kinetix63 Veteran Posted January 14, 2008 Veteran Share Posted January 14, 2008 A fresh "Best Antivirus" poll for 2008. Please use this as a reference when researching antivirus utilities. As time goes on, the poll can be updated to add further options. Happy voting! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Azmodan Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I'd go for NOD32, I used to have it on my company, it's awesome, and possibly the best. But, Avast! here, since it's free. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589141321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NienorGT Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I recently brought KIS. I like how KIS7 work. I have used it a lot when it was in Beta. Before I was using free AV. Avast was nice, Antiv also but there where a anoying pop-up at every updates that even kill my game/movie if I was in Full Screen... :/ I didn't liked my experience with ESET (NOD32) suite. As people say, it's a light AV, but I felt that it was way too skinny. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589141437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EnzoFX Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 nod32, will never look back Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589141456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AnJellyCue Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Avast +1 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589150629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scirwode Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Eset Smart Security for me. I've just renewed my license for a second time so all in all, I'm very pleased with it (Y) . Scirwode Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589150667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 digital vibe Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 AVG vote here. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589152491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 The Dark Knight Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Eset Smart Security :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589152500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 1Frothy Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Eset Smart Security :) I was thinking about trying it, at the moment I have the license for ESET NOD32. How are you finding Smart Security in general? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589153315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NEVER85 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 ESET Smart Security here. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589153352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 1Frothy Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I wish I could change my vote. Bloody NOD32 let through a trojan onto my shared network drive, one of my other computers runs Kaspersky and it picked up and removed the nasty thing in seconds. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589155782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kenji Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 My brain. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589155783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Cookie Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I got fed up trying to make eset antivirus 3 work so I switched to bit defender 2008 antivirus. To date I'm impressed with it. I tested it before buying it and also tested kaspersky 7 and 8 beta as well as clamwin. Of all of them I preferred bitdefender 2008. It updates hourly or less and can scan http traffic. Any one else tried Bitdefender 2008 Anitvirus? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589155792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andyqkw Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 avast! Antivirus Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589155930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mr kuji Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 kaspersky have never let any baddies in.. and only once had a problem when an update caused it to bomb out.. they are the only guys iirc that "speak to the bad guys".. good old ruskies. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589155936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xplatinum Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Up until recently I had been using Symantec AV Corporate forever. Then I decided to switch to NOD32 because I was having some memory and cpu usage problems with Symantec's AV. But for some reason NOD32 is giving me cpu usage problems too. When downloading with firefox for exemple, the download doesn't complete (it freezes firefox) and NOD32 cpu usage goes to 50%. Now I switched to Avira Antivir and it works great with very low memory usage. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589156735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bl4ck5un Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I got fed up trying to make eset antivirus 3 work so I switched to bit defender 2008 antivirus. To date I'm impressed with it. I tested it before buying it and also tested kaspersky 7 and 8 beta as well as clamwin. Of all of them I preferred bitdefender 2008. It updates hourly or less and can scan http traffic. Any one else tried Bitdefender 2008 Anitvirus? I bought it, few months after i bought NOD32 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589156748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 soniqstylz Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I got fed up trying to make eset antivirus 3 work so I switched to bit defender 2008 antivirus. To date I'm impressed with it. I tested it before buying it and also tested kaspersky 7 and 8 beta as well as clamwin. Of all of them I preferred bitdefender 2008. It updates hourly or less and can scan http traffic. Any one else tried Bitdefender 2008 Anitvirus? I've been looking into it for my new laptop, and BD and KAV seemed to alternate 1-2 in many tests. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589159735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Vettetech Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I got fed up trying to make eset antivirus 3 work so I switched to bit defender 2008 antivirus. To date I'm impressed with it. I tested it before buying it and also tested kaspersky 7 and 8 beta as well as clamwin. Of all of them I preferred bitdefender 2008. It updates hourly or less and can scan http traffic. Any one else tried Bitdefender 2008 Anitvirus? Use NOD32 2.7. 3.0 still needs work. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589160710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheTempestSonata Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 i think i've been reading that norton and bitdefender are considered teh best now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589163779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Joey992 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 It's so sad to see that Nod32 has fallen from grace as of late. I like KAV these days. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589163788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 »X« Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 i think i've been reading that norton and bitdefender are considered teh best now. Was that written on a wall, but written in sh*t? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589163789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 (Spork) Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 nod32 > all Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589163796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Harlem39s Finest Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 NOD32 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589163816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 krysto Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Kasperky Internet Security ver. 6 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589163884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PENGUINwithM4A1 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Eset Smart Sequrity on this PC and NOD32 on 2 others Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/2/#findComment-589163894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A fresh "Best Antivirus" poll for 2008. Please use this as a reference when researching antivirus utilities. As time goes on, the poll can be updated to add further options.
Happy voting!
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