Antivirus Recommendations?

I currently use AVG for my antivirus needs. Is this still a decent program? Im talking free programs. Any other free programs out there that might be better in you guys' minds?

I use avast its free and i think its really good

http://www.avast.com

I use avast its free and i think its really good

http://www.avast.com

Agree. I think Avast is pretty nice. Does not have that good looking theme as AVG, but it absolutely should keep you pretty safe.

I have McAfee, but i have just in case Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. This program works like a charm! when you are not sure if you have a virus, just tell it to scan, and it will find anything.

I use Microsoft Security Essentials as well as Malwarebytes.

I use Microsoft Security Essentials as well as Malwarebytes.

ditto.

You are using one of the best and if you wanna try something else go with "Microsoft Security Essentials".

I currently use AVG for my antivirus needs. Is this still a decent program? Im talking free programs. Any other free programs out there that might be better in you guys' minds?

[λndersony â€]

I look at these two sites frequently to form an opinion. I get a lot of guys saying this is good and that is good, but what impresses me more is when they can 'show' me why they think that, ie 'back it up'...

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/rap-index.xml

The rap test at the virus bulletin keeps results for 6 months, so your not just looking at who was good 'this month' ... Products that end up in the upper right corner are better, ie they not only find the crud before it gets on your computer (Proactive), they also can find the stuff after its gotten on the machine (reactive).

The other site I check is av-comparitives.org --> http://www.av-comparatives.org/en/comparativesreviews

Good Luck..

Don't use AVG. Its known for crashing computers, use MSE...
AVG crashed 3 of my comps >.>

It detects generic system files and quarantines it. The problem is that windows need those files to boot up >.>

Sorry guys, been under the weather in a major way! thanks for all the recommendations. Looking into Malwarbytes and MSE. Much appreciated.

I look at these two sites frequently to form an opinion. I get a lot of guys saying this is good and that is good, but what impresses me more is when they can 'show' me why they think that, ie 'back it up'...

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/rap-index.xml

Th

thanks for this one i've been looking for a site with this info.
am i reading the chart right cus it looks like Avira Free is better than the pro version.
i don't see MSE in the chart.

I look at these two sites frequently to form an opinion. I get a lot of guys saying this is good and that is good, but what impresses me more is when they can 'show' me why they think that, ie 'back it up'...

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/rap-index.xml

Th

thanks for this one i've been looking for a site with this info.
am i reading the chart right cus it looks like Avira Free is better than the pro version.
i don't see MSE in the chart.

HE LIVES!!!

[λndersony â€]

I look at these two sites frequently to form an opinion. I get a lot of guys saying this is good and that is good, but what impresses me more is when they can 'show' me why they think that, ie 'back it up'...

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/rap-index.xml

Th

thanks for this one i've been looking for a site with this info.
am i reading the chart right cus it looks like Avira Free is better than the pro version.
i don't see MSE in the chart.

Ya, you're reading it right ! ... the pro version suffered from some false positives that put it below the free version, LOL ... but both score above the 90 percentile ... IE good stuff maynard.

As far as MSE, testing is purely an option for the companies to submit to. Microsoft got beat up pretty bad before the RAP tests began, when it was just the anti-viral testing going on (which you can still find results for at this site), so I think they opt'd out. Although I think they have a pretty good product going on now... a lot of people like it.

The Virus Bulletin has been testing from 1998 if I remember right, they put on big conferences and most all AV companies show up to it. If you're a member and do well in the test, you can put their tag on your product to instill confidence in your buyers ... blah blah blah

As far a a recomendation ... some of the ones mentioned above do well. I would add Kaspersky because of the sandbox feature for the browser (since thats where most of your crud is going to come from), and also NOD32 (written in machine lang. so its fassst and light on the machine) .. but neither of these are free.. just wanted bring them to your attention of candidates ...

I use Avast Free Home Edition, malwarebytes and spy-bot SD and have never had a problem, I also use System Mechanic which does cost $20 but well worth the money, this is probably the best program I have.

I personally use Avira free