Which Antivirus should i have?

[Escobarretje]

I have used NOD32 (v2, 3 and 4), Avira (v8 and v9) and now i'm using Norton 2009. It's my favorite. NOD gave me some trouble after time, then I tried out Avira (premium version) but it gave me (as others said) a lot of false positives. Also boot time of the PC was around 6 secs slower than with NOD and overall it feeled a little slower...

That's why i'm using Norton now, it's great, light and you can't feel it's running. You get updates every 5 minutes so you are protected to the latest threads. Symantec just did a very good job in creating such an amazing AV :dance2:

BTW, if you're using Avira free version then you are not protected the way all tests show. Avira Premium version may have high detection rates, the free version doesn't have antiphishing and no webguard....

Avira may do good in latest pro-active tests, but that's not really a problem for me. Norton gives updates every 5 minutes, so if malware is discovered, within an hour or so we are protected.

Well, I just think Norton is the best now, for me it is :lol:

[ssj100]

I have used NOD32 (v2, 3 and 4), Avira (v8 and v9) and now i'm using Norton 2009. It's my favorite. NOD gave me some trouble after time, then I tried out Avira (premium version) but it gave me (as others said) a lot of false positives. Also boot time of the PC was around 6 secs slower than with NOD and overall it feeled a little slower...

That's why i'm using Norton now, it's great, light and you can't feel it's running. You get updates every 5 minutes so you are protected to the latest threads. Symantec just did a very good job in creating such an amazing AV :eekout:

BTW, if you're using Avira free version then you are not protected the way all tests show. Avira Premium version may have high detection rates, the free version doesn't have antiphishing and no webguard....

Avira may do good in latest pro-active tests, but that's not really a problem for me. Norton gives updates every 5 minutes, so if malware is discovered, within an hour or so we are protected.

Well, I just think Norton is the best now, for me it is :yes:

Well mate, Avira free has exactly the same engine and heuristics as Avira Premium. The web-guard and antiphishing have nothing to do with pure on-demand scans like AV-comparatives tests. The Premium version is actually bloated for me, and I much prefer the free version! That's why I continue to use Avira, as it's completely free and has amazing detection. I'm glad you like Norton, but if you look at the latest AV-comparatives test, Avira beat Norton by a huge margin in terms of pure detection. It doesn't really matter how many times Norton provides you with updates, there is consistent evidence showing that its detection is not the best by far.

Avira is very light for me, and I can't feel Avira running on my system here either...if I did, I would have uninstalled it by now haha. On-demand scanning is very fast too, as it takes advantage of multiple core technology. With Avira, I do a complete system scan (including root-kit scanning) in under 23 minutes...I have a 320Gb hard drive which is filled by around 150Gb of data. NOD32 versions 2,3,4 take around 28 to 32 minutes. Avira is very impressive by my standards!

Also good luck removing Norton when you want to uninstall it haha.

EDIT: by the way, if you want a rather excellent anti-malware product that provides you with instantaneous updates (you seem to like the idea of that), try Prevx 3.0! If you detect a malware on your computer that you can't remove, they will also provide phone support to remove it for you.

[LeetPirate]

Also good luck removing Norton when you want to uninstall it haha.

The uninstall feature works as intended, however if problems occur users may opt to use the Norton Removal Tool. :eekout:

[KotaXor]

Should try this:

Do not confuse Symantec with Norton even though they are both from Symantec.

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Key Features

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* 20 minute installation and superior performance

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* Comes with Symantec recommended security defaults so no additional configurations are needed and minimal training required for easy deployment

* Installation and deployment takes less than 20 minutes

* Built in tools such as the Client Installation Wizard simplifies deployment of client software and eliminates the need for installation and deployment training

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* Ability to configure Symantec Protection Center to send license notification to Partners

[Escobarretje]

@ssj100: wow you're really a fanboy of AVIRA, you work there? lol :P

Updates do matter, and Norton just uninstalls fine.... especially with their removal tool. But hey, you just keep on using your best of the best Avira, i'm going with Norton :huh:

[ssj100]

@ssj100: wow you're really a fanboy of AVIRA, you work there? lol :P

Updates do matter, and Norton just uninstalls fine.... especially with their removal tool. But hey, you just keep on using your best of the best Avira, i'm going with Norton :huh:

Haha, please read my previous posts. I don't care about black-listing products really. I don't really need them. All I need is virustotal haha. Sandboxie and Comodo Firewall with Defense+ is all I need to have 100% prevention. Please read about those products and learn how to use them properly...trust me, your life will change haha.

