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Best free PC Antivirus software

Discussion in 'Computers & Modding' started by stirgo1212, Mar 19, 2010.

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  1. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    Microsoft Security Essentials is also good.
     
    Jonez001, Mar 27, 2010
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  2. yoshi2889

    yoshi2889 Well-Known Member

    Microsoft makes CRAP.
    Except Windows.
     
    yoshi2889, Mar 27, 2010
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  3. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    MSE was rated higher than Avira in an independant review.KIS is one of the top paid for suites-but its recently doubled its price for the 2010 version.
     
    theunderling, Mar 28, 2010
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  4. Reider

    Reider Modereider

    Which is why Microsoft Security Essentials is actually decent. No one knows Windows like Microsoft does so it stands to reason that they can make good antivirus software for an OS they created.

    I've used it to clean out some people's computers that were overrun with trojans and the like and it did a damn good job of it.
     
    Reider, Mar 28, 2010
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  5. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    microsoft didn't make MSE, they bought someone out and rebranded their software. Thats why its fairly good.
     
    Loonylion, Mar 28, 2010
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  6. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    Fairly?.Its still light years ahead of AVG.
     
    theunderling, Mar 28, 2010
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  7. SuperFrog

    SuperFrog Member

    Do you remember that article?
    Is MSE free for business users too?
     
    SuperFrog, Mar 30, 2010
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  8. Omega_2

    Omega_2 Strings Cat

    Just check and see?
     
    Omega_2, Mar 30, 2010
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  9. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    This is the review/test here

    http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/removal/avc_removal_2009.pdf

    The results are nothing to do with scan times or an AV "taking over" your system like Norton does LOL.
     
    theunderling, Mar 31, 2010
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  10. Omega_2

    Omega_2 Strings Cat

    Norton defines spyware.
     
    Omega_2, Mar 31, 2010
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  11. Zaertix

    Zaertix Well-Known Member

    I use Avast + Malwarebytes AntiMalware and I'm virtually problem free. I have one or two minor malware attacks here and there, but nothing huge. :d It works for me
     
    Zaertix, Mar 31, 2010
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  12. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    I would only pay for KIS/Avira/F-Secure or use the free versions of MSE/Avira.But a lot of people will use an AV suite not because it has a good resident shield/disinfection,but because they understand the working of the GUI.
     
    theunderling, Mar 31, 2010
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  13. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    or because its forced on them and they dont know any better (case in point: norton)
     
    Loonylion, Mar 31, 2010
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  14. hmfan

    hmfan Well-Known Member

    I loled because I've seen that so many times before.
     
    hmfan, Mar 31, 2010
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  15. Chaellexe

    Chaellexe Active Member

    every thing is free if you where to look , though :p

    BTW who run the virus check thing every atleast once a week ?
     
    Chaellexe, Mar 31, 2010
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  16. garychencool

    garychencool Well-Known Member

    AVAst! It's free. AVG ahd probs back when I used it. LAG, LAG, LAG!
     
    garychencool, Apr 1, 2010
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  17. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    Norton is bad in my opion!
     
    Jonez001, Apr 1, 2010
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  18. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

     
    theunderling, Apr 1, 2010
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  19. Nerch

    Nerch Well-Known Member

    Avast. Small update downloads (I've got a very slow connection so small update packages help) and never had a problem in 4-5 years.
     
    Nerch, Apr 1, 2010
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  20. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    Preinstalled == forced on them. The vast majority of people stay with what their computer is preinstalled with, and symantec know this. Thats why they pay the likes of Dell to preinstall their software. Norton is absolute hell to remove (quite possibly not by coincidence) and most of the people who stay with preinstalled software don't know any better.

    I would seriously question Norton's protection/disinfection, I've always found it exceedingly poor on both counts., and thats ignoring its virus-like behaviour. McAfee is slightly better, but that is negated by its high incidence of false positives. Both programs survive because of OEMs preinstalling them and the reputation they had before being bought by symantec, who destroy everything they touch.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 1, 2010
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