Whats the best Antivirus Software?

**lancer** · November 18th, 2004

I have always used norton and have always been happy with it, i'm buying the Antivirus for my company only 5 people here, is norton corp edition overkill for this or is there a better solution and if so who?

**ming** · November 18th, 2004

Most machines that I bump into use McAfee Enterprise Edition. Not sure which is better.

polyglory · November 18th, 2004

In the past have used Norton and Macafee and I have had no regrets in binning them.

Very happily using AVG 7 Pro, not a hog in resources, I guess its horses for courses

**LordOfLA** · November 18th, 2004

Kaspersky or F-Secure are currently the top 2 perfoming AV suites. Check into them.

_kC_ · November 18th, 2004

if by "best" you mean..
1. the only antivirus in the world thats never missed an in the wild virus in the last 6 years
2. the lowest system footprint (ram/cpu) its un-noticable its on your system

3. the fastest scanning engine
4. the antivirus that microsoft labs use themselves, and recently renewed its licence
5. the ONLY antivirus that detected Sasser/msblast etc before its definiotions were updated (ADVANCED HEURISTICS)

then theres only 1 choice

www.nod32.com

my 2nd choice - F-prot
my 3rd choice - avg

all are very light on system, and very good... just nod32 has a clear advantage

if you dont mind your system running slow and crap, then kaspersky or f-secure are very good, but make a fast pc, feel like an antique

but why do that when u can have something much lighter, faster and stronger?

nod rox

whatever you choose, steer clear of norton..

**NetRyder** · November 19th, 2004

I'm a recent convert to NOD32 and I'm very impressed with it.
Used to have Symantec Corp 9 before that, and I found that NOD32 was able to detect some test trojans that easily made it past SAV.

**j79zlr** · November 19th, 2004

AVG Pro for all of my windows PC's and AVG free for all the PC's I work on.

Yharn · November 19th, 2004

Originally Posted by _kC_

if by "best" you mean..

2. the lowest system footprint (ram/cpu) its un-noticable its on your system

and how much system resources does this so called "best" AV use??

Been using Samantec Antivirus Corporate 9 for some time now as it is free through my university.

tom9042 · November 19th, 2004

My company uses Norton corporate edition. Our 2 person IT department (I'm not in that department) is overworked and probably saw it as a program they didn't have to invest much time updating. We have about 40 individuals on the network and 35 remote stores communicating with us over VPN's using DSL lines. With all those users, many of whom are idiots when it comes to computers, they felt they needed something dependable.

**j79zlr** · November 19th, 2004

Symantec's Corp AV has always been a very good product, but their personal AV has been shakey since NAV 2002. I've seen it just disable itself, with no warning to the user, Live Update gets corrupted and doesn't make that aware to the user, etc. I was a long time NAV user and supporter, but I just think their product's quality has declined significantly in the last 2-3 years.

**vern** · November 19th, 2004

For the most part, if you just lay off the clicky-happy-syndrome while surfing, you'll be fine. If that doesn't work, I'd go with any free antivirus ... AntiVir, Avast, AVG. In the end, some internet common sense can go a long long way. I personally haven't had a virus infection for a few years now.

**NetRyder** · November 19th, 2004

Originally Posted by vern

I personally haven't had a virus infection for a few years now.

Yep, almost 5 years for me...I've been keeping track.

**FishBoy** · November 19th, 2004

AVG Free Edition is a good AV program

buzzstpoint · November 19th, 2004

I would also aggree with AVG 7 Free. I've been using that for a while now and no problems or complaints..

However.. I work at a hotel that is hooked up to a chain and corporate will not let me use AVG.. (Not certified) What I use instead is Norton AV Corporate edition. This is the only AV that they will accept..

So.. I have 2 votes
AVG 7 Free -- For personal use
Norton AV Corp -- For Corporate or mulit computer hooked to a VPN

**VenomXt** · November 19th, 2004

i use norton antivirus 2004.. should i use a diffrent one. no one has even mentiond it hehe. i do like nod32 but it doesnt update by itself does it.

**NetRyder** · November 19th, 2004

Originally Posted by sraycoz

i do like nod32 but it doesnt update by itself does it.

Sure it does. In fact, with the default settings it checks for updates every hour, and definition updates are delivered much more often than with Norton's LiveUpdate service.
I get new definition almost everyday, sometimes multiple times a day. Norton/Symantec LiveUpdate would deliver updates only on Wednesday of every week, and sometimes on weekends.

**VenomXt** · November 19th, 2004

hmm maybe i should give it a try then
hehe

**indyjones** · November 19th, 2004

Does nod32 operate like kaspersky 5 which I use ? i.e. does it have a bloodhound sort of real time scanner and a outlook email plugin to check mail ?

