June 17th, 2009 | 
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Nao? asked:
What is the best anti-virus software there is, since I heard rumors that Norton might make my computer very slow.
What is the best anti-virus software there is, since I heard rumors that Norton might make my computer very slow.
I currently own a Vista; Hp. So can you guys help me out??,
P.S. also on the budget! =]
-Thank You.
Kristal Falkenstein
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Hands down the best free anti-virus is AVG Free 8.0. It is very easy on system resources, doesn’t nag at you to buy the paid version and includes free automatic updates and scans daily.
List of antivirus programs and ratings.
AVG Free
Avast! 4 Home
(if a virus infection is persistent, use Avast to do a boot-scan – click on “schedule boot-scan” and restart the computer)
Mcafee Free tools
Anti-Spyware
Ad-Aware 2008
SpyBot Search & Destroy
Superantispyware:
Other:
CCleaner (cleans out caches)
Malware removal tool (not an active scanner)
i have vista home edition too and norton with it. it works very well for me. i think norton is the best you can use.
I would say that by and large, AVG is the best anti-virus software on the market today.
Kaspersky is the very best you can buy. Norton sucks, AVG is ok…
-virus-free for 4 years and counting
right now i am using The Shield 2008 —has great reviews — scored better than kaspersky and is on sale for 29.95
pick out 2 trojans kaspersky didn’t see
google top 10 anti virus program reviews 2008
OVER HERE. sorry, anyways norton slows down your pc and nothing is free in life without a catch so svg out the door) the best antivirus there is MCafee the second best and its way cheaper (get it on sale) is windows one live care you can download the trial version for 3 MONTHS!! that will give you enough time to get one on sale (cheapest 14.99 for 3 pcs when i goes on sale) its a windows anti virus so its better than any other because who else will know windows than the makers get your trial at
and its really good with the system does not slow it down
bit-defender total security and kaspersky anti-virus are the best
have look at these links
If you can buy then go for “kasparsky”.
If you need a free version of antivirus go for AVG 8.0,which is powerful and bundled with antispyware,browser search shield and lot more features.
According to Anti-Virus Comparative August 2008 Copyright (c) by AV-Comparatives e.V. ® which is an independent tester of the software (not affiliated with any of the makers of the product), In the ability to stop the MOST (in percentages) virus attacks:
#1 – AntiVir Premium by AVIRA stopped 99.6%
#2 – AntiVirusKit (AVK) by G DATA Security stopped 99.5%
#3 – Norton Anti-Virus by Symantec stopped 99.0%
#4 – avast! Professional by Alwil Software stopped 98.7%
– TrustPort AV by Trustport stopped 98.7%
#5 – Kaspersky AV by Kaspersky stopped 97.6%
#6 – AVG Anti-Virus by AVG Technologies (pay version) stopped 97.3%
#7 – ESET NOD32 Antivirus by ESET stopped 96.6%
#8 – BitDefender AV by BitDefender stopped 96.4%
#9 – F-Secure by F-Secure stopped 95.8%
#10 – Sophos E S&C by Sophos stopped 95.3%
Testing was done August, 2008
DONT DOWNLOAD AVG…….
AVG IS ONLY FOR POPULARITY BUT IN DETECTION OF WILD VIRUSES ARE VERY POOR / LOW DETECTION RATE AS COMPARED WHAT I RECOMMEND…ACCORDING TO MY SOURCE….
in my opinion better change ur antivirus with AVIRA it has FREE and PAID COMPLETE SOFTWARE…
i recommend AVIRA ANTIVIR….
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i reccommend also this FREE antispyware….