What's the best antivirus program?
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All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.\n\nAVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5\n\nSpybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nhttp://superantispyware.com/\nSUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!\nEasily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!\nMake sure after you download any of these, that you update them.\n\n *Be sure to come back to Yahoo Q&A and vote for one of the answers as best answer!
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My favorite free antivirus program is the award-winning Avast! Home Edition.\nIt can be found here, http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html\nHere are a few of its awards, http://www.avast.com/eng/awards.html\n\nFor a firewall, I like ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp
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i think "Norton Anti-Virus" is the best
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Many people think Symantec Norton AntiVirus is best but I hate it (I have many problems with that software).\n\nI'm using BitDefender 9 and it's good.\n\nHave you ever heard : "True Prevent".
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My personal all-time favourite is AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/ ), but I've also tried other antivirus solution like Avast (http://www.avast.com/ ), and ClamWin (http://www.clamwin.com/ ). Both of them are decent free antivirus, I recommend them. Avast failed to get into my favourite because I don't really like the interface although it gives a decent results. While Clamwin failed to become my favourite merely because it doesn't have real time scanning, which is good for PC that is tight on resources (mostly because I've already too used to AVG though)\n\nNote: I have to tell you that you MUST NOT have more than one antivirus installed at the same time, if you want to try other AV product, you have to uninstall the current AV product.\n\nPS: For other answerer's information, he asks for an antivirus software and not firewall software (like the mentioned Sygate) or antispyware software (like the mentioned Spybot SD).
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Of the products on the market today for straight antivirus protection, I'd have to go with PC World's recommendation, BitDefender.\n\nhttp://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,124475,00.asp\n\nThat, in combination with good antispyware, a firewall, and protection against registry alterations and rootkits, will provide your PC with layers of effective defense, as opposed to using a single product that, if compromised, would leave your PC defenseless.
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"WHat would be the best virus protection software on the market today?"\n\nWhat does the word "best" mean to you? are you talking about protection, the ability to protect your computer? are you talking about what program that does not drain system resources? Are you talking about customer support?\n\nSee the problem is that... there is no Best AntiVirus. They all have pros and cons. Some are good, most free programs are crap (imho, and in my personal experience) and none are the best.\n\nhere is the "rock paper scissors" of the whole thing...\n\n-an AV that is the best at protecting your computer from viruses will hog system resources.\n-an AV that allows the computer to operate efficiently, will not have the best protection. \n\n-an AV that finishes a scan quickly will probably will not be the most efficient.\n-an AV that takes forever to finish a scan, probably will be the safest.\n\n-an AV that is free usually does not have customer support.\n-an AV that is not free usually does not have GOOD customer support...\n\nso I hope this helps... dont waste your time looking for the best antivirus/firewall program, just get a good one that is right for you that balances protection with efficiency\n\n@moodyboy\n\n"Kaspersky of couse and to all of you who still trust norton and macafee or those sort of sh**...now its time to open your eyes and do your pc or laptop a favor .... email me if u cannot afford to buy it..if u know what i mean. O_O! AVG REALLY SUCK DO NOT USE IT.... "\n\nI do not hold the same opinion as you, and I would go farther to even saying that you are void of any intelligence at all. I do not even think you know why you have such strong faith in "Kaspersky"? Because I know why you hold such a high program in high regards and denigrate other (obviously mainstream) programs. But do you?\n\nMaybe it is really "time [for you] to open your eyes". The reason "kaspersky" would be the "best" antivirus, is because very few (to no) virus writers would take the time to write script to defeat it. The biggest security threat to any if not all programs/av/os's is the more people that use it, the more people will try to edit/manipulate it. Hence, nortan is not as good an av (in your opinion) because.... it is main stream and most companies and consumers use it. By not only increasing the popularity of your av (and by my formula above, making it more "insecure"), you make yourself look... well for lack of a better word... retarted.\n\nAs for your offer of wares? First off, even those of little computer knowledge or experience can get programs off of the internet. You really must be kidding, not only would you be taking money away from the people who created the program that you so diligently promote, but you would even reduce the amount of time that company would put into creating security patches and updates (that is if they have patches and updates to begin with)...\n\nI bet you think you are a mad haxor huh? (getting wares off of the internets? and saying how detrimental it is for peoples to use nortan, and how “AVG REALLY SUCK[s(sic)] DO NOT USE IT” in caps… People like you make people like me laugh.\n\n\n!
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AntiVir will most likely work fine. However, as with most antivirus software, it is best used in conjunction with others, as nothing will catch all virii.\n\nAn excellent free AV program is AVG, available here: http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1\n\nIt has gotten many good reviews, has been out quite a while, and is FREE.
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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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Here you have some good and free antivirus programs:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/\nI recommend Avast or Kaspersky.
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AVAST is a good program but AVG antivirus is the best I have used.  It is free and uses hardly any resources.  I have had many friends say that it works better than Norton.  McAfee is crap and Norton is too expensive.  go to   http://free.grisoft.com to download AVG Free Edition.  It even automatically updates itself if you have a broadband connection.  I would also recommend a firewall to prevent the trojans allowing people to get into your computer.
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This is a very good free antivirus program:\n\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2
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Norton is a piece of crap as you can see. Here you have some good and free antivirus programs:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/\nGet one!
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