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 cga Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Been a NOD32 user for long time but changed to Kaspersky when NOD missed a couple of really bad trojans, Kaspersky caught them and cleaned them without a hitch. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589223802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 1Frothy Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Been a NOD32 user for long time but changed to Kaspersky when NOD missed a couple of really bad trojans, Kaspersky caught them and cleaned them without a hitch. You should see how many Adware/Spywares Kaspersky misses. Made my head spin. I'm happily using ESS. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589223814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mobilnic Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 wow... never have i been so disappointed in my life about a poll's results. this is worse than when ppl chose gigabyte over asus a while back. as 1 whose been testing av's for almost 2 years now, i think ill shed some light. test environment: 1 xp desktop & laptop, 1 vista laptop. avast = free. good 4 xp without internet connection. lacking on vista & server. avira = free. encountered some adware. avg = free. great 4 xp & vista with/without internet connection. panda = not free. sort-of okay 4 xp & vista. nod32 = not free. version 3 had problems, preferred 2.7. kaspersky = not free. just crap. trend micro = not free. even worse than kaspersky. mcafee = not free. good 4 corporate. bitdefender = not free. almost paid 4 this one. v10 & v11 good on xp - v11 good on vista. and then there was norton. while it gave me problems in the past, it has definitely come a long way with it's latest release (2008). minimal footprint, blazing fast 'quik scan', never misses a trojan from my friends removable drives, easy to use, home network security, and won it's 35th consecutive virus bulletin award in 2007. norton av 2008 is the one i paid for and i don't regret it. hope this provides a good guidline 4 purchasing your next av. now listening to: misery index - unmarked graves Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 :: Lyon :: Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 i think ill shed some light.......kaspersky = not free. just crap. Maybe we should be the ones that shed some light to you. Kaspersky is not crap. It detects more trojans, it cleans up perfectly, it runs fine on the system. Can you elaborate more on why you think that Kaspersky is crap? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mobilnic Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Maybe we should be the ones that shed some light to you. Kaspersky is not crap. It detects more trojans, it cleans up perfectly, it runs fine on the system. Can you elaborate more on why you think that Kaspersky is crap? past tense my friend, it 'did'. failing the vb100 award for xp doesn't help the majority out there still using or upgrading to xp, therefore it cannot call itself a serious contender for 'definitive best antivirus 2008'. i am concerned when people are tricked into bying something that only half-works. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Raa Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 NOD32, once again hands down winner. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PaulCabby Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 avg = free. great 4 xp & vista with/without internet connection. loads of false positives though :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 oldaccount1 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 NOD32...I even bought it. :) TWICE. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mobilnic Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 loads of false positives though :( o my, apologies. i forgot to mention that all the tests were done before vb100 (2007) so yes there would be some discrepencies but like i mentioned, this is just to give an idea of various results and was not intended to slander any companies as i gave most of them a reasonable rating. and at the end of the day, it's good that there is so much variety and one should indeed choose according to his/her individual taste/preference. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 :: Lyon :: Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Well there are just too many antiviruses nowadays (not necessarily a bad thing) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MrKuro Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I quite like Nod32 .. its been great for my systems Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 medium_pimpin Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Whoever voted for McAfee or Trend needs to be stabbed in the crotch. AVG is fast, small, effective, and free! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Vettetech Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Whoever voted for McAfee or Trend needs to be stabbed in the crotch. AVG is fast, small, effective, and free! LMFAO Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BoDEAN Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Why NOD32 v2 or V3? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589232809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Knife Party Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 past tense my friend, it 'did'. failing the vb100 award for xp doesn't help the majority out there still using or upgrading to xp, therefore it cannot call itself a serious contender for 'definitive best antivirus 2008'.i am concerned when people are tricked into bying something that only half-works. have you run extensive tests on kaspersky ?-- NO does anyone think your ignorant views are frontpage news ? -- NO keep your bias opinions to yourself and try to atleast make a valuable attempt at why you think a certain AV is decent. :pinch: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589234076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 magik Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 +1 With that guy ^ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589234083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 imis Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 i recently started using nod 32 :doctor: . it works fine. (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589236769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mobilnic Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 have you run extensive tests on kaspersky ?-- NOdoes anyone think your ignorant views are frontpage news ? -- NO keep your bias opinions to yourself and try to atleast make a valuable attempt at why you think a certain AV is decent. :pinch: i ran xtensive tests on all and am not trying to make frontpage news, but i will keep my opinions to myself & focus on a certain av. sorry. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589237008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Srsly Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I like NOD32, low on system resources i actually never got a pop up or any other issue with it, "it just works" ;) and offcourse widely one of the highest rated anti virus software. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589237169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 :: Lyon :: Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I liked NOD32 until I tried Kaspersky trial and it could remove a trojan that NOD32 couldn't (sorry I didn't remember what the trojan name was) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589237213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Athlonite Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Avira AntiVir personel premium here no problems with it on xp or vista and infact the only time i ever saw a ad pop up was when i was running the free version of it but that was just to encourage me to buy the premium which i did :happy: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589244321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 coolzee Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 NOD32 FTW! :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589251481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tantawi Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 NOD32 (Y). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589269114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Vettetech Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Recently switched from NOD332 to Avira Premium and loving it. Avira scores higher in all testes and is lighter. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589273163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nXqd Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 NOD32 for sure :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/4/#findComment-589274465 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.
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