Which Antivirus should I install....

[bhutanesedude]

Hello Experts, I came to ask you guys, which ANti virus should I install in my system. But before that i would like to let u all knw that I am using a Intel inside P4 system with 3.06 Ghz Proccesor, 512 MB of Ram and windows XP SP2. I have the following Antivirus softwares, but I am unknown which one would be best for my system.

AVAST, AVG, BitDefender, BitDefender Internet Security, Kaspersky, MacAfee, Symentec and more, and even I have ALL in One Virus remover, but I don't know which one is best. And even I would love to know which Sprware remover is best. please do let me know.

[Choto Cheeta]

Kaspersky if u chose Paid, Rs. 1000 /- incl TAX :)

the best

[vish1988]

go for avast or avg (both have free ver)

i have avast home and it the best

Edited Top 20 Antivirus rankings. Tested using 174,770 virus samples. (http://www.techdo.com/?p=62)

[vish786]

go for avast or avg (both have free ver)

i have avast home and it the best



Offtopic: hey my username is copyrighted :D

[vish1988]

Offtopic: hey my username is copyrighted :D

dude there is big diff
you are 768 and i am 1988

[bhutanesedude]

Guys, would you mind to stop commenting about you nicks...when someone is really in need of help? Please now...both VISH

[Choto Cheeta]

Best name was already suggested... Every one will agree on one thing that Kaspersky or NOD32 .... When u want best, nothing else comes in picture !!!

:)

[Yavin]

For home use Avast home edition is perfect. Low on system resource , no nags or remainders, almost regular updates and very quickly updated. Installation and uninstallation is breeze. Get latest version frm www.avast.com. and it is blue.

[rajat22]

For home use Avast home edition is perfect. Low on system resource , no nags or remainders, almost regular updates and very quickly updated. Installation and uninstallation is breeze. Get latest version frm www.avast.com. and it is blue.

I STRONGLY AGREE WITH HIM. GO FOR IT.

[infra_red_dude]

well if u are ready to pay then: kaspersky. if u want a free antivirus almost as powerful as kav then AOL active shield. create an email id to be used as registration mail id for aol (thats coz once u register u get ads from aol). but the anti virus is top notch and moreever its free (only requires u to register giving an email id).

nod32 is again a great av.. but again its paid.

[Liggy]

here is an idea, do a search on the forums and read each post that contains antivirus. Then you will know the anser... or qustion... 42?

[Sarvesh]

I am using norton and never ever faced any problem.

[bhutanesedude]

Guys I have now decided and also installed NOD32 but when I wanted to update it, it is asking for user name and password, which I did not get in any means, so how do i solve this problem yaa....

[Ron]

Best name was already suggested... Every one will agree on one thing that Kaspersky or NOD32 .... When u want best, nothing else comes in picture !!!

:)
hey buddy.......I dont think NOD32 is gud as it is not scaning the infected files....My pc is infected with Brontok Virus but this antivirus is unable to identify it.......

And Hey it is not identifiying SAL.Xls file also........

[Manshahia]

kaspersky is the best..

[Vishal Gupta]

Paid av "NOD32". I'm using it and its gr8. MeraWindows (http://www.merawindows.com/) monthly poll also got the most votes for NOD32. ;)

In free, avast!, AVG and AOL Active Shield are good.

[bhutanesedude]

How to update my NOD32 guys, its asking for user name and Password which I don't have.

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ Purchase it. :)

[bhutanesedude]

From where and how can I purchase it.

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ http://www.eset.com/ :)

[satyamy]

Install Kaspersky Internet Security

[vicky_l7]

avast is best undoubtedly go for avast and the best thing it is free.

[drsethi]

I use Kaspersky, and I never got any problem like slowing of computer and no virus of course.

[coolsunny]

+1 for Avast.. Its better than Avg..

[stellar]

Kaspersky Anti virus ver 7 is also a good one .

[Yoda]

NOD32 or Kaspersky are the Best Antivirus....

Anti-Spyware
PC-Tools SPyware Doctor 5 or Webroot SpySweeper 5.5

[bhutanesedude]

Yes...guys...what if I install all the available Antivirus and Anti-spyware softwares...WIll it effect my system performance, Yes, I know that my system will be bit slow but I will those anti-wares conflit with each other?

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ Yep. Its not a good idea to use more than one anti-virus in system. They can conflict with each other and can make the system slow.

