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Poll: Best Freeware Antivirus 2011 (45 member(s) have cast votes)

Best Freeware Antivirus 2011

  1. AVG Antivirus Free (4 votes [8.89%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 8.89%

  2. avast! Free Antivirus (25 votes [55.56%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 55.56%

  3. Avira AntiVir Personal (4 votes [8.89%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 8.89%

  4. Rising Antivirus (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. PC Tools Antivirus (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. Comodo Internet Security (1 votes [2.22%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 2.22%

  7. Panda Cloud Antivirus (2 votes [4.44%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.44%

  8. Microsoft Security Essentials (5 votes [11.11%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 11.11%

  9. Other (please specify) (2 votes [4.44%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.44%

  10. Ad-Aware Free Internet Security (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  11. CMC Antivirus (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  12. Immunet Protect (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  13. Outpost Security Suite FREE (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  14. Digital Defender Antivirus Free (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  15. Nano Antivirus (1 votes [2.22%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 2.22%

  16. Preventon Antivirus (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  17. Returnil System Safe 2011 (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  18. ZenOK Free Antivirus (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  19. Zillya! Antivirus (1 votes [2.22%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 2.22%

  20. Clearsight Free Antivirus (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#11 marko

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Posted 08 November 2011 - 01:23 PM

View Postsujay, on 08 November 2011 - 09:39 AM, said:

Can you add more to the list?
See the reference below
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=290788
OK, I've added all but a couple to the voting options sujay, some of which I have to admit of never really hearing about, but it does no harm to add them to the list anyway.   A few caught my eye and I'll certainly consider adding them to the site shortly me thinks :)

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#12 Ralph C.

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Posted 08 November 2011 - 03:51 PM

I used to use AVG Free, until they released V. 2011, which caused all kinds of problems on my machine.  Never had a virus with it though. I recently switched to MSE as I had heard good things about it, and it has served me well so far.  However I don`t go to questionable sites I guess.

#13 sujay

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Posted 09 November 2011 - 01:14 AM

@marko: Thank you...:)

#14 Scottar

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Posted 09 November 2011 - 06:06 AM

I used AVG for a couple of years but this year after I downloaded it from their server, free version, it wouldn't load right. I looked at Avast and it was half the size so I downloaded it. And two months later they gave me a deal to buy for $19 and I did.

But I heard that Kerpesky is the best. Symantec is over-hyped, it came bundled with the software on the laptop I got, they have a lot of baggage and I have become disenchanted with Symantec several years ago.

Edited by Scottar, 09 November 2011 - 06:08 AM.


#15 James (Jim) Hillier

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Posted 09 November 2011 - 07:37 AM

I firmly believe that Avast and MSE are the two top contenders here. I place Avast just above MSE but either would be a very good choice.

There are some titles listed which, in my opinion anyway, are out of left field, and I don't believe that is the way to go. One of the most important ingredients when judging security software in particular has to be a proven track record. Now I know MSE is fairly new on the scene but it has received universal praise from both security experts and users alike - there is always an exception to the rule. :)
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#16 jjj

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Posted 11 November 2011 - 12:21 AM

MSE now as well, but remember to wait till it's fully running after bootup before inserting a USB drive as I failed to do once and let a virus in.

#17 FutureShock

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 09:23 AM

Used AVG until it went haywire a few years back.  Switched to Avast, and it has performed very well for me...

#18 Apokalipsys

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Posted 06 December 2011 - 02:57 AM

For now, I love Avast. AVG is bloated, slow, uses too much resources, increases the boot time a lot, is unreliable, is always "calling home" for no apparent reason although the updates are not always auto-installed (even the virus definitions or database) until the user takes some action, and reports too many false-positives. Then, why it is calling home so often? :scratch_one-s_head:

A long, long time ago... (like Star Wars), I used to have AVG too, but I switched. As I posted earlier in other thread, AVG is not bad, but it is not the best anymore... there is a new kid on the block (...and after Avast there will be another... In the fast changing technology field there will be always another..., and another...)

#19 Silverplatter30

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Posted 24 December 2011 - 12:41 AM

I used Avast for years and still do on our other 4 computers, but I have been using Microsoft Sec Essentials lately on my computer with safe results (still kinda tough for me use much Microsoft anything).

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Posted 24 December 2011 - 01:13 AM

I use Vipre works for me and doesn't slow your computer down



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