Good antivirus software

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:37 am

Okay, I've tried AVG and Panda Antivirus and neither of them find the crappy viruses I want to remove. I would get Norton Antivirus 2008 if it weren't for one issue, it doesn't like XP's Service Pack 2. I used it over two years ago and it crashed my system altogether, thus forcing me to reinstall XP. Now that it's been that long, I don't know how stable Norton Antivirus is now. So, could you give me some suggestions on some pretty nice software?

mudlord · Post by **mudlord** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:38 am

NOD32...

Working brilliantly for me.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:00 am

Sounds like that might be a good one to use...

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:03 am

Anti-Vir is another great software to use.

DEFIANT · Post by **DEFIANT** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:14 am

I second NOD32 as well...100% "in the wild" virus protection.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:29 am

Trend Micro Internet Security 2008?

DancemasterGlenn · Post by **DancemasterGlenn** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:40 am

I've heard only good things about Avast, personally.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:05 am

Are there any good home editions of these programs so I don't have to buy one..? But that Avast one sound good to me.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:31 am

snkcube wrote:Anti-Vir is another great software to use.

Has a free personal edition.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:09 am

Yep. Just downloaded and installed Avast. Man, wish they'd make more free programs like this!

alexz721 · Post by **alexz721** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:36 am

NOD32 and Kaspersky are the two best choices if you want to pay...or be illegal. Across the board, they beat out all the competition. Kaspersky is probably the best overall, but NOD32 is not as CPU heavy. Your choice.

As for the free alternatives, AntiVir, Avast, and AVG are all good choices, though I personally think Antivir the best of them.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:28 pm

general consensus on AntiVir: agreed