I know I will probably get a ton of different responses but what YOU think is the best antivirus software?

 

I care only care about detecting viruses and malware, not suites which include all sorts of features and shields which just add like 20 services to a PC.

 

Thanks guys!

 

BTW, I'm currently using Avast! but it seems to have allowed at least 5 viruses without ever detecting the, in real time. Scan is up to 33% as I type this and it's detected 5 so far.

 

 

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ESET Smart Security

Microsoft Security Essentials

ESET NOD32

ESET NOD32

 

Mel

Definitely Microsoft Security Essentials ! Free, light, efficient, powerful... Imo of course.

 

Regards,

 

Richard Portier

I had ESET NOD32. I now have MSE which I prefer.

I used AVG Free for many years and it never let anything through, but in past couple years AVG has become a system resource hog and so I ditched it for the free Microsoft Security Essentials, which has done its job fine for the last 2 years, and doesn't chew system resources.

Ok guys, I went with MSE and I actually like it! After a scan, it detected some trojans that Avast! didn't detect. It's not a resource hog, very streamline and got the job done. Let's see how well it behaves in the long run. Happy camper here.

 

Thanks!

 

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Ok guys, I went with MSE and I actually like it! After a scan, it detected some trojans that Avast! didn't detect. It's not a resource hog, very streamline and got the job done. Let's see how well it behaves in the long run. Happy camper here.

 

Thanks!

 

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Good choice... It has been behaving on two PCs I have it on for over two years so you shouldnt have too many problems I would not expect.

I use MSE as well and have been since it first came out. No complaints, doesn't rob resources. Anything but McAfee or Symantec

ESET NOD32

 

won't use anything else

Ok guys, I went with MSE and I actually like it! After a scan, it detected some trojans that Avast! didn't detect. It's not a resource hog, very streamline and got the job done. Let's see how well it behaves in the long run. Happy camper here.

 

Thanks!

 

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Kasperski is probably still the best, but for a free engine Avast is still one of the best Efrain, MSSE failed a recent industry benchmark for anti virus engines, see here

 

http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/home-user/windows-7/novdec-2012/

 

Bitdefender

 

Kasperski is probably still the best, but for a free engine Avast is still one of the best Efrain, MSSE failed a recent industry benchmark for anti virus engines, see here

 

http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/home-user/windows-7/novdec-2012/

 

I see WR, but in my case, with an up-to-date Avast, it let 6 viruses into my PC and didn't detect them until I did a manual scan. It means the real-time shield failed. Even after the scan, there were still other trojans left behind which it failed to detect as well.

 

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