If u want freeware, then go for avast! or AVG or AOL Active Shield. All r good.
In paid, go for NOD32. ;)

[NIGHTMARE]

use kaspersky+1 or NOD32

[comrade]

^^ Yep. Its not a good idea to use more than one anti-virus in system. They can conflict with each other and can make the system slow.

If u want freeware, then go for avast! or AVG or AOL Active Shield. All r good.
In paid, go for NOD32. ;)

+1

[Ron]

Guys.........
Is there any way to update the virus Definition in NOD32 as I am unable to download the virus definition (7 Mb) from the Control Center of the Nod32..........as i am Dial up User....

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ All NOD32 updates r stored in following folder:

%Programfiles%\Eset\updfiles

So u can get these updates from ur friends/relatives computers using NOD32 and paste them in above mentioned folder. ;)

U can also download the update from NOD32 website, I think they allow it.

[g_goyal2000]

NOD32 is good but may become a resource hog.
Norton is crap & is a huge resource hog.
McAfee maybe good & is a resource hog.
Pc-Cillin 2006 is pretty good & is also not a resource hog.
Pc-Cillin 2007 is also good but it's interface is will take time getting used. use it only if u use Vista. Else v2006 is good enough.

[Ron]

^^ All NOD32 updates r stored in following folder:

%Programfiles%\Eset\updfiles

So u can get these updates from ur friends/relatives computers using NOD32 and paste them in above mentioned folder. ;)

U can also download the update from NOD32 website, I think they allow it.

hey vish....
i do know about this........However........ after copying the Files also......A dialog box appears which says me to download the virus files. from the net......

[ssk_the_gr8]

use avg fre
or buy nod 32..
plz search before u post!!!

[sakumar79]

Whats the cost of NOD32 compared to KAV and KIS? Which is less resource hungry? Planning to update my AV from PC Cillin 2006 (subscription ends in mid August)...

Arun

[ssk_the_gr8]

Nod 32 is the laest resource hungry

[g_goyal2000]

Nod 32 is the laest resource hungryI didn't know that cos I used it for less than one day, then formatted.

[zyberboy]

Best free : AVS

paid : kav or nod32

least memory: AVS & Nod32

[bluepearl]

nothing else than avast its the best I hav ever seen
no problems with any virus in last 1 and half yrs
plus it is free

[ssk_the_gr8]

nothing else than avast its the best I hav ever seen
no problems with any virus in last 1 and half yrs
plus it is free
how can u say that..:D
i have used avg free for 7 years.. no virus problems..what do u say now:D

[g_goyal2000]

I've been using Trend Micro Pc-cillin since year 2000.
And never faced any problem, unless of course if I'm using outdated definitions & program files.

[spironox]

avast

[Nimda]

Among the paid ones, I'd definitely recommend NOD32. Been using it for years. Small footprint, good customizability, high detection rates...

[The Unknown]

Avast is the best. When i had windows, it had removed 40 Trojans, 20 Viruses, 2 Adwares.

[bhutanesedude]

Well, I am done with anit virus but now I am hooked up with Anti Spyware. I came to know that SPYWARE S&D is the best, but still it could not solve my problem. Recently, my system was infected by a file called MAYDAY.dll and now if I open my Local Disk C it has some unwanted or unknown files in hidden properties, as Config.Msi, AUTOEXEC.BAT, NTDETECT.COM, sqmnoopt02.sqm, and many more as such. When ever I go to any drive, I can see a file named a RECYCLED, but when I tried to delete it, It comes back whenn I restart my system. Is those files unwanted or something riskfull? What should I do to come across these files. Please do let this NewBee know about the system.

[ssk_the_gr8]

try avg antispyware. it will solve ur problem

[Hackattack]

Kaspersky has got a sexy interface, but the popup's are not appealing and is easily ignored by the user, unlike nod32 the threat window covers the majority of the screen, which is a + for nod32.

No antivirus is perfect, currently Nod32 and kIS are on the top.

[Vishal Gupta]

if I open my Local Disk C it has some unwanted or unknown files in hidden properties, as Config.Msi, AUTOEXEC.BAT, NTDETECT.COM, sqmnoopt02.sqm, and many more as such. When ever I go to any drive, I can see a file named a RECYCLED, but when I tried to delete it, It comes back whenn I restart my system.
All these files are fine and don't delete them. :)

Config.msi is created by Windows Installer.
Autoexec.bat, ntdetect.com are system files and required by windows boot loader.
sqm**.sqm files are created by Windows Live Messenger.
Recycled is for Recycle Bin.

