rafter109 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 no antivirus is better and lighter than using one. If you insist for weird reasons, I would guess Avast's new release might be something that is good :pc: No offense but only a fool would use no AV. No body in their right mind would have promiscuous sex with everyone that they meet because they know that they would pick up a really nasty infection. The same logic applies with computers. I sure hope you don't work IT for any companies that I do business with. goretsky and neo1911 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I'm very fond of Panda Cloud myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted October 16, 2013 Veteran Share Posted October 16, 2013 Windows defender is the new name for Microsoft's antivirus on windows 8.Windows defender has been built into windows since vista and it was an optional download for windows xp and 2000 Microsoft security essentials was their new security suite and was available for all windows versions except windows 8 because MSE has been renamed to defender. Defender was a useless pos that did near nothing, mse is much better and I can only assume that the one in Windows 8 is on the same level as the older MSE. That being said, MSE is ok at best and has the smallest footprint on 64 bit systems. If you want best protection rates use bitdefender or kaspersky, you want light weight stick with defender/mse at least it is something. Marshall 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I'm very fond of Panda Cloud myself. I has a machine infected with it once with it and it didn't even detect it. Never used it since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francescob Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I has a machine infected with it once with it and it didn't even detect it. Never used it since. Never say no to Panda! adrynalyne 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 No offense but only a fool would use no AV. No body in their right mind would have promiscuous sex with everyone that they meet because they know that they would pick up a really nasty infection. The same logic applies with computers. I sure hope you don't work IT for any companies that I do business with. well i'm not sure what sorta people you have sex with, but I guess ok... if you speak of experience of sexual infection, i won't ask the private details. I should have said "in my opinion" for "personal use" of no AV. On corporate level, yes its a 'must'. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copernic Reporter Posted October 16, 2013 Reporter Share Posted October 16, 2013 Webroot Avast Nod 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 http://www.raymond.cc/blog/which-free-antivirus-is-the-lightest-on-system-memory-usage/2/ Mcafee and AVG .. :rofl: This is why i'll never understand why my competitor always has computers in his window for sale with a spec sheet that says they have 512 megs of ram and he installs AVG on all of them. I'm always thinking WHY GOD WHY! These stats are not based off the current versions. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bi4me Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 No offense but only a fool would use no AV. No body in their right mind would have promiscuous sex with everyone that they meet because they know that they would pick up a really nasty infection. The same logic applies with computers. I sure hope you don't work IT for any companies that I do business with. An inappropriate analogy I'd say. Most people I know who work in the IT sphere don't use AVs on their home computers. Why? Well they're either not running Windows or just know where not to go. I myself consider removing my active module of my AV as it hasn't caught a virus in the past 5 years and is only eating my RAM. I only see it when I try to edit my hosts file. And most "smart" people have backups so if something bad happens they simply reinstall the OS. So I'd say the opposite - a fool counts on a piece of software to protect himself from his own self. Yet one who is afraid of bears shouldn't go into the woods unprotected too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1911 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I am using Kaspersky. The latest version released few days ago supports Windows 8.1. For Indians, Kaspersky Antivirus is available for ?375 ($ 6) or (? 3.8) from sakri.in for 1 year license. The site also accepts Indian Debit Cards as well as Indian net banking. They deliver box pack with CD to your Indian address. But they also email you the key after 2 working days after processing the payment. I have been using them since 2 years. Not sure if it works for international users. For those in UK can try software4students.