Anti-virus

[roi]

Hi! i'm new here and I want to know what is the best Anti-virus software for my desktop computer. I need some suggestions and opinions...

[shee]

Here are some of the categories used to evaluate an anti-virus software. If the anti-virus software you found passed all this categories then it's a good and reliable software. Here are the categories to look upon:

* Ease of Use –Exceptional anti-virus software is simple to use, regardless of a person’s computer experience or knowledge of viruses.
* Effective at Identifying Viruses and Worms – The best anti-virus products identify infected files quickly through real-time scanning, searching for viruses in a multitude of sources, including email, instant message applications, web browsing and so on.
* Effective at Cleaning or Isolating Infected Files –Truly capable anti-virus software thoroughly cleans, deletes or quarantines infected files—keeping them from spreading throughout the hard drive or network.
* Activity Reporting – Anti-virus programs should give immediate notification of viruses found by real-time scanners and should provide an easy-to-read report of scan results, including what it found and what it did with infected files.
* Feature Set – A well-rounded feature set allows anti-virus software to provide absolute protection. The best programs are those that offer a wide variety of tools, from basic real-time scanning to more advanced, heuristic scanning and script blocking—when it comes to virus protection, the more options the better.
* Ease of Installation and Setup – Anti-virus programs should be a breeze to install, making it easy to go from installation to initial scan in just a couple clicks of the mouse.
* Help Documentation – High-end anti-virus software come with plenty of help, including support via email, online chat or over the telephone. There should also be online resources, such as knowledge bases and FAQs available for quick and convenient help.

As what i have found on the above categories. I would recommend BitDefender because it passes all the categories and it's cheaper than kaspersky. They both have the same features except for the webmail protection which bitdefender doesn't have.

[chelle]

AVG is also a cool antivirus software... and it is for free though it has limited features... if you want to Get complete protection from the most dangerous threats on the internet - worms, viruses, trojans, spyware, and adware then you must buy AVG Anti-Virus for only $34.99 or if you want to Get integrated security protection against viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware and hackers. Protect your privacy on the Internet then you must buy AVG Anti-Virus plus Firewall for only $44.99 or the AVG Internet Security for $54.99.

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[web_dev]

Hi Roi,

You need to search it in Google.

[roi]

but there are too many to choose from... i don't know which is the best... i need some suggestions to you guys... but anyway... i already used avg free just for now...