Well, you enjoy paying for Norton every year mate haha. Or enjoy having to update your cracks for it every so often haha. Avira is completely free, and its detection is much much better than Norton. Have a pleasant day.

[Bizarre™]

Hey guys, chill :huh:

Remember: each to his own.

[ssj100]

Hey guys, chill :huh:

Remember: each to his own.

Yes mate. Enjoy!

[Escobarretje]

@ssj100: wow you're really a fanboy of AVIRA, you work there? lol :P

Updates do matter, and Norton just uninstalls fine.... especially with their removal tool. But hey, you just keep on using your best of the best Avira, i'm going with Norton :P

Haha, please read my previous posts. I don't care about black-listing products really. I don't really need them. All I need is virustotal haha. Sandboxie and Comodo Firewall with Defense+ is all I need to have 100% prevention. Please read about those products and learn how to use them properly...trust me, your life will change haha.

Well, you enjoy paying for Norton every year mate haha. Or enjoy having to update your cracks for it every so often haha. Avira is completely free, and its detection is much much better than Norton. Have a pleasant day.

Just wanted to mention 1 thing, i'm not paying for norton, and i'm not using cracks :dance2:

But as we see we both hold our points, so no probs for me :huh:

[ssj100]

@ssj100: wow you're really a fanboy of AVIRA, you work there? lol :P

Updates do matter, and Norton just uninstalls fine.... especially with their removal tool. But hey, you just keep on using your best of the best Avira, i'm going with Norton ;)

Haha, please read my previous posts. I don't care about black-listing products really. I don't really need them. All I need is virustotal haha. Sandboxie and Comodo Firewall with Defense+ is all I need to have 100% prevention. Please read about those products and learn how to use them properly...trust me, your life will change haha.

Well, you enjoy paying for Norton every year mate haha. Or enjoy having to update your cracks for it every so often haha. Avira is completely free, and its detection is much much better than Norton. Have a pleasant day.

Just wanted to mention 1 thing, i'm not paying for norton, and i'm not using cracks :huh:

But as we see we both hold our points, so no probs for me ;)

You're not paying for it...and not using cracks....I guess it's safe to say you work for Norton haha! I should have known! Good luck with your marketing!

[rvanguz]

well:

Avira premium

Kaspersky

Norton

and Eset

i think that, we talking about this product are very good and the best antivirus software!!!

for me

Avira Premium Edition 9

Good: fast and lightly

Bad: update slowly, some false positive (don´t care about this, not much!!).

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

Good: very customizable, motor heuristic, good tools.

Bad: still heavy for your pc, blacklist not good for ilegal use.

Norton Internet Security 2009

Good: very lightly, sonar system, update are very fast.

Bad: everything with name "crack", "keygen" are virus, doesn´t have export settings and spam list.

Eset Smart Security

Good: lightly

Bad: eset still looking for the past!!!!!!!!!! they was very good!!! but right now..........

[ESET Freak]

My personal experience:

KasperskyIS 8.0: Best in my opinion, but I don't like it. Why? A resource hogger, lags my 2GB RAM Core2 Duo notebook sometimes till my computer freezes.

NortonIS 2009: I love this the best! One of the best detection rate (I love the SONAR), very small footprint, I can watch Youtube movies, surf the web when full scan is running on 512MB RAM desktop!

ESET 3.0: Use to like it, but not anymore. Small footprint, but now Norton 2009 beat it, bad firewall, misses a few virus on my desktop the last time.

Avira: A no-no for me. It might be the best in detection rate, but it also has MANY false-positives. I also dislike its update procedure.

AVG: Misses TOO MANY viruses, never want to use it again.

[jofre]

Around 2 000 comments about ESET were done here at Nsane Forum.

Nothing else needs to be said.

[Zeus_Hunt]

Around 2 000 comments about ESET were done here at Nsane Forum.

Nothing else needs to be said.

nsanefix for NOD32 was released a few years back.

This is the place for a fix for NOD32 so obviouly the number of posts for it will be huge.

Doesnt make it the best. :lol:

[ssj100]

My personal experience:

KasperskyIS 8.0: Best in my opinion, but I don't like it. Why? A resource hogger, lags my 2GB RAM Core2 Duo notebook sometimes till my computer freezes.

NortonIS 2009: I love this the best! One of the best detection rate (I love the SONAR), very small footprint, I can watch Youtube movies, surf the web when full scan is running on 512MB RAM desktop!

ESET 3.0: Use to like it, but not anymore. Small footprint, but now Norton 2009 beat it, bad firewall, misses a few virus on my desktop the last time.

