Good antivirus for computer...................................?

Virus  - Virus will harm to our system
@darkmoon (701)
India
September 22, 2010 11:06am CST
Hi friends , Yesterday night i will visit a website which contain the Trojan spy , Suddenly my system come to crash and it will try to access internet ,then it will reboot,after this it will not log on ... So i will reinstall the xp again and now it work good ,but their is a probability of virus in my hard disk .... So i must need a good light weight anti virus and anti spy with out hanging the system ... Can you tell me any one for my old xp system? .... Thanks and have a nice day....
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31 responses
@douwe241 (108)
• Netherlands
22 Sep 10
microsoft security ensencials is very good to , and is free for ever!! if you got malware or other crap on your computer you could download anti-malware , it also work good! goodluck my lotter!
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Thanks for your respond douwe241 , I am going to try it ... Have a nice day . happy mylotting
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• United States
22 Sep 10
I use Malwarebytes and have for years. You can use it alongside another anti-virus program if you wish, without slowing down your computer at all. It can work together without any problems. They have a free version which you can download, or you can pay for it. The free download you will have to scan your computer manually. With the one you purchase it will do it for you automatically. I use the free version as I'm out of work. I have used this along with Norton Internet Security, and the Malwarebytes found a Trojan in my registry which Norton did not find. I trust Malwarebytes and would never change. You can check this out for yourself here and this is NOT A REFERRAL LINK...www.malwarebytes.com Good Luck to you!
@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello Kashmeresmycat, Thanks for share your experience ,i will try it now .. Have a nice day ... happy mylotting
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@yugasini (12836)
• Anantapur, India
22 Sep 10
hi darkmoon, virus for computer is attacking mostly once in 45 days ,recently i have downloaded avast antivirus for home freely from the net itself,but it was working somewhat but now a days i am getting my system is light hanging from time to time,so i too must have the strong and good antiviurs for my system ,so let us search for it for both of us,have a nice day
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello yugasini , Thanks for your respond .. happy mylotting
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• India
24 Sep 10
ya avasta takes a lot of memory,try kaspersky , norton 360, norton 2010or mcafee
@yugasini (12836)
• Anantapur, India
24 Sep 10
hi alex-raju, thanks for the response, i think you are expert in comuters,i am zero knowledge in computers and the net also,but i am doing on computer since more than 3 years,but i i could not try my own ,how to solve any problem will arise in my computer,so i am some what dull ,but interested to know the things,so i will try with other antivirus soft ware,if one antivirus software is in our computer,can i install other antivirus soft ware to my computer,have a nice day
@SilverKing (1003)
• Canada
22 Sep 10
Well the best free anti virus program for almost any operating system would have to be avg.This program gives you free spyware and virus protection and it is really easy to use.It have updates almost eveyday in order to keep up with new viruses and it can scan your whole system or just a certain file or area you want it to.It has a virus vault feature where it locks infected files safely away and you can delete them if you need to.
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello SilverKing , Thanks for your respond,I will use AVG some years back.But it will not catch some virus in my computer then i will uninstall it ....Now i am using NOD32.. Happy mylotting .. have a nice day
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• Thailand
23 Sep 10
I agree with you. AVG doesn't catch virus and my computer have many many virus.AVG is bad. I need a program anti-virus better. Please share for me !!!
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@aeisle (377)
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
The best anti-virus that worked for me was Kaspersky but it isn't free so I only use it I got infected by a virus then wait until the trial version of it expires. Then I started using AVG which has a free version for personal and non-commercial use. But there were some viruses that it cannot detect. I usually store viruses to test these anti-virus if they can detect it. Its not harmful to my computer since I don't execute them anyway, I only store them. Now, I'm using Microsoft Security Essentials. It's the most simple and light anti-virus software that I have ever used. This software is free and you just need your XP to be a Genuine copy. Its so easy to use and doesn't have complicated menus that basic users wouldn't normally understand. You should try this one and scan your computer. I might detect the left overs of your virus if you really still have them. -)
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello aeisle , I agree with you Kaspersky is good one but the problem is too much cost .. I will not try Microsoft Security Essentials, Thanks for the respond.. have a nice day
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• Canada
23 Sep 10
We use Avast anti-virus. It is FREE for personal use and it is one of the best that I have ever used and I still actually sue it today. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good anti-virus program.
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello mrsmakawak , I don't know about Avast ,i think it is good one. Thanks for your responds... have a nice day and happy mylotting
• Canada
23 Sep 10
Thank you and I hope that it works out for you :)
@yunzhbh (147)
• China
22 Sep 10
Are you sure it's a Trojan,most of the time the Trojan is different with any other virus,I suggest you find some special antivirus software that focus on Trojan,in my computer I have two kinds of antivius software that focus on common virus and Trojan.
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello yunzhbh , Very wisely answer ,i think only the way to escape from the virus is a new good light weight anti virus will discover... Trojan is main one to focus.. Thanks for the respond ... have a nice day
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@Bogdan22 (400)
• Romania
23 Sep 10
try Avira. it is free and it's great and easy to use.
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello Bogdan22 , Thanks for your respond .. i will try it ... happy mylotting
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
Been using eset nod32 for a while now. I can say that it is one of the best antivirus. Just make sure that your virus signature database is up to date. I think that is the basic principle on antivirus softwares. the more updated your data base is the more safer you unit is against viruses.
