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 1Frothy Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 (edited) Recently switched from NOD332 to Avira Premium and loving it. Avira scores higher in all testes and is lighter. And Avira has really poor proactive protection, ESET has ThreatSense?.(Y)) Also Avira has far more false positives. So your choice. Hope you finally stick to one product for more than 7 days. NOD32 Facts Edited March 17, 2008 by 1Frothy Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589274488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xdcc Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 nod32 2.7 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589274509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marcel T Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Wow, NOD32 has got waaay too much lovin' here and I use it because of this. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589274510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dc'1 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I use Avast!, I have tried a few others from that list as well, but I liked how this is free, and it found the test viruses before it even downloaded :o and it just reset the connection to the site so the file wouldn't download, even when it was in 2 zip files. Never tried NOD32, maybe I should one day lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589277524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Vettetech Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 And Avira has really poor proactive protection, ESET has ThreatSense?.(Y))Also Avira has far more false positives. So your choice. Hope you finally stick to one product for more than 7 days. NOD32 Facts What are you talking about 7 day? I had NOD32 for over 6 months. Now I have Avira with NO FP. Avira was # 2 in the latest AV Comparatives test. http://www.av-comparatives.org/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589280016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 1Frothy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 LOL maybe I shouldn't talk :p I have just changed from NOD32 to F-Secure Internet Security 2008. (Y) Feels like I've gone from a Vauxhall to a Mercedes. Comparing ESET Smart Security to F-Secure Internet Security 2008. F-Secure's product is polished and reliable, while the other feels a lot like a Version 1.0, which it is. But I would agree that NOD32's AV capabilities are very good too, even if it did miss detection of 2 malwares on my PC that F-Secure picked up and cleaned. ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589281904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KeeperOfThePizza Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Avira Antivirus (Y) (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589290231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GunbladerQ Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 So far i have been using Kaspersky Internet Security v7.0 ... Seems to be effective. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589304069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mjoshua Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 NOD32 is good. (Y) (Y) (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589306365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shaymaa Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Nod32 (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589320383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Raa Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 And I think we have a winner by far folks :p lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589320390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Matrix XII Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I've been with Nod32 for 3 years now and I don't see a switch of AV's anytime soon for me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589320396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 .Prozium Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 KIS 7 (Y). Although KIS 8 is shaping up rather nicely. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589323123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sevensage Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 +1 NOD32 and this is why!! Secunia Security Advisories VendorESET Product Link View Here (Link to external site) Affected By 0 Secunia advisories Unpatched 0% (0 of 0 Secunia advisories) Most Critical Unpatched There are no unpatched Secunia advisories affecting this product, when all vendor patches are applied. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589324049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 .Prozium Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 +1 NOD32and this is why!! Secunia Security Advisories VendorESET Product Link View Here (Link to external site) Affected By 0 Secunia advisories Unpatched 0% (0 of 0 Secunia advisories) Most Critical Unpatched There are no unpatched Secunia advisories affecting this product, when all vendor patches are applied. KIS 7 has no unpatched vulnerabilities either. I hope you choose your Antivirus Product on more than just Secunia. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589324791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dysmatik Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Has anyone here tried Comodo AntiVirus? and is it any good? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589326351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pridesal Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 All these post are making me confused.....im currently planning to opt for an antivirus solution for my pc.....cant decide which one to use....any suggestions??? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589333953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gigapixels Veteran Posted April 14, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 14, 2008 Kaspersky is by far the best out there. NOD32 is good, but I just like the way Kaspersky works more. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589333959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 lover Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 MACFEE 8.5 PATCH 5 here Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589334573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 macstorm Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 (Y) (Y) (Y) KASPERSKY (Y) (Y) (Y) *** IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT SECURITY *** Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589334577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 whasango Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 (Y) (Y) (Y) KASPERSKY (Y) (Y) (Y)*** IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT SECURITY *** KASPERSKY for me :yes: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589334593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BlackRoth Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I've tried several options from the list and all I can say is that AVG has shown the most effective and lightweight detection system. Highly recommended. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589340086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Emperor Darius Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I'm sick of these stupid polls. There is NO doubt the best antivirus is Kaspersky. Why? I'll tell you: 1.Updates: Does any other antivirus release updates EVERY hour (actually every 20 min)? NO! The only other one which has fast updates is NOD32, but it still updates every 4 hours! 4 hours, that means 4 times later than Kaspersky. 2.Detection: Kaspersky has so far the BEST Detection in both Malware and Spyware fields. It is also the best Antivirus in terms of Trojan and Rootkit detection. 3.Protection: Kaspersky has the best Firewall and the best protection agains viruses and spyware. 4.Heuristics: Kaspersky's Heuristic detection is one of the best around. The next antivirus that I reccomend is NOD32 and F-Secure(uses kaspersky's engine) AVG and Avast are crap since they produce a lot of false positives and detect any keygen or crack as a trojan (while they actually don't connect to the internet) Avira is the best free antivirus. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589343024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Hani Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 nod32 v2.7. i really don't like the new version Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589343389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 funkyjunky Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 NOD32 all the way baby! :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/613479-definitive-best-antivirus-2008/page/5/#findComment-589343397 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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