which is the best antivirus availaible and if possible the free one?

India
May 18, 2009 7:10pm CST
helllo friends, i have a laptop with norton installed on it but somehow i think it is not the best, do suggest me the best and if possible the antivirus if it is avaialibel free of cost?
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19 May 09
Like others I use the free version of AVG. I have been using it for several years and never had an issues with viruses getting through. What I really like about AVG is that it runs without inerfering with any other programs but the minute it spots something dodgy like visiting a potential website with issues it will warn you. I tried Norton and McAffee a few years back as well as trend penicilin but didn't get on with any of them that well. I felt they slowed down my pc too much.
• Philippines
19 May 09
I would suggest AVG, nothing beats AVG for me my computer is always safe from getting viruses, it has also served me well. It never fails me, trust me on this one. But there are some other great free anti-virus too, like Avast!... AVG has several awards..check cnet for details.
• India
19 May 09
hiii dear friend..happy to meet you here..I also have the laptop..At the starting i installed many antivirus in my laptop..But no use..Viruses are affecting..I used many antiviruses like AVG,MCAFEE,AVAST,NORTON,AVIRA...And many ones..But now i am using CA ANTIVIRUS..This is the best antivirus which i used till now..My laptop is safe now..And also it is free..But you must search a lot..If t link of this antivirus just send me a friend request..I will accept you and i will send you the link of this one..happy mylotting dear friend..keep smiling..have a nice day..
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• India
19 May 09
The question regarding antiviruses are very frequent and yes it has a very wide variety of answers. Even I started a discussion on a forum website a few months ago and I really didn't come up with a fixed answer. So I tried it out one by one myself and I evaluated them. Here are the best ones I found: *Antivirus: --Kaspersky: World's most popular and efficient. Available in both Black list and Whitelist options(according to version). Used by wesites like 4shared and rapidshare. =If you want it free then you have to download it via torrent. Many torrent websites are spammers, but there is a trustable site I know: www.piratebay.com =Just download software along with certificates. --Norton Of course you know the details. There is a problem of slowdown of PC. Here is how to aviod it: =download Premier Pack(from torrent) =Turn off auto-updates =Switch off auto-protection while you are not on internet or USB. *Something you should not try: -AVG free Anti virus. It's not good because it's not good in removing the viruses. -McAfee: It was reported to carry a minor trojan in itself. *Free: Avast! Free. But it's no better than the above two. Avast! Professional is good but not free. *Antispyware: -AVG Antispyware. Though AVG anti virus is not good, this is a no problem software. -USB Disk security. One time registration and no updates.(free version from torrent) *Don't try this: -Spybot At the moment I can remember only these. More help? Don't forget to contact me! Regards, A.J.
• United States
19 May 09
I would suggest AVG Anti-Virus. Its one of the best Anti-Virus softwares that ive seen. So i would deffinately reccomend it.