What is the best Anti-virus out there regardless of price?
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Linux.
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nod32
unless things have changed in the past 2 years, chances are.. they're still #1
i havent used an antivirus in.. forever, and my computer's still fine, the best antivirus is being smart and not clicking on shady links -
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It's all quite subjective. No antivirus is "the best" in every single regard, and many of the rankings can be largely based on personal preference.
Best paid antivirus that I've used (and I've used many, many, many antiviruses) is Norton Antivirus 2010 - very light on resources, very comprehensive, lightweight, and quick protection with excellent detection rates. Currently using it on my secondary laptop.
Best free antivirus I've used is probably Microsoft Security Essentials (using it now on my Thinkpad, in fact) - very transparent and lightweight, and has great detection rates. -
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But yes, no Antivirus is simply "the best". That's like saying "Well, this car is the best". Everything has an upside and a downside. -
If unsuspecting Windows users click OK for everything when they browse "Holy" sites, it's the fault of the those users, not Windows. Making Linux to work properly for a set of hardware itself, requires one to be more tech savy. -
http://catb.org/esr/writings/homesteading/cathedral-bazaar/
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
I know this because I have installed it for several non tech friends that neede to be rescued from their virus infested Windows machines. Non of them have any desire to go back to Windows. -
Avast>symantec end point. Those are the 2 I use and I only use symantec at work. I was going to get avast corporate but I wanted to continue with symantec for ease of use and familiarity.
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Norton 360 V4 is good along with Malwarebytes.
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Been using Kaspersky for 2-3 years, never had a problem Kaspersky couldn't take care of (although I never browse shady sites)
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Common Sense 2010(if you can snag the 2011 beta that'd be even better
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No but seriously, common sense is the "best" in terms of the most effective way of evading a virus. Viruses aren't so common nowadays in contrast to spyware/malware and I haven't gotten one in years mostly due to safe/smart computing habits. If you develop and maintain those habits, that's IMO worth more than any AV program can pay. Most people will say they haven't gotten a virus in years too and IMO that's very little related to their AV program so much as their computing habits and mindset.
As stated previously though, MSE, Avast, Avira, nod32 and other AVs are all very good. I'd suggest you check the AV comparatives links posted in this thread if you want to read up on it.
Best Antivirus?
Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by himesh1042, Jul 29, 2010.