**NetRyder** · November 19th, 2004

Originally Posted by indyjones

Does nod32 operate like kaspersky 5 which I use ? i.e. does it have a bloodhound sort of real time scanner and a outlook email plugin to check mail ?

Not sure how Kaspersky is organized, but NOD32 has the following modules:

AMON – the resident (running in operating memory at all times) or "on-access" antivirus monitor. This program is the most crucial antivirus defense tool.
NOD32 – (also referred to as the "on-demand" scanner) this is the scanner executed manually by the user, or automatically by the scheduler.
IMON (Internet MONitor) - this scanner provides the first line of defense by monitoring Internet traffic (POP3 protocol for e-mail, other protocols e.g. HTTP, FTP are planned to be added)
DMON (Document MONitor) - this scanner provides protection from macro viruses in MS Office documments, works with applications utilizing MS Antivirus API (e.g. MS Office 2000 and higher, Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher)
EMON (Email MONitor) – this scanner provides protection from email-borne viruses for MAPI compatible mail clients (MS Outlook installed in Corporate mode)

**Cosmin** · November 20th, 2004

Nothings perfect .. I use Norton Antivirus 2005 and it has a "smart & performant engine "

November 18th, 2004	Top \| #1
lancer There is no answer! Joined: October 2004 Location: FL, USA Posts: 3,087 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1430 Power: 137	Whats the best Antivirus Software? I have always used norton and have always been happy with it, i'm buying the Antivirus for my company only 5 people here, is norton corp edition overkill for this or is there a better solution and if so who? "The world has just got smaller now, but people have got further away."

November 18th, 2004	Top \| #2
ming OSNN Advanced Joined: June 2003 Location: UK Posts: 4,252 Reputation: 1160 Power: 162	Most machines that I bump into use McAfee Enterprise Edition. Not sure which is better. Curent system: Intel Quad Core 9450 \| 4GB RAM \| WD Raptor 36GB \| nVidia 8800GT 512mb

November 18th, 2004	Top \| #3
polyglory Walkabout Specialist Joined: December 2001 Location: Belgium Posts: 146 Reputation: 20 Power: 128	In the past have used Norton and Macafee and I have had no regrets in binning them. Very happily using AVG 7 Pro, not a hog in resources, I guess its horses for courses Nec Aspera Terrent As you slide down the Banister of Life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction.

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,031 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 213	Kaspersky or F-Secure are currently the top 2 perfoming AV suites. Check into them. If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

November 19th, 2004	Top \| #6
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	I'm a recent convert to NOD32 and I'm very impressed with it. Used to have Symantec Corp 9 before that, and I found that NOD32 was able to detect some test trojans that easily made it past SAV. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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November 18th, 2004	Top \| #5
_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 514 Reputation: 270 Power: 110	if by "best" you mean.. 1. the only antivirus in the world thats never missed an in the wild virus in the last 6 years 2. the lowest system footprint (ram/cpu) its un-noticable its on your system 3. the fastest scanning engine 4. the antivirus that microsoft labs use themselves, and recently renewed its licence 5. the ONLY antivirus that detected Sasser/msblast etc before its definiotions were updated (ADVANCED HEURISTICS) then theres only 1 choice www.nod32.com my 2nd choice - F-prot my 3rd choice - avg all are very light on system, and very good... just nod32 has a clear advantage if you dont mind your system running slow and crap, then kaspersky or f-secure are very good, but make a fast pc, feel like an antique but why do that when u can have something much lighter, faster and stronger? nod rox whatever you choose, steer clear of norton..

November 19th, 2004	Top \| #7
j79zlr Glaanies script monkey Joined: February 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,725 Reputation: 1520 Power: 155	AVG Pro for all of my windows PC's and AVG free for all the PC's I work on. http://www.j79zlr.com

November 19th, 2004	Top \| #8
Yharn meh. Joined: June 2002 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 324 Reputation: 30 Power: 124	Originally Posted by _kC_ if by "best" you mean.. 2. the lowest system footprint (ram/cpu) its un-noticable its on your system and how much system resources does this so called "best" AV use?? Been using Samantec Antivirus Corporate 9 for some time now as it is free through my university. Little Us

November 19th, 2004	Top \| #9
tom9042 OSNN Senior Addict Joined: December 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 314 Reputation: 440 Power: 123	My company uses Norton corporate edition. Our 2 person IT department (I'm not in that department) is overworked and probably saw it as a program they didn't have to invest much time updating. We have about 40 individuals on the network and 35 remote stores communicating with us over VPN's using DSL lines. With all those users, many of whom are idiots when it comes to computers, they felt they needed something dependable. Life is too important to be taken seriously.

