Most preferred antivirus

[Halcyon]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

for a free trial

http://www.eset.com/download/index.php

Otherwise..the home site at Eset.

http://www.eset.com/

I'm a Nod32 fan here too. Uses up hardly any system resources.

[r00t]

NOD32 on my windows box and no AV on my Linux laptop.
<3 Linux

[Locky]

none at all just format after 5 or 6 weeks :P AV's too process hungry !

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

I wouldn't use MS firewall as this won't warn you and stop out bound connections to the internet by a trojan/virus.

It asks for permission to enable new software to send out these days.
Also the thing has to get there. How does it do that if the AV is good, I don't download crap and the firewall is hardware / nat based?

[ADd]

If the infection is not in the AV signatures, it can easily get through. AV companies are playing a 'cat and mouse' game with malware writers, once one infection is found and added to AV signatures - a small part of the script is changed and a new signature has to be created. Heuristics does help, but only a small amount.

avg zonealarm

[MadGamer]

Avast 4.7 Home Edition

[vbnmu]

nod32 looking niceeeeeeeeee....
yay!!!!!

[basa]

Originally Posted by vbnmu

Had avast on my mate's pc. He called me over because the PC was running realy slow. checked it out and the pc was full of viruses. had avast on and it didn't detect much!!

Hmm....I've been using Avast for years now on the 4 PCs in my house with never a suggestion of a virus.

I visit loads of clients to clean up PCs with AVG installed though ??

[opelfruitcase]

Originally Posted by basa

Hmm....I've been using Avast for years now on the 4 PCs in my house with never a suggestion of a virus.

I visit loads of clients to clean up PCs with AVG installed though ??

Possibly to do with the fact that many large PC manufacturers will use AVG free these days to minimise end costs - and its those people who are buying these dirt cheap budget PC's from places like PC world that are generally the less educated users... I'm hazarding a guess it maybe something to do with this based on similar experience of helping out friends with their computers.

[vbnmu]

Originally Posted by opelfruitcase

Possibly to do with the fact that many large PC manufacturers will use AVG free these days to minimise end costs - and its those people who are buying these dirt cheap budget PC's from places like PC world that are generally the less educated users... I'm hazarding a guess it maybe something to do with this based on similar experience of helping out friends with their computers.

How does an AV software affect a large manufacturer's selling price of a PC???
'These dirt cheap budget PC's' target a category of people, those who believe it suits their needs or their budget. Not less educated users.
If u had the money am sure u would go for an Aston Martin instead of buying cheap spare parts for your budget car. It certainly does not mean you are a less than capable driver.

[c1rcle]

Linux is the best anti virus software around at the moment, if you use it you can't catch a windows virus

[Stuart]

Run CP/M and you wont even be able to catch Linux Viruses...

Originally Posted by c1rcle

Linux is the best anti virus software around at the moment, if you use it you can't catch a windows virus

Getting very bored of these "My linux / Mac is better than Windows" replies...

Linux Viruses

Mac Viruses

Now please - SHUT UP.

Windows is more prone to viruses because it's more wildly used and an easier target. Period.

[ADd]

A very simple way to reduce your vulnerability in Windows is to use a limited user account (which basically Linux has). As Windows sets accounts to administrator as standard, you are more at risk as you have complete access to all areas of the OS (nearly)

Have no real AV favourite, apart from I would not use Norton again - or McAfee