+1 with ESET NOD32. Been using it for several years now across 3 PCs and a several lappys. Runs quietly in the background and have never had any problems with it.
If going Free MSE is very good (version 2.0 got sneaked out the other day), I use it on my Netbook and have no problems with it. If going Premium I use Norton Internet Security 2011. Very good, runs in the background and doesnt cause any trouble. No viruses, spyware or such things since they have been installed
Im running Avira and MSE together at the same time. Ive also added exceptions for each of their installation directory where they quarantine the files. Otherwise they end up quarantining each others quarantine files lol....Plus MBAM and a portable edition of SuperAntiSpyware.
i am running MSE on my windows 7 pc and i haven't had a problem yet. i have avast on the kids vista pc and it seems pretty good. i have never paid for an anti virus
sorry btu you shouldnt run more than one real time scanner at a time because they can cause conflicts, not just quarantining each others files, but if something trys getting on your system then both your scanners will try and protect your system at the same time and can actually stop them from stopping the nasty the nasty, i would personally uninstall MSE out of the 2 you have due to it having the better detection rates. however going on the most recent av compartives tests i would actually (and do) use Avast as it has very good detection rates (one of the best) and a very low system footprint (one of the lowest)
lol it has been a while and I nearly forgot about this thread ^^. Rep was distributed a while ago to those who were the most helpful, and I have tried out MSE for a while now and have had no problems (it does take less resources up at startup I noticed). Thanks to everyone .
I use free-AVG on the one, and Avira AntiVir on the other... Never noticed any difference apart from AntiVir ALWAYS detecting one file as corrupt, even when I tell it to "ignore"
I use AVG on two of my rigs and MSE on my main one, I wouldn't use Norton even if they paid me to use it.
+ 1 for Nod32 I used AVG and Avast previously and while good I did not like the interface and the stigma of a free one.... Moved to Nod32 and been very impressed. I only use the Antivirus but it uses minimal system resources and the customer service is excellent. If needed they will connect remotely to your machine and help with any troublesome virus removal. UK call centres too which I think is a bonus. I dont know about the other AntiVirus suites but NOD also has a 64bit version. They also do discount on licences depending on the amount of time you sign up for. I think it cost me £45 ish for two years cover. Very very good imo ! Edit* Before I forget NOD will also notify you of any urgent windows updates you need to install generally before you get the message from Microsoft saying that you need to update.
It's been said many times that if you know what you're doing you can get away with out anti virus installed. I probably could could but i like having it knowing I don't do any of the work it's doing for me. I use AVG on my laptop and MSE on the 2 PC's. The kids and the Misses are using MSE on their PC's/laptops as well.
if you use the internet, thers a good chance you could get infected without antivirus, especially if other people use your machine
There's a suite with at least three months of updates if not six months on PC Pro's DVD this month, but I didn't catch the name. If that's Bit Defender, I might give that a go for my Mum's PC where it won't be on every single day to be updated, but it would be better than a freebie on a machine that's not rid of XP yet.
We run BitDefender on all our pcs, it doesnt seem to take too much processing and in the 3/4 years we've been using it we've never had a virus problem
I use Norton 360 and it works fine, it is nice as they allows you to use the subscription across more than one machine - three I think. Norton runs on a vaio laptop and my wife's with no issues at all, at the same time I'm just paying for one subscription.
I heard some good things about NOD32, and they even gave out 9 ipads to loyal forum supporters at the wilders security forum after Christmas. Might bear that in mind for next Christmas. Anyways, in general I've heard some very good reviews about nod32, although I personally use avast free edition, and am satisfied with it. I don't really agree on the statistics you've provided. I know that in the AV world software go up and down like the British weather. Norton used to be a complete pain in the a** and was a huge system draw and now it's considered to be one of the lightest anti virus out there after a rebuild from scratch [for instance]. So while NOD32 got good results in April 2002!!! How does it perform in 2010, or even the same date as the other two. The MSE sample size is poor, 4 attempts isn't being enough to test. Avast is the most recent extensive test so, there's not real comparison really.
This is sensible, I don't many computer users who have just one machine, I own a home server, poerful desktop and a netbook, and it would be a pain in the ass to buy 3 separate licenses on these machines. I use cloud computing to move data back and forth from my desktop and netbook and I use both these computers to perform same/similar tasks, I find that for a lot of applications I have to buy two licenses, or install the software only on one machine. for a few software I've installed it onto the server and use windows remote desktop to access the application from anywhere.
I didn't provide the statistics, Virus Bulletin did. NOD32 does perform extremely well, like I wrote previously. I'd love to link directly to these stats, but you need to register to see them. If you're inclined to do so just go to their web site and register. I do agree with you that the sample size for MSE is fairly small and my previous statement was perhaps a bit too harsh. There's certainly worse AV software out there, even paid-for software.
well check out AV comparatives - it is a independant anti virus testing website which is funded by the aussie government (a lot of others are either out of date or funded by the AV companies themselves which in my mind throws doubt on any results) on there they have just done their 2010 summary round up http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/summary/summary2010.pdf page 3 has a very simplified table which could be helpful for a lot of people, although there is a lot more detail in the report, although if you are after even more detail you will need to go to the site and read all the full tests reports for each test
