I have Malwarebyte Anti-Malware, which I hear is very good for malware. However, I just deleted an old antivirus program. Now my PC is sending me messages that I need an AV program. What's the best program at a reasonable (or even free) price? THANKS.
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These are a few tips to help secure your computer at least somewhat ... .I am not saying non of these programs do
not have false-alarms or you'll be 100% protected all the time.. These are just a few tips
Anti-viruses -
There are many different review sites and many different opinions... I recently saw in the current PCWorld Magazine a rating of free antiviruses ... I have to say I think its pretty accurate ... Not sure if they rated AVG... but if it was (the ratings were 1 to 5 ... best to worst) than AVG would be #6 (in other-wards, not even on the list)
1) Avast - ( http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download ) I have to say on my 8year old laptop it was really sluggish but on my @ 1 and 1/2 year old Toshiba with Windows7, it is a-ok .... Very Good Detection Too
2) Avira - ( http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus ) This is what I have on my old laptop and what I had (Trying Avast on my new Toshiba ATM) on my new PC before trying Avast.... I love Avira and even if I am using Avast ... I still recommend Avira 100% ... Detection only slightly behind Avast ... they deducted "points" for the fact they like Avast's Interface better
3) MS SE - I have to say I don't trust MS, but I have to given in and say all the reviews are very positive .. I don't like how it forces you to have windows updates on "download and install automatically" .. or right out of the "box"/"gate"/whatever .. I had to install 60MB of updates ON top of the I think it was 12MB for the Anti-virus itself ... but for newbies that really don't like Avast, or Avira for whatever reason ... It's a decent choice.. with the exception of one test that rated 50% detection and Avira rated 70%, MS SE is on par with Avira Detection wise .... Did MS finally get something right?... If they slim down there database and let you change the Windows Update settings when MS SE is install... I'd say 100% yes
Those are all Free, but if you feel the need to want to pay for one (for whatever reason), try Eset NOD32 ... its the only non-free antivirus I recommend and it didn't even lag my older systems
-Xmetalfanx
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Jon
We've learned to stop worrying about antivirus software since Microsoft released their great Microsoft Security Essentials suite, but today it gets even better, improving Windows Firewall integration, network traffic inspection, and an heuristic scanning engine.
Microsoft's version 2 of Security Essentials is actually a pretty great update from its already-great predecessor. Microsoft's option has always been adequate at finding new malware without definitions, but the addition of an heuristic engine bumps its power up quite a bit. It may be subject to a few more false positives, but you're much less likely to get hit with malware than ever before.
It also includes some Windows Firewall integration that lets you tweak the Firewall from inside Security Essentials, as well as a network inspection feature that can inspect traffic as you browse, which is pretty neat. All in all, if you're using Microsoft Security Essentials (and why wouldn't you be?), you'll want to grab this update. Hit the link below to manually download and install the update.
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
also Security Essentials Screensaver Scans Your Computer on Screensaver Activation
http://jwils876.deviantart.com/art/Security-Screensaver-2-0-162168767
Anonymous
The best anti-virus is Kaspersky or Norton but they are not free. Kaspersky does offer a free online scan but it doesn't remove what it finds. Second best free are Avast and AVG and others. The Microsoft firewall that comes free with XP and Vista is quite good but unfortunately provides no visibility. If you need visibility, try the free Zone Alarm. Zone Alarm is very good but it is difficult for me to say it is the best. The best firewalls are not free. You have phishing filters in Firefox 3 and IE 7 and IE 8 (Smart Screen Filter) and AVG. It's strictly a question of how often the phishing filter database gets updated with accurate information. It's tough to say which is best.
Well Wisher
For Paid Antivirus you can use kasper sky or quick heal
For free Avast 5 is best