Whats the best anti-virus software out there?

The best Anti anything system: Chuck Norris

Oh yes, Chuck Norris can kill anything by just staring at it until it explodes

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My subscription to Mcafee (I know it sucks, and makes my comp freeze) is expiring at the end of the month, and i was wondering whats the best (best value) anti-virus software out there. I currently have a 10-in-1 all in one software that also does registry cleaning and other things so I'm looking for something that does those too. My price range is between $50-100, preferably something i can buy at a retail store so i can have a backup install cd.

BestBuy has a 2 Year subscription to BitDefender 09 for $59.99

Any Suggestions?

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Norton Gamers Edition is good.

Acer says Norton IS NOT GOOD FOR VISTA!! I have several anti spy, anti virus, etc., THINGES.... Charter Communications has an anti virus Charter Security Suite package, Spyware Doctor, and a few others that occasionally pop up and tell me all trojens and other harmful stuff have been removed !! WORKS FOR ME!!! PJ's

Every day of my life , after my family and my job what i like the most is computer science ,i build computers and repair them also , so i know what i am saying .First ,what T3 said is true nothing is better than AVG free it does every thing even better than the others , they never stop tracking the net. just to know if there is a new kind of virus and it is not good to never use an anti virus because some of them are not just gonna kill your softwares and don't let you use your computer , they can distroy all your hard drive 'cause they have some attachments with numbers that they could leave behind and they will be part of your hard drive forever.the new beta Microsoft anti virus isn't so bad you can try it if you want .

Acer says Norton IS NOT GOOD FOR VISTA!! I have several anti spy, anti virus, etc., THINGES.... Charter Communications has an anti virus Charter Security Suite package, Spyware Doctor, and a few others that occasionally pop up and tell me all trojens and other harmful stuff have been removed !! WORKS FOR ME!!! PJ's

Well I wouldnt take what Acer says as an absolute. Im running norton 2006 on a computer with 64 bit Vista Ultimate and its been about a year and I have had no problems and Im not even sure this norton was made for Vista but I do know Norton does make versions made for All versions of Vista. And the gamers edition which supposedly runs off less resources. I have PC tools on another computer and it does okay in VIsta 64 as well. And your right Charter does have its own security suite pachage which is nice.

Note: Sorry, you cant use Chuck Norris as you anitvirus. He doesnt come on a CD, only a DVD collectors set.

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Every day of my life , after my family and my job what i like the most is computer science ,i build computers and repair them also , so i know what i am saying .First ,what T3 said is true nothing is better than AVG free it does every thing even better than the others , they never stop tracking the net. just to know if there is a new kind of virus and it is not good to never use an anti virus because some of them are not just gonna kill your softwares and don't let you use your computer , they can distroy all your hard drive 'cause they have some attachments with numbers that they could leave behind and they will be part of your hard drive forever.the new beta Microsoft anti virus isn't so bad you can try it if you want .

I don't know that the Microsoft Anti-Virus is any good firsthand, just read that it was going to be good most likely.

it is not so bad because i tryed it and there is many good things 'bout it specially if you have vista ,it works with XP too ,if you have some problems opening your web pages it can help you .Minimum system requirements for Microsoft Security Essentials Beta
Operating System: Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3); Windows Vista; Windows 7 (Beta or Release Candidate)
For Windows XP, a Personal Computer with a:
CPU with clock speed of 500 MHz or higher
Memory: 256 MB RAM or higher
For Windows Vista and Windows 7, a Personal Computer with a:
CPU with clock speed of 1.0 GHz or higher
Memory: 1 GB RAM or higher
VGA (Display): 800 x 600 or higher
Storage: 140 MB of available hard-disk space
An Internet connection is required for installation and to download the latest virus and spyware definitions for Microsoft Security Essentials.
Internet Browser:
Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later

Every day of my life , after my family and my job what i like the most is computer science ,i build computers and repair them also , so i know what i am saying .First ,what T3 said is true nothing is better than AVG free it does every thing even better than the others , they never stop tracking the net. just to know if there is a new kind of virus and it is not good to never use an anti virus because some of them are not just gonna kill your softwares and don't let you use your computer , they can distroy all your hard drive 'cause they have some attachments with numbers that they could leave behind and they will be part of your hard drive forever.the new beta Microsoft anti virus isn't so bad you can try it if you want .

I don't know that the Microsoft Anti-Virus is any good firsthand, just read that it was going to be good most likely.

Are Viruses still very often?

I've heard of Spyware more often than Viruses and had more problems with spyware in the past, it's probably a lot of years since i had a virus in any of my pc's, i notice antivirus programs tend to slow down your pc a lot, because i had antiviruses in the past and i ended up unistalling them for the same reason.

I've never seen anything like norton gamers edition in retail stores, just Norton 360, Mcafee, Bitdefender. and a few other cheaper software.

Just another thought.. doesnt free AVG come with adware also which is as bothersome as spyware. Ive always used norton products myself and find them to work well in any versions of windows. I wouldnt want adware shoved at me. For the cost of an antivirus program its worth it to run a program you know and has come thru for you in the past whether thats a free program or one thats not free. Either way you want something reliable all around and glitch free as your personal firewall against viruses and spyware.

Just another thought.. doesnt free AVG come with adware also which is as bothersome as spyware. Ive always used norton products myself and find them to work well in any versions of windows. I wouldnt want adware shoved at me. For the cost of an antivirus program its worth it to run a program you know and has come thru for you in the past whether thats a free program or one thats not free. Either way you want something reliable all around and glitch free as your personal firewall against viruses and spyware.

What's with the color man? lol i can barely read

[color=#0000FF]Just another thought.. doesnt free AVG come with adware also which is as bothersome as spyware. Ive always used norton products myself and find them to work well in any versions of windows. I wouldnt want adware shoved at me. For the cost of an antivirus program its worth it to run a program you know and has come thru for you in the past whether thats a free program or one thats not free. Either way you want something reliable all around and glitch free as your personal firewall against viruses and spyware.

There you go monitor.


I may just get Mcafee again then, i like the interface and features, but i hate the freezes. Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll just wait till the end of my subscription and keep researching, and hopefully mcafee offers me a last minute deal for 40% off. So far i've received 10-20% discounts if i renew it now but thats not gonna cut it.

Here I go

I currently have bitdefender. At the beginning after installing bd my comp was getting rly slow only for the first 4 mins. But after I ran a full pc scan it got better. I also like it because it has A fame mode. The game mode uses less computer power but still defends. You could make it so that once you run hl2 or steam it would go into game mode. For me it's been great, if it finds something fishy it tells me and doesn't let that thing run. I found out about bd by typing "best antivirus 2009" in google. Bd was #1. That's my 2 cents. Also it's like 30 bucks for one year.

Bryster