@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello ismaharotako, Still i am using the nod 32 ,i think its a light version with out hanging the memory give better protection .. Happy mylotting
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@AutumnGold (1056)
23 Sep 10
Hello Darkmoon. I always used Avast as an anti virus and Superantispyware plus Malwarebytes, all free. I now use Linux as my OS because it's a free alternative to Windows and I find it to be much faster. Best of all it's virus proof because it doesn't recognise viruses
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
25 Sep 10
Hello AutumnGold , Avast is good one ,you are wright .. Thanks for your respond ... have a nice day and happy mylotting
• Philippines
23 Sep 10
Hi! AVAST is the good one! Ive been using it for years and i upgraded to windows seven and can catch the virus that infects.scanning make take a few minutes but absolutely it will catch them all and will it virus vault.it updates everyday so no need to worry. Thanks and have a nice day ahead!
@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello Turingskie, Thanks for your respond .. Keep mylotting
@RamRes (1723)
• Argentina
25 Sep 10
The best one I know is Kaspersky, is one of the best antivirus around these days. The problem is that it's not so "light weight" as you want. It eats up some resources, and on older machines it may be to slow. I tried AVG in the past. It's good, but it don't detect many viruses, and has significant more problems now that some years ago. By the way, which computer do you have? So we can find the right program for your current hardware.
@darkmoon (701)
• India
27 Sep 10
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Yea RamRes ,you are wright but it will take so many memory ... Keep mylotting
@darkmoon (701)
• India
27 Sep 10
Sorry for image it is a technical mistake
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
The best would be avast or the nod 32 antivirus 4 or it's counter part eset smart security 4.
@darkmoon (701)
• India
22 Sep 10
Hello winstonbaltazar, I am going to download nod 32 ,will it destroyed all the virus and spy ware in my computer ... Thanks for your respond .. Happy mylotting
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• Singapore
22 Sep 10
AVG is a good anti virus program. I have been using it for 3 years now and so far my laptop have never crash, it will detect trojan and other viruses and get rid of it instantly. You should try it.
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello phoenixwolf, Many of one say like that ,AVG is not bad some time it will idle and do not destroyed the virus .. Thanks for your respond... have a nice day
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@meenneixz (668)
• Philippines
25 Sep 10
I am using Avast its the best i think, I am satisfied with its performance.
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
25 Sep 10
Thanks so many people have the same experience... Have a nice day and keep mylotting
• India
25 Sep 10
I think you have a speed internet connection. So i suggest norton anti virus for your computer.If the connection is slow then avg anti virus will be the apt one for your computer.The most relevant thing is to switch on anti virus when you are accessing in ternet.
@darkmoon (701)
• India
25 Sep 10
hello srmailtosr, Thanks for your respond friend ,you are wright is good but it take too memory for performance ... Keep mylotting ... Have a nice day
@IsisGreen (554)
23 Sep 10
Go to CNET downloads and look in the Security section. There's a really good range of free internet saftey, antivirus, anti-spyware etc tools you can get.
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
25 Sep 10
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hello IsisGreen, Thanks for your respond , happy mylotting
@darkmoon (701)
• India
25 Sep 10
Image technical problem
@kai9999 (1700)
• India
22 Sep 10
if your looking for free one then avast is best, if you like to buy then i will recommend to buy security suite than anti virus, i am eset fan so i will recommend you eset security suite. i have been using it for long time and haven't found any problem yet.
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello kai9999, Thanks for your respond ,you are wright avast is good one but it some virus will skip in avast hand in my experience.... Thanks for your respond have a nice day
@kai9999 (1700)
• India
23 Sep 10
i have used it recently before buying eset and had no problem with latest edition, virus are hidden automatic in the latest version......its cool. for a free edition its is great.....other one i like is microsoft essential but you need genuine windows to use it.
@arehan (84)
• India
23 Sep 10
Here is the complete solution: Right now virus do not infect Linux. So, download and install the latest Linux Mint or any other Operating system, which are as easy to use as XP. They can perform almost all tasks which XP can and in a better way. They are free. For the unavailable features, you can use XP. hopefully most of us can really do away with XP. For security: Anti viruses can be installed in Linux to keep the XP and related files clean, without reducing the system's performance. This way use of XP will be minimized and so will be the malware threat. While using XP there will still be need of a firewall and anti virus. 1)Zonealarm as a firewall and antivirus is good. the antivirus of Zonealarm use the same engine as that of Kaspersky. 2)Kaspersky itself is good. 3)Avast, bitdefender, Avira and comodo are the other choices available. 4) Gdata is combination of Avast and bitdefender Do not use these: 1 eset: because its detection rate is low. 2 AVG: false positives are high 3 norton and McAfee: technicians found virus in systems already installed with these.
@darkmoon (701)
• India
25 Sep 10
Hello arehan, you are good ,thanks for your help and information about the topic Keep mylotting .. have a nice day
• India
24 Sep 10
great info.thanks
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@rijovjohn (429)
• India
23 Sep 10
If your computer is a slow one i recommend 'avira'. It is good and free. It also will not slow down your system. Kaspersky is also good, but it will male your system little slow.Also you need key or buy an original version.Nod 32 will not slow down your system, but not free. I recommend you to use anyone of this according to your system.The important thing is you have to update it atleast once a week if you are using internet regularly
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@darkmoon (701)
• India
23 Sep 10
Hello rijovjohn , Is avira is a light version ? With out hanging the system ? Thanks for your responds have a nice day
• India
24 Sep 10
From my experience Avira personal does not hang your system. It is free also. you can try it.