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go4saket
26-04-2007, 10:32 PM
Hi Guys!

I have a Pentium II 400 MHz. which 128 MB RAM in my office. I need a antivirus for this system. I know KAV is the best in this field, but I need something that is low on resource and still very effective. I dont mind either a paid or a free AV. Please recommend...

Chao...

sam_1710
26-04-2007, 10:49 PM
Try NOD32.. tis the best wen u r low on resources!! :)

rakeshishere
26-04-2007, 10:53 PM
100000000 Threads on this Topic :)
Search b4 u post :x

My ans to ur post would be NOD32 ;)

Choto Cheeta
26-04-2007, 10:55 PM
As per as reliability goes.. My Vote with Kaspersky :D

rakeshishere
26-04-2007, 10:59 PM
As per as reliability goes.. My Vote with Kaspersky :D
See his query:A Light & A Reliable AntiVirus???

KAV might be reliable but not light on his comp specs;)...So I feel NOD32 might be a better option:)

Plz dont start another AV war after reading my post:))

Choto Cheeta
26-04-2007, 11:06 PM
See his query:A Light & A Reliable AntiVirus???

KAV might be reliable but not light on his comp specs;)...So I feel NOD32 might be a better option:)

Plz dont start another AV war after reading my post:))

I have run KAV on the same config, exept i had a VGA card SiS 8MB one :) once i made a full system scan and trun on the feature called "Scan Only new or changed files and that really helps... System runs very very smoth :D

Yamaraj
27-04-2007, 12:00 AM
NOD32 isn't that good anymore and KAV takes a toll on system performance. Avira is free, has better heuristics than KAV and as good as NOD32, and is one of the lighest AVs around.

www.free-av.com

Pathik
27-04-2007, 12:20 AM
avast..

Tapomay
27-04-2007, 12:27 AM
why not Avast? it's free and also very light on system.

kumarmohit
27-04-2007, 02:03 AM
AVG Free?

Vishal Gupta
27-04-2007, 02:08 AM
avast!, AVG or NOD32. All these are quite good av and light on resources. ;)

anandk
27-04-2007, 08:58 AM
nod32 or kav
i find even kav light :confused: in fact kis really light as far as suites go.

go4saket
27-04-2007, 02:18 PM
Dear o Dear...
I am still on the same plot...

Nod32, KAV, Avast or AVG...

Reactions are so mixed and votes seems to go equally for all the four. So, what should I do now. Install all of them thereby killing my machine altogether. Comeon guys, give me ONE...

Kiran_tech_mania
27-04-2007, 03:44 PM
Some good ones are available for free. "Active Virus Shield" is the free version of Kaspersky Antivirus. It just consumes around 9MB of memory. This is most suitable one for your PC.

Cool G5
27-04-2007, 04:33 PM
Avast! Antivirus.:D

go4saket
27-04-2007, 09:03 PM
Some good ones are available for free. "Active Virus Shield" is the free version of Kaspersky Antivirus. It just consumes around 9MB of memory. This is most suitable one for your PC.

It doesnt have real time scanning, so no point installing it...

prateek_san
27-04-2007, 09:07 PM
NOD32 is best very low on resources.......

khattam_
27-04-2007, 09:21 PM
NOD32.. But this has been discussed over and over again... Please search before u post..

rakeshishere
27-04-2007, 09:23 PM
I did say:
Plz dont start another AV war after reading my post:D

Kiran_tech_mania
27-04-2007, 09:31 PM
It doesnt have real time scanning, so no point installing it...

What the heck? It has real-time scanner. I have installed it in my PC. It has two exe scanning over- avp.exe. From where on earth did you get that wrong info? :confused:

ankushkool
27-04-2007, 10:17 PM
i vote 4 AVG.... simple n effective

digit i am thinking
27-04-2007, 11:48 PM
ONLY AVG free is light one. Others eat lot of memory.

VideoEditingIndia
19-05-2007, 02:15 AM
I have tried Nod, AVG, Norton & Kaspersky. But personally, I like BitDefender. But I don't recommend it to you guys, unless you have a QuadCore Processor.

ONLY AVG free is light one. Others eat lot of memory.

Digit, Again you are thinking wrong. Check this sites:

http://www.thepcspy.com/articles/other/what_really_slows_windows_down/5

http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82

http://hcp.wincustomize.com/articles.aspx?aid=116286&c=1

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,124475-page,1/article.html

Play with Kaspersky or Nod, both are better. If you need a professional solution, bitdefender is the best.

abhipal
19-05-2007, 07:14 AM
why not Avast? it's free and also very light on system.

Please don't go for Avast.
I installed the Avast on my x64 Win XP and surfed the net. There seems to be no problem at all. But when I scaned my x86 Win XP with Kaspersky internet security. It showed me 17 viruses. Scaning on x86 XP was performed just after the scaning of x64 XP.
And one biggest problem Avast allows viruses to enter your PC but does not allows the virus to leave your PC. So it is good for other PC if you install it on your PC.

kumarmohit
19-05-2007, 07:35 AM
In any case Avast and AVG free are licensed only for home and personal use, for office use, you will have to purchase the paid version.

You can also have ClamWin Portable as a second line antivirus coz as of now it does not have realtime scanning. So you have to manually scan the files and PC.