Antivirus Recs for Vista

[Art]

Looking for antivirus program recommendations for use with Vista. Good and
bad experiences. Thank you.

 

[JP]

Almost everyone has Vista versions of their AV software now.
I am using Norton AV 2007. Works fine.

Interesting article on Vista AV products (MS Live OneCare failed miserably)

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6156733.html

 

[Guest]

I've tried OneCare 1.5 and liked certain aspects of it and disliked others. I
found it a little resource heavy on my old machine and it didn't have email
scanning so I finally uninstalled it just in time for AVG to release their
free version 7.5.441 that works great with Vista.

AVG is free and has a minimal footprint on my system. It also plugs in
really well into Outlook 2007 and 2003 for email scanning.

 

[Paul Smith]

Looking for antivirus program recommendations for use with Vista. Good
and bad experiences. Thank you.

I'd recommend Grisoft's AVG, they have a free edition that I use.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

Avast (also has a free version) and NOD32 if you want a commercial program
are also popular amoung MVPs.

I'd certainly recommend them way way above Symantec/Norton and McAfee
products.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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[Jabez Gan [MVP]]

Avast works. NOD32 too. Norton's vista compatible should still in beta (or
just released).

 

[MICHAEL]

I think the mainstream websites constantly and purposely
leave mention of ESET's NOD32 out of their articles.

<quote>
But out of the 15, four failed: Microsoft Live OneCare 1.5; McAfee VirusScan Enterprise version
8.1i; G DATA AntiVirusKit 2007 v17.0.6353; and Norman VirusControl v5.90. The other 11,
including software from CA, Fortinet, F-Secure, Kaspersky, Sophos and Symantec, detected all
the viruses. </quote>

ESET has achieved 41 Virus Bulletin VB 100% awards, more than any other vendor. In Virus
Bulletin's comparative tests, ESET's product has not missed an 'In the Wild' virus sample since
May 1998.


-Michael

 

[Guest]

I am running NIS 2007 on vista ultimate with no problems at all.
THere is a Vista upgrade path available:
http://www.symantec.com/en/uk/home_homeoffice/support/special/upgrade2007/vista/migration_start.jsp

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Computer Associates eTrust

http://www.my-etrust.com/Microsoft/vista/default.aspx

NOD32 from ESET for Windows Vista x86 and x64
Licensed users of NOD32 may download their software. If you have not purchased NOD32 you may purchase it, download a free 30-day trial, or contact an ESET representative for assistance. A valid username and password is required in order to download the software.

Windows Vista 32 & 64 Bit -
http://www.eset.com/download/balance.php?dir=/download/win/v2st/ndntenst.exe

Windows Vista 32 & 64 Bit (LAN Update Server) -
http://www.eset.com/download/balance.php?dir=/download/win/v2ad/ndntenad.exe

AVAST! 4.7.892 Home Edition for Vista x86 and x64

avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users and non-commercial use. Both of these conditions should be met! Our company offers the Home Edition free of charge, since, in our opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention; however, many users are not able to or do not want to pay for antivirus software. This page will show you the most important features of this program.

Registration required

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

AVG for Windows Vista

http://www3.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-virus/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

Microsoft Windows Live OneCare 1.5 works on x86 versions of Windows Vista ONLY

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

BETA Products:

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise-8.5i Release Candidate

http://www.mcafee.com/uk/enterprise/downloads/index.html

Kaspersky Antivirus 6.0

Download here

Norton Antivirus 2007 BETA

Download here

Norton 360 Beta

Download here

Trend Micro PC Cillin Internet Security for Vista x86 and x64

Download here

 

[BSchnur]

I think the mainstream websites constantly and purposely

leave mention of ESET's NOD32 out of their articles.

Could be -- it is my AV of choice these days.