Need suggestion for Antivirus on Vista

Nox

I just upgraded myself to Windows Vista, want to ask for some opinions, which is the best antivirus to use for Vista environment?

I used AVG and Avast before (since it's free) and had been staying away from MacAfee and Norton (slow, RAM eating, expensive). I suppose free antivirus is still better than using hacked version as you can get least get updates from AVG or Avast where the hacked version usually get detected by the software company if not immediately then in short future.

Which antivirus do you recommend? (Basing on level of security, capability of detecting and cleaning virus, paid vs free, and RAM eating and slowing of computer)

[ 本帖最後由 Nox 於 2007-12-3 19:00 編輯 ]

ravemother

i am using kaspersky. it is so far the best one i have ever used. it use reasonable resource and virus definition updates hourly. highly recommended.

raima

i used AVG, which is what you've used before. norton is a no-no to me...

notgoddy

NOD32

(http://digg.com/software/NOD32_on_Vista_2)

myversa

I do not use any anti-virus software.  I just occasionally scan my computer with online free tool.  However, I do suggest to get some anti-spyware software.  It is more important than anti-virus software.

pkphilip

At work, I use Kaspersky for AV. Kaspersky is still bad on firewall and spyware, for that I use Windows Defender. There are always stuff that Windows Defender could find and Kaspersky can't.

For home, I use Symantec Endpoint Security. It is basically a Norton 360 (less the system backup/optimization) with lots of advanced yet simple features. I will get a screen shot of the memory usage tonight because the previous version (Client Security) used about 25-30MB of RAM. Endpoint seems to use way less.

Still, if you use Vista, you will most likely have 2GB of RAM and Dual Core. Performance hits become very insignificant.

Philip

Nox

Kaspersky....I think I came across some hacked versions somewhere.  Think it can't do the auto update if it's hacked though, are you all using legit versions?

ravemother

原帖由 Nox 於 2007-12-4 16:43 發表
Kaspersky....I think I came across some hacked versions somewhere.  Think it can't do the auto update if it's hacked though, are you all using legit versions?

yes, i bought mine kaspersky from FS for 39.99. it is worth when compared to the time u need to format the computer and the risk of losing important data.

puZZle

i am using AVG with spybot
works well for me

asmok

I just use AVG coz it's free.

Just make sure your windows defender is up-to-date and UAC is turn on.