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[marko]

sujay, 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

[Ralph C.]

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.

[sujay]

@marko: Thank you...

[Scottar]

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.

[James (Jim) Hillier]

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.

[jjj]

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.

[FutureShock]

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

[Apokalipsys]

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?

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...)

[Silverplatter30]

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).

[Spotter25]

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