Spec me a AV

nex20 · 31 Mar 2009 at 11:16

Hi guys,

I've decided now that I have been paid I need to invest in a decent anti-virus. I want to stay clear from Norton as I don’t like the way it eats away at your computers performance. At the moment im using AVG free edition which imo, isn’t great.

Thinking of getting either Kasperspy or Trend micro but there could be a lot better out there; it's a pretty mixed bag. What you guys recommend from personal experience?

Thanks

Paul11 · 31 Mar 2009 at 11:32

kaspersky gets my vote

Andre · 31 Mar 2009 at 11:42

Kaspersky or Nod (now they have sorted the slow/disconnecting internet issue with V4)

Smit · 31 Mar 2009 at 11:47

I believe the new Norton doesn't use as much system resources although I could be wrong there.

I would personally go for Kaspersky or NOD32

linktoinsanity · 31 Mar 2009 at 11:51

Avast Home Edition. FREE and much better than AVG.

antijoke · 31 Mar 2009 at 11:54

Kaspersky Internet Security.

philjohn · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:01

ESET Nod32 and then run the free online virus scanner on the Kaspersky site every now and then - best of both worlds!

eXor · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:16

Avira.

TheOtherPhil · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:21

Kaspersky/ NOD32

njj1046 · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:25

Kaspersky or NOD

Crixus00 · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:39

kaspersky

kkbigal · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:49

Smit said:
I believe the new Norton doesn't use as much system resources although I could be wrong there.

This is true - I bought Norton Internet Security 2008 after reading some reviews and I've been very pleased with it

It literally uses next to nothing and I got 3 licenses cheaper than the Kaspersky alternative.

hp7909 · 31 Mar 2009 at 12:57

nex20 · 31 Mar 2009 at 15:24

Cheers for the comments. I went ahead and bought kaspersky... deciding factor was is that its only £19.99 (50% until tomorrow

) So get on it anyone who needs a Anti-Virus!

Fire Wizard · 1 Apr 2009 at 06:10

If you're looking at a free product, then either Avira or Avast are highly regarded.

As for a paid anti-virus product, I would personally look at Eset NOD32. Good detection rate and very light on resources. Kaspersky is also quite highly regarded. However, I believe it's slightly heavier on the resource side compared to NOD32.