November 19th, 2004	Top \| #10
j79zlr Glaanies script monkey Joined: February 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,725 Reputation: 1520 Power: 155	Symantec's Corp AV has always been a very good product, but their personal AV has been shakey since NAV 2002. I've seen it just disable itself, with no warning to the user, Live Update gets corrupted and doesn't make that aware to the user, etc. I was a long time NAV user and supporter, but I just think their product's quality has declined significantly in the last 2-3 years. http://www.j79zlr.com

November 19th, 2004	Top \| #11
vern Dominus Joined: March 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 1,570 Reputation: 660 Power: 146	For the most part, if you just lay off the clicky-happy-syndrome while surfing, you'll be fine. If that doesn't work, I'd go with any free antivirus ... AntiVir, Avast, AVG. In the end, some internet common sense can go a long long way. I personally haven't had a virus infection for a few years now. free illegal pr0n @ ribbed.us

November 19th, 2004	Top \| #12
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Originally Posted by vern I personally haven't had a virus infection for a few years now. Yep, almost 5 years for me...I've been keeping track. http://kunal.kundaje.net

November 19th, 2004	Top \| #13
FishBoy Feeeesh Joined: August 2004 Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia (for summer vacay) Posts: 1,685 Reputation: 530 Power: 117	AVG Free Edition is a good AV program

November 19th, 2004	Top \| #14
buzzstpoint Computervitals.com Joined: May 2004 Posts: 82 Reputation: 30 Power: 98	I would also aggree with AVG 7 Free. I've been using that for a while now and no problems or complaints.. However.. I work at a hotel that is hooked up to a chain and corporate will not let me use AVG.. (Not certified) What I use instead is Norton AV Corporate edition. This is the only AV that they will accept.. So.. I have 2 votes AVG 7 Free -- For personal use Norton AV Corp -- For Corporate or mulit computer hooked to a VPN ComputerVitals.com Your Online Computer Helpline

November 19th, 2004	Top \| #15
VenomXt Blame me for the RAZR's Joined: March 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,442 Reputation: 1240 Power: 146	i use norton antivirus 2004.. should i use a diffrent one. no one has even mentiond it hehe. i do like nod32 but it doesnt update by itself does it. www.venomxt.com

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indyjones OSNN.net Adventurer Joined: November 2002 Location: England Posts: 1,567 Reputation: 330 Power: 135	Does nod32 operate like kaspersky 5 which I use ? i.e. does it have a bloodhound sort of real time scanner and a outlook email plugin to check mail ? Intel Q9450 , Asus Rampage Formula X48, 4Gig Corsair Dominator 8500 @ 1066mhz, Lianli case, Logitech G15 & MX1000. Gigabyte 9800GTX, Pioneer DVDRW, Intel SSD, Zalman 9700, MS ForceFeedBack 2, Dell 2005FPW, Xbox360 Adapter, VISTA X64 Ultimate/ Win7 Ultimate

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Originally Posted by sraycoz i do like nod32 but it doesnt update by itself does it. Sure it does. In fact, with the default settings it checks for updates every hour, and definition updates are delivered much more often than with Norton's LiveUpdate service. I get new definition almost everyday, sometimes multiple times a day. Norton/Symantec LiveUpdate would deliver updates only on Wednesday of every week, and sometimes on weekends. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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VenomXt Blame me for the RAZR's Joined: March 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,442 Reputation: 1240 Power: 146	hmm maybe i should give it a try then hehe www.venomxt.com

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Originally Posted by indyjones Does nod32 operate like kaspersky 5 which I use ? i.e. does it have a bloodhound sort of real time scanner and a outlook email plugin to check mail ? Not sure how Kaspersky is organized, but NOD32 has the following modules: AMON – the resident (running in operating memory at all times) or "on-access" antivirus monitor. This program is the most crucial antivirus defense tool. NOD32 – (also referred to as the "on-demand" scanner) this is the scanner executed manually by the user, or automatically by the scheduler. IMON (Internet MONitor) - this scanner provides the first line of defense by monitoring Internet traffic (POP3 protocol for e-mail, other protocols e.g. HTTP, FTP are planned to be added) DMON (Document MONitor) - this scanner provides protection from macro viruses in MS Office documments, works with applications utilizing MS Antivirus API (e.g. MS Office 2000 and higher, Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher) EMON (Email MONitor) – this scanner provides protection from email-borne viruses for MAPI compatible mail clients (MS Outlook installed in Corporate mode) http://kunal.kundaje.net

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Cosmin Graphic Designer Joined: March 2002 Location: Romania Posts: 1,633 Reputation: 110 Power: 141	Nothings perfect .. I use Norton Antivirus 2005 and it has a "smart & performant engine "