hy, who is the better antivirus?
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The way I decide weather an ANTI Virus is good or not is with the following criteria...\n\n1) Anti virus definitions are updated FASt..\n2) Doesn't take time to update..\n3) The program doesn't use many Memory or CPU Resources (minimal)\n4) Ease of use\n5) Not complex (straight forward)\n6) Not expensive\n7) Fastest protection\n\n\nAll the above are vouched for AVG Anti virus. The best part that it is FREE... It works like a charm and very little resources.\n\nIf you want internet security as well. I will vouch for Tiny Firewall. That program is so tiny it does the job correctly!\n\nFrom experience I know, get ANTI VIRUS from AVG!!\n\nhope I helped
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I tried alot of Security apps, maybe all of them.\n\nThis is my security System Now.\n\nAnti-Virus: NOD32\n\nAdaware: Lavasoft Adaware\n\nFirewall: Windows XP SP2 Firewall\n\nsomething Extra: Anti-Trojan Shield 2\n\nwith this collection you'll be protected 90%, there is no 100%.\n\nmy opinions on other Security Apps:\n\nNorton, Mcafee:\nThey are a rescourse hogs, (Makes the PC very slow), and they don't catch half the "bad" things.\n\nAVG Anti-Virus:\nVery Good, does the Job, But NOD32 proved to be better.\n\nKaspersky:\nits a very good anti, but it does make the PC slower, not like Norton and mcafee, but still.\n\nPanda Anti-Virus:\nThis is The Worse Anti made ever, Don't even think about getting it.\n\nTrend Micro:\nit is a very good one too, but still, its the ranked with me as the last of the good ones.\n\nNote: I know that my collection that I use are alot, but believe me, they are the best, and they don't effect the PC's speed in anyway.
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i think they are both about the same so i don't know.  which every is cheaper. I like how Norton updates the stuff quickly. \n\nNorton came with my pc and mcafee came with my dads.\n\nnever tried any other ones.
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I prefer McAfee.  There's little real difference between the virus signatures that they work on -- but I've had performance problems when I've had Norton at work.  I've used McAfee for 10 years and never had a problem or a virus hit me hard.
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McAfee is the best. It automaticaly updates itself when ever the update is available on the internet. It means that ur always safe from all new viruses too.
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four good options:\n\nAVG Free, AVAST! Home Edition, AntiVir, and BitDefender Free Edition.  All provide on demand scanners;  BitDefender does not provide an always available background scanner, while the others do, making BitDefender a good complement to the others if you want a second antivirus engine that won't conflict with the first.
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I personelly prefer avg, as its main advantage is that it is free and updated regular for home users\n\ntry the link bellow
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THE VERY BEST ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE OUT THERE IS:\n\nKASPERSKY 6.0 ANTI-VIRUS\n\nBIT DEFENDER ANTI-VIRUS\n\nMACAFEE ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nNORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nF-SECURE ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nPANDA ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nANTIVIR PERSONAL EDITION CLASSIC 6.32\n\nAVAST HOME EDITION 4.6\n\nTREND MICRO PC-CILLIN ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nGRISOFT AVG FREE EDITION 7.1\n\nPERSONAL I WOULD CHOOSE KASPERSKY, NORTON, OR BIT DEFENDER CUZ ALL THE REST SUCK NUTZ!!!!!!\n\n\nFOR A FIREWALL TRY:\n\nZONEALARM FIREWALL\n\nOUTPOST FIREWALL\n\nBLACK ICE FIREWALL\n\nTINY FIREWALL \n\nKEIRO FIREWALL\n\nVISNETIC FIREWALL\n\nZONEALARM IS THE BEST
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Norton antivirus is the best
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Kaspersky is very good and less intrusive than norton or macafee, avg is free and is very good
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Trend is good, but not great.  You would really be better off with a better known antivirus like Symantec or McAfee.  These get updated definitions and patches much faster than Trend.
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Norton Internet Security Suite 2005-06 - Best A/V \nIf you update it will also have a Antispyware. It is a very intellegent software, automatically adjusts to new softwares and new conditions. \nI'd say Go with norton A/V. I've use all of the a/v(which are popular, like McAfee(\nvarius Version 7,10 - Internet security suite 2006), Kaspersky(personal)(good), AVG Pro, Trend PC, Bit Defender, Kaspersky(pro), Panda,Zone Alarm Pro(too secure) Of cousrse Norton too) when i found out that Norton 05 is Not a resourse hog anymore, and very effective suite.
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I prefer and recommand either Norton Anit-virus or McAfee Anti-virus.
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In all honesty, I think they are equal in terms of what they can/do.  They are both big players in the market and do their job well.  There is enough competition between them to keep them on their toes to provide you the best anti-virus service and definition files.  For me, I would only weigh two things - price and reputation.  If the prices are close, and I would guess they are, I would opt for Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software.  This is only because they seem to be more widely recognized, in my opinion.  How this has any affect on the overall product, I would doubt it would carry any weight.  It just makes me more comfortable going with a product that I feel has a bigger share of the market and, therefore, MIGHT have a better overall product.  Norton AV wins 51% of my vote.
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I've tried several anti-viruses, because i wasn't happy at all with them. If I take it as an anti-virus than I would say Norton is the best, but in my opinion it sucks your memory and integrates itself everywhere. Then there is Bit-defender. I liked it, but the fact is it updates itself too often, and the bad thing about it is that it restarts itself. And this can be very annoying for 2 reasons: firstly during the restart you are unprotected (for about 2-3 secs), and secondly if it updates during a system scan, than the scan will stop; and this is very annoying when you have a big and full hard-drive which needs more time to be scanned. \nI'v also tried McAfee. It's firewall is pretty good, but it lacks on the virus part. Simply it did not find some of them.  The same thing is the problem with Nod32 or AVG. I now use a trial version of PC-Cillin, and for now it's OK. You could also try Kaspercy (I haven't tried it yet) but I heard it's pretty could. \nSo my answer is, that all anti-virus and firewall softwares are pretty good, and they can all protect the avarage user. \nI'll let you decide which one suites you the best. ;)
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If you're takin about Fast, Its McAfee ver. 7-8, Its Pretty Good! but The New Norton 2006, is fast(lil slow than McAfee) but it Much secure than McAfee!!!
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I prefer AVG Anti-Virus (from www.grisoft.com). It seems pretty reliable, has a pretty decent 'out of the box' installation and, for individuals, is free. They have a variety of products for Windows & Linux in workstations and in server installs. >Even a free one, but you have to hunt for it.>\nFrom my experiences between AVG, McAfee & Norton, AVG has the least impact on running on your system.\n**DO NOT FORGET**\nSecurity needs to be a multi-level install of protection since viruses & spyware seldom uses the same attack methods.\nGoto someonewhocares (link below) to get yourself a HOSTS file. The directions of where to put it are in the file. It is a mega-handy file to keep updated on your system.\nI also prefer Spybot for my anti-spyware defense. \n\nNOTE: This is all FREE! WooHoo!