well on build 5744. I have been using it
since RC2 became available. I installed the CA software as part of a
compatiblity (with Vista) Beta test and I can run it until October 13, 2007.
At the time, OneCare was not available for Vista.
I have had zero issues/concerns regarding CA's antivirus software with Vista
and I assign it an A++ (the second + is because it cost me $0 and no ¢).
 
C

Colin Barnhorst

Not knowing what current version means, I use the complimentary CA 2007 antivirus provided in build 6000.
Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 
B

Basil

Not knowing what current version means, I use the complimentary CA 2007
antivirus provided in build 6000.
Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista
version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks

Build 5744, I use the free for a year CA 2007 A++ as prev poster.
Basil
Kent UK
 
C

ColTom2

Hi Chad:

Thanks to you and all the others for the pertinent info applicable Vista AV applications. Do you have any idea as to what the cost will be to "activate" after the Beta time runs out? I especially like your comments related to it being less CPU etc.



Col. Tom--

I'm not sure what you mean by current Vista version (build) since Vista RTM
at least one edition (Vista Business--although I don't know what kept them
from marketing all of them but the DVD will make change available later if
it's wanted) is on store shelves on 11/30/06 in the US at Comp USA but you
have a wide range of choices to choose from.

I only mention the build, because with one of the builds (and I can't even
remember which now, many of us could not load AVAST which was popular
because it began working early on in the Betas and working well. But it
wasn't near the current one, whatever that means to you.

I'm on RTM. I like One Care 1.5 in public Beta, which works on Vista just
fine and should work on whtever build--I've used it on several Beta builds
previously, and RTM. I like it because it takes up less real estate and
less CPU than Norton's and is less erratic.

It updates defs daily seemlessly in the background. Other AV's I've used
with Vista are AVAST, AVG, and Trend and I liked them all. Trend had a nice
clean interface and ran well in the background.

Download WOC 1.5 Beta:
http://ideas.live.com/signup.aspx?versionId=b2456790-90e6-4d28-9219-5d7207d94d45

http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=b2456790-90e6-4d28-9219-5d7207d94d45

There are free trials and/or free versions of all I mentioned above. I know
Symantec has versions for Vista with trials, and there are a number of
others I did not mention that have been recommended on this group and you
can do a View>find antivirus to read posts on them.

Good luck,

CH




Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista
version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 
R

Richard Urban

Apps that work:

http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.p...y_List#Has_problems.2C_but_they_can_be_solved

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista
version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 
S

Saucy

x-no-archive: yes
Well what is considered the best is very subjective. Onecare has a
free beta. It is Microsoft so you know it will play well with
Windows Vista.
Click to expand...

That's quite an assumption. Microsoft's new Zune player doesn't play well
with Microsoft's Plays for Sure initiative.

You're welcome.
 
J

John Barnett MVP

Windows OneCare beta works well on my machine. Alternatively there is Avast and AVG both of which have free versions. As for Symantec, well i wouldn't use any of symantec software. I always find that symantec software causes more problems than it cures.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
http://vistasupport.mvps.org

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Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 
F

Firewall

Sophos AntiVirus 6.5.0 For Vista x86 and x64


Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 
Z

zaxon

I use CA 2007 and it works very well

zax
Sophos AntiVirus 6.5.0 For Vista x86 and x64


Hi:

Is there am Anti-Virus application that will work with the current Vista version with no problems or work arounds?
If so, what is considered the best?

Thanks
 

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