lifehacker.com — We've come a long way since the days of Norton, with handfuls of excellent freeware software that can keep your computer safe from malware just as well as their bloated, more expensive counterparts. On Tuesday we asked you to share your favorite antivirus application, and today we're rounding up the five most popular answers.
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duckyincJun 6, 2008
If you think free anti virus + firewall is better than paid versions your screwed up
joeanonJun 6, 2008
AVG misses too many trojans. It was good years ago, but these days there are so many better products with 30 day trials.Kaspersky is hands down the best.NOD32 is pretty good and best if viewed over the last few years.Avast is a good solid free scanner, on par with AVG but probably better.Bitdefender may also be pretty good I haven't used it much.Different AVs work better in different setups also. Some AVs just suck with P2P programs, while others slow your file performance too much.
lpmillerJun 6, 2008
well, bit defender and Kaspersky update hourly, for one thing. They also consistently score higher in detection rates over AVG or NOD32. What you're paying for is a well staffed virus team. Well respected in the case of Kaspersky.
gargouri2001Jun 7, 2008
DO not waste your time kaspersky is the best : <a class="user" href="http://xtreview.com/review225.htm">http://xtreview.com/review225.htm</a>
jp12380Jun 8, 2008
Nice, it was kind of hard to tell seeing as you could have been someone that genuinely thought it was good hehe.
jebzakiJun 8, 2008
really omg 12.5 million! hmmm this seems fishy.....
dukeochutneyJun 9, 2008
requires registration to view any details. buried.
mindspaceindiaJun 11, 2008
His post ended there either way.FAIL
pwr4Jul 4, 2008
I question any anti-virus benchmarks that rate symantec as the second most effective anti-virus. Unless proven otherwise, I think it's safe to say Nod32 is the best, Kaspersky is second.
neilpatmoreSep 15, 2009
Nod32 hands down. Can be purchased cheap from hxxp://www.antivirusmarket.co.uk too!Kaspersky secondBitDefender third.