A Light & A Reliable AntiVirus???

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

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

rakeshishere · 26-04-2007, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Choto Cheeta

As per as reliability goes.. My Vote with Kaspersky

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by rakeshishere

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

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

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.dks · 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.

go4saket · 27-04-2007, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiran_tech_mania

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

Kiran.dks · 27-04-2007, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by go4saket

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?

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.

Quote:

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/oth...windows_down/5

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

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

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tapomay

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.

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go4saket 9437077259 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sambalpur, Orissa Posts: 1,252	Re: A Light & A Reliable AntiVirus??? 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... __________________ Win 7 Ultimate Abit IP35-E Mobo,C2Q 6600,4GB DDR2 RAM,XFX 8600GT 256MB DDR3 Gfx ,Seagate 1TB HDD,Sony DVD RW,500w SMPS,19" Viewsonic VX922 TFT,Logtech G5 Mouse,Altec Lancing 2:1 Speakers.

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