least system hog recommendation?

[Jimbo]

Hi,

My setup is as follows: -

Firewall: hardware router
Spyware: MS AntiSpyware

I'm looking for a good antivirus solution now to complement my setup.
One that provides good realtime protection without slowing my system
down too much.

So far I've looked at Kaspersky Personal and Bitdefender 9 Standard.
Can't seem to get to the NOD32 website to check it out.

Any recommendations? Should I try and get an antivirus package that
incorporates spyware detection/removal, or leave that job to MS
AntiSpyware?

Thanks for any advice!

Jimbo

 

[Art]

Hi,

My setup is as follows: -

Firewall: hardware router
Spyware: MS AntiSpyware

I'm looking for a good antivirus solution now to complement my setup.
One that provides good realtime protection without slowing my system
down too much.

So far I've looked at Kaspersky Personal and Bitdefender 9 Standard.
Can't seem to get to the NOD32 website to check it out.

Any recommendations? Should I try and get an antivirus package that
incorporates spyware detection/removal, or leave that job to MS
AntiSpyware?

The new version 6 of KAV shouldn't slow your system down noticeably
after the inititial scan of your drive. That's my recommendation. I
also recommend the use of AdAware and Spybot to complement
KAV's detection of spyware. You should also consider the use of a
software firewall to alert you to unauthorised outbound. I suggest
Sygate because of its excellent trafic log.

Art
http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg

 

[Guest]

Bitdefender did come in #1 in this review:

http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

 

[Ron Lopshire]

Bitdefender did come in #1 in this review:

http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

Pete,

A few thoughts about this site:

1) All of the ads and banners are in my HOSTS file.
2) All of the links are click-throughs.
3) Evidently detection rates are not important in this guy's opinion.

AFAIAC, polls and the reviews of sites that accept advertising from AV
vendors are pretty much worthless. I prefer tests and comparatives.
Some AV info for your perusal:

AV-Test (Andreas Marx - Germany)
(http://www.av-test.org/)
AV-Comparatives (Andreas Clementi - Austria)
(http://www.av-comparatives.org/)
Food for thought (Eugene Kaspersky)
(http://www.viruslist.com/en/analysis?pubid=174405517)

Just my opinion. YMMV.

Ron

 

[Ian R]

Hi,

My setup is as follows: -

Firewall: hardware router
Spyware: MS AntiSpyware

I'm looking for a good antivirus solution now to complement my setup.
One that provides good realtime protection without slowing my system
down too much.

So far I've looked at Kaspersky Personal and Bitdefender 9 Standard.
Can't seem to get to the NOD32 website to check it out.

Any recommendations? Should I try and get an antivirus package that
incorporates spyware detection/removal, or leave that job to MS
AntiSpyware?

Thanks for any advice!

Jimbo

I can thoroughly recommend Computer Associates eTrust Internet Security
Suite.

They make a feature of its "light footprint" and doesnt reduce the system to
crawl like many other makes do!

It won a 4 star award from PC Magazine in December 2005.

You can also buy the components of the suite individually if you prefer.

They offer a 30 day free trial of EZ Antivirus and Personal Firewall.

See:

http://tinyurl.com/cgaot

HTH

Ian

 

[Guest]

Pete,

A few thoughts about this site:

1) All of the ads and banners are in my HOSTS file.
2) All of the links are click-throughs.
3) Evidently detection rates are not important in this guy's opinion.

AFAIAC, polls and the reviews of sites that accept advertising from AV
vendors are pretty much worthless. I prefer tests and comparatives.
Some AV info for your perusal:

AV-Test (Andreas Marx - Germany)
(http://www.av-test.org/)
AV-Comparatives (Andreas Clementi - Austria)
(http://www.av-comparatives.org/)
Food for thought (Eugene Kaspersky)
(http://www.viruslist.com/en/analysis?pubid=174405517)

Just my opinion. YMMV.

Ron

Thanks, good points.
-Pete

 

[bassbag]

Hi,

My setup is as follows: -

Firewall: hardware router
Spyware: MS AntiSpyware

I'm looking for a good antivirus solution now to complement my setup.
One that provides good realtime protection without slowing my system
down too much.

So far I've looked at Kaspersky Personal and Bitdefender 9 Standard.
Can't seem to get to the NOD32 website to check it out.

Any recommendations? Should I try and get an antivirus package that
incorporates spyware detection/removal, or leave that job to MS
AntiSpyware?

Thanks for any advice!

Jimbo

Some avs like kav have excellent spyware detection ,so much so that
personally i wouldnt bother running ms antispyware realtime or any other
AS realtime ( they can be quite resource hungry).However a dedicated AS
may remove spyware/adware (if its detected of course) better than the
"brute" force removal of an AV ,so id still keep your ms antispyware (and
a few others) for on demand scanning and removal.
me