need help on choosing antivirus PLEASE HELP!?

Question

I just bought a laptop toshiba with procesor vision amd windows 7 and i have antivirus norton but its only good for 1 month what do i do what antivirus do i get and how much will it cost help please 10 pts best answer. :) THANK YOU

Answer 1

Free is never better than a paid for one. ESET NOD 32.

Check out the links that I have given you - they are safe.

Read the article about MSE and how it didn't work. Oh, NOrton is a pretty good one too, but ESET is the best. I gave you links.



Most computer magazine articles will have biased articles because Symantec and McAfee have paid for advertising in the magazines. Virus Bulletin 100 is a top commercial website for IT professionals. Its a paid for site that most here probably don't read.

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/rap-index

the best are along the top right corner



they rate ESET NOD32 the top antivirus you can have and it carries their VB100 award. ESET has had this award since the late 90's and no other AV program can claim that.

http://www.eset.com/home/compare-eset-to-competition



Recent reviews revealed a problem with Kaspersky being one of the slower ones. It's also a resource hog. Evidently Norton has really upgraded their software, the tests showed they are now very fast. NOD 32 has always had a small footprint and used very little of your system resources. Avoid McAfee, it has so many issues. AVAST the best of the free ones because it includes rootkit protection and boot scanner. Avira Free also top rated amongst the free ones, but AVAST is the only one that has root kit protection in the free package.



Dont get the security system, just the antivirus program and run Windows defender - both protect around the clock. Apps like malwarebytes and superantispyware are scanners for when you get an infection, not for protection. You run them once a week or so. Don't get the paid for versions as they classify as lightweight antivirus and don't compare to the full strength ones like Norton or any of the top ones.



Hope this helps



Still not sure about Microsoft Security Essentials

"...Although the Beta release of Microsoft Security Essentials did poorly in PC Magazine tests, the official final release did significantly better in AV-Test.org tests. According to Neil Rubenking, a PC Magazine author, in an on-demand scan test that he conducted in June 2009, Microsoft Security Essentials Beta found 89 percent of all malware samples: It found only 30 percent of commercial keyloggers, 67 percent of rootkits and only half of scareware samples. The suite's real-time protection found 83 percent of all malware samples and blocked the majority of them: In this test, Microsoft Security Essentials found 40 percent of the commercial keyloggers and 78 percent of the rootkits.[33] Later on October that year, AV-Test.org conducted a series of trials on the officially released version of the product in which Microsoft Security Essentials detected and caught 98.44 percent of 545,034 computer viruses, computer worms and software Trojan horses as well as 90.95 percent of 14,222 spyware and adware samples..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Security_Essentials

http://antivirus.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=antivirus&cdn=compute&tm=10&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=5&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.av-test.org/



here is an article where an expert intentionally infects his computer with the bug that is reaching epidemic numbers on the forums. His antivirus = Microsoft Security Essentials. It does not detect the bug, the installation and no warnings. Read it

http://windowssecrets.com/2011/04/07/01-LizaMoon-infection-a-blow-by-blow-account







http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial174.html

http://antivirus.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=antivirus&cdn=compute&tm=137&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=5&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archives/products.xml

Answer 2

I use the following three free protections and have not had any problems with viruses, trojans or malware. I use Microsoft Security Essentials, Malwarebytes and SUPERAntiSpyware. These are the ones I use and I'm sure you'll get many other suggestions. The main thing to remember about any antivirus protections, is the fact that no one particular antivirus protection, either free or purchased, can protect your computer completely. There are thousands of new viruses released hourly/daily! As you update any antivirus protection you have nstalled, there may be 20 new viruses out there 10 minutes later. The two best methods of protecting your computer is to make sure you keep your antivirus protection updated, and be careful about websites and links that you use. You can have several different antivirus protections installed, but be sure you only use one at a time so they don't conflict with one another. Do some research online to get a feel for what others say about their antrivirus softwares. You can try any you want ( the free ones ), and uninstall if you're not satisfied. Hope this information will help you a little. It can be confusing, but you'll find some favorites after awhile. Good luck!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

PLEASE do not let people talk you into "you get what you pay for" .. with the few exceptions, most of my favorite and security site "best programs" are free.



Things Pro (paid) versions of programs tend to have, the free programs do not:

A) Better tech support from company (although I had questions for Comodo AND Avast, and (via forum) both responded promptly, and answered my question(s) completely)



B) The detection rate of freewares (like Avast and Avira) are 100% the same, as their pro versions. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.



C) Paid Programs tend to bundle AV's + Parental Control Software + Firewalls + “Spam blockers” together … I find that using a different program for both suites my taste more.



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Anyway



Both of these top two scanners have similar (Great) detection rates and are “neck and neck” as the best Free anti-virus if you ask me. Some sites say Avira is difficult to use, but I disagree.



1) Avast – FREE - ( http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download )

2) Avira – FREE - ( http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus )



Those are Free, but another good choice is, (3) Eset's NOD32 Anti-virus , which provides great protection and no system lag, though its not free



-Xmetalfanx

Answer 5

The best paid Antivirus is Eset Nod32, hands down. You will find more computer tech's and IT's using this antivirus than anything other. It has an excellent detection rate and is easy on resources, you won't even know it's there. It is $40.00 a year.



No antivirus is perfect and the occasional keylogger or trojan will get past it's real-time protections so I also recommend you use Malwarebytes to delete the threats that your primary antivirus misses.



Nod32 site - http://www.eset.com/us/



Malwarebytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Answer 6

The best one is Security Essentials

Just go to Microsoft site and type in Security Essentials. and download from Microsoft

Free, Reliable and powerful

Good Luck

Answer 7

If you don't want to pay for one then I highly recommend using Microsoft Security Essentials.

If you're willing to pay, then you should use Kaspersky Internet Security 2011.

MalwareBytes and CCleaner is a must have either way to maximise the security and speed on your PC.

Answer 8

You should use Microsoft Security Essentials It is free, Just google it. It has all the updated viruses because it comes straight from Microsoft made for Windows 7.

Answer 9

once you ask this kind of question you will basically get solutions based upon he bias of what the guy has already invested their money in regardless of no be counted if it extremely is the main suitable. you ought to look at an self sustaining assessment internet site that compares each and all of the main programs against one yet another - see link decrease than.

Answer 10

It all depends upon how much security do you want.....



The best paid versions are >>>> Kaspersky and Bit Defender



The best free versions are >>>> Avira, Avast, and MSE



I have been using Avast free for 3 years now...never had a problem and it does what its supposed to do...protect the computer....



http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html

Answer 11

Free AVG. Had it over 4 years and NEVER a problem. Used to be a big fan of Norton but now it is AVG, check Google for reviews.

Answer 12

kaspersky