What is the best Anti-Virus For Vista?

[Julian]

What is the best Anti-Virus For Vista?

The experience of the Windows Mail group suggests the Avast
is the best free product for a homeuser.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

 

[PTravel]

What is the best Anti-Virus For Vista?

I would avoid any Microsoft security products -- they tend to be
underpowered and assume the computer must be protected from the person who
owns it.

I like AVG from Grisoft. The antivirus component is free. However, I've
just upgraded to include the spyware component as well as the firewall.
It's working great for me.

 

[Marco Desloovere]

What is the best Anti-Virus For Vista?

Consider this:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2050516,00.asp
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://www.claymania.com/anti-virus.html

Marco

 

[Marco Desloovere]

Yep. I don't think Carey has a single opinion that wasn't written in
Microsoft's marketing department :-(

I'd rather have no virus scanner than Microsoft Don't Care. At least you
won't be lulled into a false sense of security.

All anti-virus software lull you into a false sense of security.
They can all only detect *known* malware.

If you're careful, you don't need anti-virus software at all.
Useful information:
http://www.claymania.com/nav-map.html

Marco

 

[The poster formerly known as the poster formerly k]

All anti-virus software lull you into a false sense of security.
They can all only detect *known* malware.

If you're careful, you don't need anti-virus software at all.
Useful information:
http://www.claymania.com/nav-map.html

Marco

Unless they search for suspicious behavior like Kaspersky 6 does.

--
Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

"Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with
legality."
- Linus Torvalds

 

[Curtis D. Levin]

I use trend micro Pc-cillen Internet security
2007.

I have had zero problems running it with Vista.
You can load it on up to 3 machines.

They also have a housecall product that can
scan your computer from your browser.

I have tried AVG, Norton, and several others.
By far, I think pc-cillen is the best. Warning -
it can be a resource hog, if everything is turned on.

http://www.trendmicro.com

Curtis

 

[NoStop]

What is the best Anti-Virus For Vista?

Ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com

Cheers.

 

[Roy Coorne]

What is the best Anti-Virus For Vista?

- commercial:
Bitdefender, Kaspersky, NOD32

- free for private use:
Avira (Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic - www.free-av.com),
Avast, AVG (Grisoft)


Roy

 

[Hapkido]

There are only 2 antivirus programs I would even consider:

1. Kaspersky AV (KAV) or their suite (KIS), currrently at version 7.0.0.125
which is 100% Vista-compatible. This new version includes a new active
heuristics engine which scans for "suspect" items not covered by it's Pro
Active Defense definitions. KAV has a 99.7% positive detection rate. It uses
very little memory, it's fast, easy to use and runs great right out of the
box. Support on the Kaspersky Forums is excellent too.

2. NOD32 is another very good product, albeit not quite as effective as
Kaspersky. However, it is right up there and rates a strong second place,
IMHO.

I've installed KAV on well over 100 of my customer's PC's of all flavors and
have never had a complaint nor has any of them ever been infected.

 

[Frank]

Doofy wrote:




Ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com

Cheers.

Idiot!
Frank

 

[Doofy]

Oky, Thanx, then wich anti-virus is fair, but does not slow down Vista?

 

[Marco Desloovere]

Oky, Thanx, then wich anti-virus is fair, but does not slow down Vista?

Do you know what anti-virus software can or cannot do?
Something to ponder on:
http://www.claymania.com/virus-specific.html

Marco

 

[Marco Desloovere]

The poster formerly known as the poster formerly known as Nina DiBoy

Unless they search for suspicious behavior like Kaspersky 6 does.

If by that you mean heuristics, then get ready for false positives:
http://www.claymania.com/virus-specific.html#heur

Marco

 

[Alias]

What is the best Anti-Virus For Vista?

Nuking Vista and installing a real OS like Ubuntu. Check it out at
www.ubuntu.com/

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Nuking Vista and installing a real OS like Ubuntu. Check it out at
www.ubuntu.com/

Typical BS answer from the Ubuntu Marketing Department. Trash Vista,
Install Ubuntu.

 

[Alias]

Typical BS answer from the Ubuntu Marketing Department. Trash Vista,
Install Ubuntu.

He *did* ask what the best anti virus is for Vista and I gave the only
credible answer. Live with it.

 

[Tom Porterfield]

Oky, Thanx, then wich anti-virus is fair, but does not slow down Vista?

The most efficient from my experience is NOD32, meaning it is least
likely to impact the performance of the OS.

 

[Who is your daddy?]

Alias a Linux shape shifting ho wrote:

He *did* ask what the best anti virus is for Vista and I gave the only
credible answer. Live with it.

You are NOT creditable posting in a MS NG.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

He *did* ask what the best anti virus is for Vista and I gave the only
credible answer. Live with it.

You must have a reading comprehension problem. You were probably absent
during the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. He was asking about Vista you smart
ass. If he wanted to know about Ubuntu he would have slithered over to the
dark side and entered the Ubuntu forum.

Ubuntu is nothing but a TOY for geeks (desktop) and not ready for prime
time. If it was ready for prime time, everybody would be jumping to it.
Yes, it's free and people just don't want it. Live with it.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Alias a Linux shape shifting ho wrote:


You are NOT creditable posting in a MS NG.

And you are a douche bag