Anti virus protection

United States
November 10, 2011 3:13pm CST
I use AVG for anti virus protection but is it the best protection? I really like AVG but if there is something better I may be inclined to switch lol.
16 responses
@deliar (609)
• Indonesia
10 Nov 11
kaspersky anti virus - kaspersky anti virus is the best anti virus that i know.
it really good in fight against malware and esy to use.
but the price is to high .
but it still the best i think
i think it is god, but not the best i think. kaspersky anti virus 6 is the best i think. it really good in fight against malware, easy to use. maybe you can try it for comparing, which one is the best for you.
• United States
10 Nov 11
That is another I havent heard of. I had a worm and AVG took care of it. Does kaspersky take care of those too, if so Ill check it out!
@deliar (609)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
yes i think it is better than AVG.
@deliar (609)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
kaspersky - Kaspersky is one of the best antivirus in the world.
it has a good protection and it cost not too much.
try it and you will not regret for that.
You are righ. Kaspersky have a better protection for you. They have a good protection. try this one and you will not regret.
@mariahhh (1328)
• United Arab Emirates
13 Nov 11
I searched a lot before I chose the anti virus for my laptop. I heard that Kaspersky is the best anti virus when it comes to paid anti virus software. For a free anti virus, I suggest the Avast software. I am using it for the last five years, and my laptop is safe. But having an anti virus is not enough for your computer's protection. So be sure to install malware bytes and use it once a week. It will help you detect and eliminate malwares, adwares and trojans in your computer.
• United States
13 Nov 11
I have identity protection program, anti-rootkit, firewall, email protection, link scanner, anti- virus, and pc tuneup (with AVG) Is malware bytes another program? Ive very leery about downloading.
• United States
14 Nov 11
Thanks! I will check it out then. Is there are website to get it from instead of cnet downloads?
@mariahhh (1328)
• United Arab Emirates
14 Nov 11
Malware Bytes - Malware Bytes software
Malware bytes is very safe to use. It is not another anti-virus software so it's okay to use it together with your anti-virus software. Anti-virus software only detects and removes Viruses. But the Malware bytes helps you detect and eliminate Malwares, Trojans, And adwares that most anti-virus programs can't detect. It is also award winning software. Check out the photo below.
@lovedude (4447)
• India
11 Nov 11
no antivirus is best.. you can't say best to AVG but it is considerable as a very good antivirus. you can keep continue with it.. and if you want to go for paid solution go for symantec or kaspersky..
@lovedude (4447)
• India
14 Nov 11
not all are same.. but it's 10%-95% virus impact can be removed.. few viruses can't be removed.. for that you need awareness only..
• United States
14 Nov 11
Thanks! Ill look into kapersky since I hear pretty good things about it
• United States
12 Nov 11
So they are all the same? Cause I have found at least 2 that I dont like at all.
@betlynfrnds (4067)
• United States
10 Nov 11
Hello, I, too, use AVG. I like it very much and I trust the protection. The reason that I have AVG is because I took my system to the shop for a little house cleaning and the computer geek that serviced my system highly recommended AVG. My system has AVG and my boyfriend's does as well. W're both just using the free service, neither of us has upgraded. Our computer guy said we really don't have to upgrade. Hope this helps.
• United States
10 Nov 11
I had norton on my comp. until it warned me that someone from the internet was trying to access my computer. Norton wouldnt fix the problem. Now that I have AVG I wonder if I can figure out who was trying to access my computer since I have the ip address. I have already been hacked twice.
• United States
11 Nov 11
Hmmm, that's scary. Hackers are no fun at all. I know when I first started online, Norton was one of the best protections. That changed. Apparently Norton was not keeping up with all the changes. I'm not sure how they are now but I had a problem with my PC some years ago and Norton did not take care of it. I, too, wonder how AVG would do for you in tracking down the hacker. Let me know. I wish you well.
• United States
14 Nov 11
It looks like we're both in pretty good shape with AVG. Hopefully all your online hick ups will be easily handled by the virus protection.
@vexxus (712)
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
I personally use AVIRA HOME EDITION its free and can be updated, it fights and block any types of virus.
