i want to know which is the best antivirus software for windows xp .?

Question

i have tried many antivirus softwares in my pc , like norton , panda , f secure , mcafee .but i am confused .some antivirus make my system work slow and some fails to protect against virus .

Answer 1

Personally, I like AOL AntiVirusShield. Don't let the name AOL scare you. AntiVirusShield is made by Kaspersky which is one of top-rated anti-virus vendors in the world.



In recent tests, the most popular free anti-virus, AVG, was only able to detect about 82% of a very large sample of viruses. On the other hand, AntiVirusShield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.

http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82



AOL AntiVirusShield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources. (6mb)



And it updates 15 to 20 times a day with new virus definitions, 7 days a week.



Free to anyone, AOL member or not from:

http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?



From a recent test at www.virus.gr the top 25 in virus detection capabilities are: ("in the wild" viruses)



1. Kaspersky version 6.0.0.303 - 99.62%



2. Active Virus Shield by AOL version 6.0.0.299 - 99.62% (free)



3. F-Secure 2006 version 6.12.90 - 96.86%



4. BitDefender Professional version 9 - 96.63%



5. CyberScrub version 1.0 - 95.98%



6. eScan version 8.0.671.1 - 95.82%



7. BitDefender freeware version 8.0.202 - 95.57% (free)



8. BullGuard version 6.1 - 95.57%



9. AntiVir Premium version 7.01.01.02 - 95.45%



10. Nod32 version 2.51.30 - 95.14%



11. AntiVir Classic version 7.01.01.02 - 94.26% (free)



12. ViruScape 2006 version 1.02.0935.0137 - 93.87%



13. McAfee version 10.0.27 - 93.03%



14. McAfee Enterprise version 8.0.0 - 91.76%



15. F-Prot version 6.0.4.3 beta - 87.88%



16. Avast Professional version 4.7.871 - 87.46%



17. Avast freeware version 4.7.871 - 87.46% (free)



18. Dr. Web version 4.33.2 - 86.03%



19. Norman version 5.90.23 - 85.65%



20. F-Prot version 3.16f - 85.14%



21. ArcaVir 2006 - 83.44%



22. Norton Professional 2006 - 83.18%



23. AVG Professional version 7.1.405 - 82.82%



24. AVG freeware version 7.1.405 - 82.82% (free)



25. Panda 2007 version 2.00.01 - 82.23%



http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82

Answer 2

having an antivirus provides you only a basic security and correction mechanism. However to make it effective you should use a site advisor service as that of Googles or the mcafee plugin for browsers. Apart from that whenever your computer receives any trojan or other type of virus program, most of the trojan, and worm type of programs are not automatically removed. You have to note down the name of the malware and copy manual removal instructions from respective web site of the antivirus company, then follow the whole procedure step by step, only after that you can say you have removed the malware. Not a single antivirus product whether it be commercial, paid or free is capable of doing it. Therefore it seems there is no difference in using any one product against other. If you are a home user you can try one of the free avs available. If you are more security conscious you can get any of the commercial ones.



Your security depends more on your conscious selection of safe sites/services and less on the software on your computer.

Answer 3

Mcafee version 10 works smooth for my Xp.

Answer 4

spybot is not a anti-virus program as someone has put (it detects spyware/malware)

anyway norton, or mcafee would be the best pick for protection

Answer 5

Quick Heal

Answer 6

the best one without slowing ur system is free avg antivirus and its very powerfull also i am using in from last 3 years

Answer 7

An anti-virus that will not make your system slow, that will protect you from all viruses that Norton does, and that is..................FREE!!! is AVG. You can get it from http://free.grisoft.com/

Answer 8

try here for the best antivirus, firewall and spyware remover available on the market and FREE for personal use



http://freewww.uv.ro/security/security.html

Answer 9

no protection is 100% effective 100% of the time.



you also need antispyware and a firewall to be effective.

Answer 10

it is better to use synnantec antivirus program as it automatically updates new patches

Answer 11

AVG freeware version (free download)

Answer 12

I don't know which one is the best, but I think Spybot is good and it can be downloaded for free.

Answer 13

Avg FREE EDITION....GOOGLE IT.