Anybody here still remembers that ThunderByte antivirus from late 90s? It was one of the most powerful of the batch back then because it had heuristic features that can identify and cure even unknown viruses. Our poll for the week is to survey which anti-virus programs people are using nowadays.
On top of my head, I can easily point to AVG, Avast, Nod32, Kaspersky, F-Secure. And then, the more popular commercial ones like Norton, McAfee, PC-cillin and Sophos.
So which one of these you got installed and running on your PC. Please go ahead to the Polls section to submit your feedback.
avast! Home
at our office we used avg because this is free and for the spyware I myself used spywaredoctor… last week I encountered virus on my pc but fixed by both…
i almost forgot… I also used bitdefender… guess you taught that i used 2 anti virus… actually the answer is yes…
Twitter: ricoz
says:
AVG Free edition plus good old common sense
avira
Twitter: kmendoza
says:
I’ve got an up-to-date version of eSET Nod32 – Smart Security.
Twitter: Rayland
says:
I’ve got Zonealarm Security Suite for my windows xp.. its antivirus engine is that of Kaspersky. I think they licensed it or something.. Plus it has the full blown firewall since it’s the suite.. Only problem is, it’s a memory hog. But it’s nothing my PC can’t handle.. ^_^
Twitter: mikkogozalo
says:
I don’t use an antivirus on our home PC yet I don’t get viruses.
I use a hardcore software and hardware firewall; they’re effective.
I understand that firewalls are not meant to kill viruses; weird!
hmmmmm.. i used nod32 before but was not that comfortable with it…
then tried BitDefender 10… it was OK until my key got Blacklisted.. XD
now im using Kaspersky and its working really well..
bitdefender
Symantec Antivirus corporate Edition. Same scanning engine found on Symantec’s home AV Norton but without the bloatware and the memory hog. No annual license renewal to boot.
I use avast! AV and combine that with COMODO Firewall Pro – both freeware. I haven’t had any problems with viruses or trojans since I installed them.
nod32 user here, simple, non-obtrusive, effective…
I agree with minor, format the HD.
Twitter: carlfinity
says:
I’m loving Avast Home edition as it allows me to customize the installation by stopping modules and setting rules.
I’ve got Avira AntiVir. Better than AVG, in my opinion. c:
NOD32 here
my only problem with eset smart security (nod32) is that my browsing really slows down everytime i’m downloading something. prolly have to do with their firewall. this doesnt happen when i’m using symantec/norton or bit defender
Kaspersky. Never had a problem and very easy to use.
no anti-virus because i’m using mac
Kaspersky! hands down
I am using Kaspersky before, pity , it take up too much system resources. I found the other good AntiVirus product names : Kingsoft Internet Security . Download is here: http://www.ksoffice.net/products/kingsoft-internet-security-9.htm
Fast , and I found the functions in the Antispyware , except Scan Virus , it has PC Optimization , I like it very much .
nod32!!!!
using mcafee virusscan enterprise 8.7i patch3.
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