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copernic Reporter Posted October 16, 2013 Reporter Share Posted October 16, 2013 @LimeMaster92 Even if that post is 5 months ago old, Webroot followed by AVAST are still the winners when it comes to memory usage. Yesterday I tried AVAST Free 2014 and last week Webroot 2014 , the results are the same with the test run by Raymond.cc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bi4me Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Webroot Avast Nod 32 I don't understand why everybody recommends NOD 32. Except that it has a cool cyborg mascot, I remember it's free version absolutely omitting hundreds of threats and eating a fair deal of my RAM. Then again that was long time ago and maybe it has changed. But looking at the benchmarks tells me that it really hasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 @LimeMaster92 Even if that post is 5 months ago old, Webroot followed by AVAST are still the winners when it comes to memory usage. Yesterday I tried AVAST Free 2014 and last week Webroot 2014 , the results are the same with the test run by Raymond.cc. I think they should retest them all using the current versions even if the results are the similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copernic Reporter Posted October 16, 2013 Reporter Share Posted October 16, 2013 I don't understand why everybody recommends NOD 32. Except that it has a cool cyborg mascot, I remember it's free version absolutely omitting hundreds of threats and eating a fair deal of my RAM. Then again that was long time ago and maybe it has changed. But looking at the benchmarks tells me that it really hasn't. NOD32 does not have a FREE version. goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I has a machine infected with it once with it and it didn't even detect it. Never used it since. Been several upgrades to it since then I imagine. I wasn't super impressed with it overall til 2.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I don't understand why everybody recommends NOD 32. Except that it has a cool cyborg mascot, I remember it's free version absolutely omitting hundreds of threats and eating a fair deal of my RAM. Then again that was long time ago and maybe it has changed. But looking at the benchmarks tells me that it really hasn't. I don't think it was ever as good as people claimed it was, but it used to have a good reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bi4me Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 NOD32 does not have a FREE version. I meant trial version, my mistake. I don't think it was ever as good as people claimed it was, but it used to have a good reputation. It still has it, the causes of which still remain unknown to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2k2r2d2 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I have kaspersky AV expired recently ..so no updates but protects very well and performs scans. What free AV should i use now? Avast , AVG etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Been several upgrades to it since then I imagine. I wasn't super impressed with it overall til 2.1 Yeah this was quite some time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggers Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 But surely Copernic you know that memory usage doesn`t tell anywhere near the full strory about how light an AV feels on the system. If an AV caches its sigs to disc then some actions may feel slower than one that is holding them in RAM. Iv`e not tested Avast 2014 yet but 2013 used to slow down some actions quite a bit. You`d see the @ spiining away and the system would slow a bit. Currently giving Qihoo360 a spin and it`s very light on the system. It`s from a Chinese company so that may scare some :omg: Have a decent image with no AV then test a few and see which suits you best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 MSE slows things down pretty badly sometimes too. On every computer I've used MSE on, for some reason at random double clicking (doesn't always happen) an installer will take forever scanning and using cpu it before it opens. Denis W. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I has a machine infected with it once with it and it didn't even detect it. Never used it since. To be fair I've seen this happen with pretty much every A/V under the sun, none of them detect anything. Its amazing how many people's computers I've had to clean malware off that had a totally up-to-date A/V on them. I've never used panda though. adrynalyne 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 To be fair I've seen this happen with pretty much every A/V under the sun, none of them detect anything. Its amazing how many people's computers I've had to clean malware off that had a totally up-to-date A/V on them. I've never used panda though. Yeah I hear ya. I am a firm believer of keeping yourself safe and keeping an AV just in case. AV is hardly a way to keep a computer safe, not even combined with anti malware software and a firewall. Too many times I've seen computers full of protection software only to be overrun by baddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Supervisor Posted October 17, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted October 17, 2013 Hello, Here are a few independent third-party testers or/certification agencies for anti-malware software, sorted alphabetically: AV-Comparatives AV-Test CheckVir Dennis Technology Labs ICSA Labs PC Security Labs Virus Bulletin Look through a few years of reports from each organization to find out which products come out top in their respective tests, obtain evaluation copies to test and make sure they work properly in your environment, and purchase a license for the one which works the best. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky monkeylove 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeylove Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Following results from AV-Test and others, I looked for the free versions of software that did well across the board, especially given the idea that memory use might not always affect performance. I decided to use the free version of Bitdefender after additional features were added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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