What is the best Anti-Virus For Vista?

[David]

I never suggested anything about One Care.
You should not make such assumptions since assumptions tend to be
wrong very often.

LOL. and you didn't assume something about me in your previous post?
Ha! I agree 100% that assumptions are often wrong.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Especially yours. You will find no harsher critics of Microsoft than MVP's.
You having been paying attention.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

"you didn't assume something about me"
Correct, no assumption on my part.
Perhaps you missed the others recommending other solutions.

Or maybe you simply fixated on the one who recommended a Microsoft
solution while ignoring there were other solutions by other MVPs.
The MVPs recommended different products based on their experience and
is typical of any group consisting of thousands.

Most, MVPs and others as well, have their favorite products and
recommend accordingly.
There is no expectation that anyone favor a particular product from a
specific manufacturer.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

To add just a little to the confusion...
All of the anti virus products mentioned have some value.

The worst can perform better than what may otherwise be considered the
best.
What can make the difference?
Which is the user willing to learn how to properly use?

Personally I hate McAfee and Norton anti virus since they are such
resource hogs.
But if someone is familiar with one of them and unwilling to learn
about any other, Norton or McAfee may very well be best for them since
that is what they are willing to use.

My suggestion:
AVG
or
NOD 32

 

[David]

"you didn't assume something about me"
Correct, no assumption on my part.
Perhaps you missed the others recommending other solutions.

Or maybe you simply fixated on the one who recommended a Microsoft
solution while ignoring there were other solutions by other MVPs.
The MVPs recommended different products based on their experience and
is typical of any group consisting of thousands.

Most, MVPs and others as well, have their favorite products and
recommend accordingly.
There is no expectation that anyone favor a particular product from a
specific manufacturer.

So many opinions on what is best, underscores the fact that no ONE
product is "THE" answer for everyone. AAMOF, I have no complaints with
NIS2007 when used in Vista, but in XP it is a complete PITA. I can't
open programs for many minutes in XP, after a reboot, as the hard drive
is getting hit big time by NIS2007. I don't have that issue with the
corporate edition (an older edition) and may reinstall it soon.

 

[SiG226]

I would persoanlly avoid OneCare. Not just a matter of the rating but
the fact that it will not let you really configure it effiecently. For
example I run a serious hardware firewall for my network. The OneCare
firewall is a pain in the butt so I turn it off. However by doing this
OneCare is now screaming at me all the time my system is not secure. You
cannot just turn of the features you do not want without the system
being unhappy.

AVG, Grisoft, Nod32, Kaspersky, Trendmicro, Bitdefender

All of these support 64 Bit Vista. I really like the Kaspersky thought
I know many that also like trendmicro and Bitdefender. However with AVG
and Avast being free it is really hard to suggest anyone BUY an AV
package.

I agree Ed,... KAspersky is very good (its what I use also) and was ranked
top in one of the PC magazine tests(PC Pro?) due to its detection rate,
Price and small footprint.......incidentially the 2nd top rated one was
freeware called Avir or Anti-vir?.... can't remember exactly but it was
highly rated.

HTH....... SiG

 

[David]

I agree Ed,... KAspersky is very good (its what I use also) and was
ranked top in one of the PC magazine tests(PC Pro?) due to its
detection rate, Price and small footprint.......incidentially the 2nd
top rated one was freeware called Avir or Anti-vir?.... can't remember
exactly but it was highly rated.

HTH....... SiG

You actually put faith in PC Magazine reviews?? LOL!

 

[SiG226]

You actually put faith in PC Magazine reviews?? LOL!

Yup....
They set up a special network system and hit it with various
virii and malware and Kaspersky caught most of em......certainly a lot more
than Norton and Mcafee and NOD32 etc
anyways ya pays ya money and takes ya chances!
Me?......... I'm quite happy with kaspersky

Regards SiG

 

[David]

I personally have found them to be no better and no worse than most
review rags when it comes to product opinions. In other words I ignore
90% of them.

However his comment about Kaspersky is spot on. It is constantly near
the top of any review and works really well. My only gripe with it is I
feel it is over priced.

and the next guy swears by NOD32, the guy after that swears by AVAST,
the next fellow won't use anything but
AVG.... heck, I tried AVG and didn't like it one bit. also didn't like
McAfee (besides, I onced worked for them, in software testing...
LOL!). NIS2007 works well for me in Vista, yet it's a dog in XP (keeps
the HD busy for much too long after a bootup). different strokes. I
always take reviews with a large dose of salt.

My criteria includes adequate protection from viruses and malware, AND,
equally important, unintrusive behavior. I don't like seeing a window
pop up from the virus checker, during boot up. Scanning should take
place in the background, and not place an undue burden on the pc while
doing so. NIS2007 does well in that regard, in Vista. With a 3 seat
license for $30 (on sale), I consider it a good deal. However, I'm not
gonna sit here and claim it's the right product for every user.

Dave

 

[SiG226]

I personally have found them to be no better and no worse than most
review rags when it comes to product opinions. In other words I ignore
90% of them.

However his comment about Kaspersky is spot on. It is constantly near
the top of any review and works really well. My only gripe with it is I
feel it is over priced.

Well David,
in fact they aren't reviews per se because that is a subjective view of a
group of items software etc.....
these are controlled tests in which a system has had its disk imaged and
then each piece of AV software installed and various nasties thrown at it
and the number it catches is recorded and its 'footprint'checked to see how
much of the systems resources it affects.
Then the system is wiped and the disk reset to its former blank state and
the next AV program installed and tested ensuring that each program is
tested in the same way...
but as I said previously you use what you feel comfortable (with which for
me means Kaspersky)


Regards SiG

 

[David]

Well David,
in fact they aren't reviews per se because that is a subjective view
of a group of items software etc.....
these are controlled tests in which a system has had its disk imaged
and then each piece of AV software installed and various nasties
thrown at it and the number it catches is recorded and its
'footprint'checked to see how much of the systems resources it affects.
Then the system is wiped and the disk reset to its former blank state
and the next AV program installed and tested ensuring that each
program is tested in the same way...
but as I said previously you use what you feel comfortable (with which
for me means Kaspersky)


Regards SiG

I hear ya. I'm sure Kaspersky must be a capable AV program, though I've
not tried it personally.

Dave

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Norton 360 is the best

On the contrary, many of think that any Norton product is the *worst*
possible choice.

 

[Tom D]

I really like what AVG is doing. Can't imagine anything working better for
free. As good as it gets.

 

[Joe Corey]

the best one in my opinion is antivir
www.free-av.com