need a fast and non-resource hungry antivirus

[himadri_sm]

hi everybody..i am a student of 3d animation and i am always working on 3ds max, maya or photoshop..individually these softwares eat a lot of cpu resources..i am also connected to the internet 24x7..now i need an antivirus that is efficient in detecting viruses i.e it should have a high detection rate & its on demand(manual) scanning should be fast and light on system resources so i can keep working when a scan is going on..i was using kaspersky antivirus 2009 for the last 3 months but its manual scanning take s more than 2 hours and slows my system to a crawl..please suggest a better alternative..should i try norton internet security 2009?

[Ph4x0r]

www.avast.com

[mrintech]

AVG: http://free.avg.com/download-avg-ant...s-free-edition

[rhitwick]

Avira AntiVir....best in Free

[mrintech]

download all the three

[rhitwick]

But don't install all the three at once

[himadri_sm]

well i think i can purchase a paid one..so please tell me about the paid ones also...how about eset nod32 or norton internet security 2009?

[rhitwick]

Originally Posted by 767hsm.221bx

well i think i can purchase a paid one..so please tell me about the paid ones also...how about eset nod32 or norton internet security 2009?

If u r keen for spending money, go for KIS2009. KIS rocks!!!, KIS FTW!!!
No questions asked.

[thewisecrab]

By non resource hungry, it'll be better if we know how much RAM you've got
KIS tends to be a bit slow on 512 MB RAM systems (sometimes even on 1GB)
For Such PCs, NOD32 is highly recommended
Otherwise KIS FTW!!!
However, I notice that the PC slows down when many heavy Apps are running with KIS in the background (saying this after using Photoshop, Google Sketchup running along with KIS on my friends PC with KIS)
I'm using NOD 32 at the moment and I'm very very happy with it
So, it's your call, with AVs being on the cheaper side these days, you can buy both and see which one works out

[sidewinder]

KAV all the way ! There is no av as good..as feature rich and as functional as kaspersky 2009 !!!

[skippednote]

If going for paid then go for kaspersky internet sequrity 09
if going for free then consider avast or avg

[Raccoon]

You cant get a "lighter" AV than Dr. Web or F-Prot. Last time I saw, the RAM foot print was about 1 MB!!! Both are quite good at detection (Dr. Web should be a better choice)... but not as good as top of the line stuff like Kaspersky.

They are so light on system resources, you wont even notice them on your system! You cant get anything better than these...

[rahulmig]

Buy NOD32 ( ESET ) Antivirus it will cost you 1550 + taxes

[mrintech]

Originally Posted by rahulmig

Buy NOD32 ( ESET ) Antivirus it will cost you 1550 + taxes

Instead he can go for KIS for 500-600 Rupees....

[red_devil]

light on system ?? AntiVir is the better option.

a paid option ?? what ever the case, it has to be Kaspersky Internet Security, look no further.

[jal_desai]

well u didnt mention u want a free / paid antivirus so i would suggest ESET NOD32.. it just sits there, never bothers u with blinking red, yellow 'DIWALI LIGHTS' .. catches and destroys viruses with a small notification, updates itself silently and with a very clean interface... NOD32 is the best

[ax3]

go 4 avast .......

[Raccoon]

Dudes, are these answers even relevant? Hes asking for a AV thats not resource hungry... and everyone is suggesting heavy stuff like KIS, AVG, Avast, etc, etc...

[pc_game_lover2004]

i think avg is the best...why to spend money...

[a stranger]

i'm using KAV6 with its trial resetter? shall i change to avast

[kalpik]

Avast/AVG, both are quite heavy. The lightest and most effective free AV (better than most paid stuff too) is Avira Antivir.

[Gigacore]

Avast!

[thewisecrab]

Please use this thread for AV discussions
http://thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94072

[tuxybuzz]

Avast is fine..
NOD isnt bad...
please avoid those Norton Mcafee