Avira: A no-no for me. It might be the best in detection rate, but it also has MANY false-positives. I also dislike its update procedure.

AVG: Misses TOO MANY viruses, never want to use it again.

Also please note to all. It is very easy to disable the Avira nag screen and splash screen in the free version.

Again, I don't understand why people are saying they get many false positives with Avira. ESET Freak, can you please give me 10 examples of false positives by Avira 9? I am just curious as to what sorts of files or programs are being picked up by Avira 9 as false positives.

Also I hope you're enjoying paying yearly for Norton or having to update your cracks. Thanks for the information on the Avira 9 false positive examples mate. I am very curious to see what files/programs you will post. It's actually really frustrating that I don't get any false positives...or anything at all. I'm bored with my 100% prevention setup haha.

[dumble]

It's actually really frustrating that I don't get any false positives...or anything at all. I'm bored with my 100% prevention setup haha.

:lol:

[shought]

@ssj100

Avira really does mark a lot of keygens, patches, cracks and fixes as viruses whilst they are not(thus provides you with false positives). ESET has less false positives but in the last few 'independent'(u can never be sure) tests Avira had a better detection rate. I personally like how you can configure ESET to suit your every need, while Avira did not allow me to do this. It's all a matter of opinion, there is no best. :rolleyes:

Also I should remind you that this topic is not about a complete security setup, it's about which Antivirus should one pick ;)

[jofre]

Around 2 000 comments about ESET were done here at Nsane Forum.

Nothing else needs to be said.

nsanefix for NOD32 was released a few years back.

This is the place for a fix for NOD32 so obviouly the number of posts for it will be huge.

Doesnt make it the best. :rofl:

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Yes,yes... but those 2 000 comments were done after Eset 3 appeared ... after @nsane fix ( v.2).

Correction : Precisely were done 6.417 comments just for Eset 3 and 4, not counting those done apart.

Cheers

Jofre

[KotaXor]

Around 2 000 comments about ESET were done here at Nsane Forum.

Nothing else needs to be said.

nsanefix for NOD32 was released a few years back.

This is the place for a fix for NOD32 so obviouly the number of posts for it will be huge.

Doesnt make it the best. :evil:

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Yes,yes... but those 2 000 comments were done after Eset 3 appeared ... after @nsane fix ( v.2).

Correction : Precisely were done 6.417 comments just for Eset 3 and 4, not counting those done apart.

Cheers

Jofre

You actually count? :w00t:

[box]

Also please note to all. It is very easy to disable the Avira nag screen and splash screen in the free version.

So how do you disable the nag screen and splash screen? Please do share.

[KotaXor]

Also please note to all. It is very easy to disable the Avira nag screen and splash screen in the free version.

So how do you disable the nag screen and splash screen? Please do share.

In order to turn off the AntiVir splash screen, please follow these steps:

1. Start the Windows registry editor (Start -> Run -> regedit)

2. Under \HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ click on avgnt

3. Add the parameter /nosplash to this entry

The splashscreen will no longer appear during startup and AntiVir will start in the background.

To disable nag screen:

This workaround is only working in Windows Xp (pro).

1) Run secpol.msc which opens the local security settings.

2) Select software restrictions policy on the left and then additional rules.

3) Right click in the window on the right and chose new path rule.

4) Click on browse and navigate to avnotify.exe (normally in program files/ Avira/AntiVir Desktop/).

5) Select disallowed as the security level and hit ok to close the dialog.

What we've done know is that we forbid the execution of avnotifiy.exe which shows the Ads. This works as long as the producer is not updating avnotify.exe itself and changing its name in the process. If that is the case repeat the steps to disallow the new named exe as well.

[LeetPirate]

Thanks kotaxor, I took the liberty of preparing a little guide for future reference. I added methods to get the job done in Vista as well although your XP method should also work in Vista.

You guys can check it out here if you need it. I am not sure but I could have sworn there was a similar guide on this topic but I just could not find it so I posted my own. Please point out any errors on the topic page.

Thanks. :cheers:

Update: Oh great, after I added this I managed to find the other 2 topics with similar data :). here and here. Well atleast they are filed under different keywords so it should help others find it easier.

[KotaXor]

LOL, since its that good, leave the nag and splash on......so others can know you are using Avira.

[Jota.Ce]

I'm a little tired of ESS/KIS/NIS to be sincere...

I insist, if ESS weren't so obsesive with EXE files, the best for me and the least attention needer and FP gotten.

But nowadays any AV solution is "touching the balls" with KGs/CRKs/PTCHs...

[urioz]

Thx guys for all answers and suggestion really appreciated

Kind Regards