@vexxus (712)
• Philippines
16 Nov 11
Yup, there were so many types of viruses too many to elaborate, they were named from the damage they can cause and what they can do accordingly, so some antivirus are best to use for some certain type of viruses.
• United States
14 Nov 11
I didnt even know there were some many different types lol. Ill check it out. Thanks!
• Indonesia
14 Nov 11
yeah.. i used AVG free version, and i like it very much. But, i think Kaspersky Internet Security is the best one. But, with that high price, i can not purchace it, so AVG Free is my best one for now. :D
• United States
14 Nov 11
Yea I noticed they can be pricey. But dont the price include like years of protection? Ill check into later this week!
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
10 Nov 11
I heard many recommendation on AVG, this software is worthwhile, since it is free, and provide many protection features that prevent any virus. I don't whether it is the best or not. But with free of charge, and with good recommendation from others, stay with it. Until you found some problem that you can't solve with it, switch to other software then.
• United States
10 Nov 11
There is a free trial but it does cost after that. My avg is good til 2018. So I guess that will be plenty enough time to see if it fixes whatever problems I may encounter.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
25 Dec 11
I am also using AVG anti virus free edition. It's over a year now and I have not experienced any problem so far. This was recommended by my nephew who is more knowledgeable with computer. I'm glad I followed his advised. I have tried Avast before but after two months my computer was infected by virus.So now I stick to AVG and I hope for good.
@di44ito (494)
• Bulgaria
10 Nov 11
I also like avg i used it on my old computer until it broke down now on my laptop i use Avira and i think that maye it`s a little bit better than avg, but i`m not sure. Both programs are good for a free products and maybe they are the best in their class.
• United States
10 Nov 11
Ive never heard of that one but Im sure there are quiet a few out there that Ive never heard of.
• United States
10 Nov 11
Right now... on the market the best antivirus security protection programs are 1. AVG 2011 2. Norton Free downloadable copies of AVG 2011.. the free trial.. is available on download.com. The CNET site.
• United States
10 Nov 11
I didnt like Norton at all. I ran it many times but it would never fix my problems. I downloaded AVG from avg.com. It is doing good for now. I love everything that you can do with AVG and it is very easy to use. As long as I dont have any problems with it in the future!
• Romania
12 Nov 11
Hi mrsbentley27, I use BitDefender 2012 and for me is really very good. It has Auto pilot mode that don't annoy me with requests of Scan or something like that.
• United States
13 Nov 11
Thanks I will research all the different types to see which interests me the most!
• Philippines
12 Nov 11
I used to have AVG on my system, but it got bloated. Now, I'm using Avast!, along with Comodo Firewall, to protect me. And both of them are free also. That is, if I'm using my Windows installation. But currently, my primary OS is Ubuntu. I may get some infection on my Ubuntu, but since malicious apps needs root access to really infect a system, I'm technically safe (I hope). Anyway, as long as you don't download or browse anything suspicious from the internet, even if you don't have an AV, you should be safe.
• United States
12 Nov 11
I like AVG because it lets me know a head of time if a site is no good. I have cleaned up my computer and not downloading anything anymore.
• India
16 Nov 11
I uses AVG free addition which heals most of the viruses. I think it is the one of the best and fine antivirus which I had seen ever. I has lot of virus before installing Avg, but when i installed it all the viruses are healed. So i am cop up with Avg free addition . I don't understand why you leave Avg.
• United States
13 Nov 11
I use a variety of things as no one security program is secure in my opinion. I am mega paranoid when it comes to my computer and my documents. I use a combination of Malware Bytes Anti Malware (best scanner software to date) and Kasper-Sky (best anti-virus to date). By "best to date" I mean these are the most common people refer to when they say the "best" again like I said security will not be given using only one program. For me at least this is true, whether you agree or dis-agree I wait to find out.
• United States
13 Nov 11
Someone else mentioned malware bytes. Im leery about downloading things now but I will look into it if there is a site and not cnet downloads.
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
15 Nov 11
i never try that antivirus..i had tried Kapersky internet security and now i install Avast antivirus
@champoy186 (1638)
• Philippines
16 Nov 11
I also used AVG Anti Virus before. It is one of the best anti virus software I knew. But recently, I try AVAST Anti Virus. I also like it. It can really detect viruses.