[g_goyal2000]

All these files are fine and don't delete them. :)

Config.msi is created by Windows Installer.
Autoexec.bat, ntdetect.com are system files and required by windows boot loader.
sqm**.sqm files are created by Windows Live Messenger.
Recycled is for Recycle Bin.He's right. Those are important files. U mess with them & it'll come back to bite u.:twisted:

[The Unknown]

Spybot Search and Destroy. Available in digit cd (if u hv) or u can always download from the internet. :) :)

[g_goyal2000]

Ad-aware & Spybot S&D are pretty good and are my personal favorites. Both are free.
Try to arrange professional version (paid) of Ad-aware. It's loaded with extra goodies unlike personal version.
Spyware Doctor v5.x (paid) is good but takes s_h_i_t load of resources & a lot of time to load. It's earlier versions were quick & fast, plus didn't take much resources. Also, it's definitions are pretty big. Every time u update it, it'll download atleast 3-4 MB of updates. If u have unlimited net, then should be of no problem.

[raina_rocks]

kaspersky is d best......
n format ur pc in d real mode 2 get rid of all d viruses!!!

[bhutanesedude]

That mean those files will not effect the working of my system? And yes, one mroe thing that I have observed, when ever I go to any forlder or file, I can see the file called "thumbs.db". What about that...what is it....and how can I get rid of it if its not good for my system...Thanks to all for your continous support. Members of Digit Rocks!!

[Vishal Gupta]

Its created automatically if u choose "Thumbnails" view for a folder. But if u r getting this file in each and every folder, then it can be a virus. ;)

Disable "Cache thumbnails" (or something like that option) in "Tools -> Folder Options" and then check whether the file still exists or not!

[raina_rocks]

i have got rid of all d viruses frm my pc.... using kaspersky..... recently updated it.....
but i usually get a file called "userimages" (its a image file) whenever i run nero:confused:
is it a virus???

[g_goyal2000]

no. it's created by nero itself. google it.

[bhutanesedude]

Uhm...I tried all kind of softwares...not only kaspersky but NOD32 and AVG and others too but they could not help me to delete that thumb.db file. Even I did online scanning which could not help me,,,Don''t you guys think that its a spyware? If it is then why Spybot S&D is not removing?

[raina_rocks]

is ur antivirus d most recent...... update ur kaspersky a.v!!!

[zyberboy]

@bhutanesedude
thumb.db is not a virus...u will find this file in every folder containing images

[raina_rocks]

ya its present in many of d folders..... but i doesnt get deleted many times..... thats why i thought may b its a virus ..... so better 2 scan d pc..... why take a risk.....
@cyberboy_kerala ... anyways if u r so sure..... then it can b..... coz im nt sure....

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ Did u try this:

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=558244&postcount=55

[g_goyal2000]

any antivirus with latest definitions would be able to detect whether thumbs.db is a virus or not.

[bhutanesedude]

I have updated and purchased version symentec AV and its not detecting it as virus...so I guess its not a virus...

[ROCKING7575]

how about AVAST ????????????

[phuchungbhutia]

i use avast ... because it has small downloadable(quick) updates such that it takes less time updating and digit also provides the updates ... and i like the quick scan in it .... theres boot scan schedule .. and has 7 providers .... realtme

some prefer avg to avast but .. i stopped using avg cos it took time to download the updates ....

[koolbluez]

is the aol one really good guyz... Active Virus Shield... any -ves... i stay on avg & avast... user reviews please...

[g_goyal2000]

I have updated and purchased version symentec AV and its not detecting it as virus...so I guess its not a virus...U should have purchased Trend Micro Pc-Cillin or Kaspersky. They are much better than Norton. Norton just sells because of its name & false publicity. Trend Micro Pc-Cillin or Kaspersky sell due to their good performance & great detection rates. They're also not resource hogs like Norton. But it was your decision. So I hope u thought well before buying it.

[bhutanesedude]

yes, i too have kaspersky, and even tried after updating it online, but could not solve out my problem.....just wondering which one is best....

U should have purchased Trend Micro Pc-Cillin or Kaspersky. They are much better than Norton. Norton just sells because of its name & false publicity. Trend Micro Pc-Cillin or Kaspersky sell sue to their good performance. They're also not resource hogs like Norton. But it was your decision. So I hope u thought well before buying it.

[chirkut]

you can write fake username and password but you have to remember it's password. no worry for username n password you can update it regularly

[g_goyal2000]

you can write fake username and password but you have to remember it's password. no worry for username n password you can update it regularlyHow is this information relevant to this thread?