iPTech 5 - Which is the Best Anti-Virus Software?

Here's a little insight on Anti-Virus. Just a few things you should know.

Never forget, test before you buy it, or you might end up with something that doesn't suit your needs or doesn't appeal to you (in terms of ease of use) or even, a piece of software that will be a memory hog on your system.

Do remember, the more things it does, the more resources (memory) it requires!

Also, always change anti-virus when you're NOT connected to the internet!

I forgot to mention, but even though they're popular, I do NOT consider Panda, Norton or McAfee, good options for Anti-Virus. Problems with them (not common to all): Memory Hog (eats to much memory); Not very effective in terms of virus definitions and not user friendly.

Just a few of the ones available (USD - US Dollar):
Free: AVG, Avast!, Bit Defender, Avira Anti-Vir
Paid: Bit Defender, Kaspersky, Webroot, ESET Nod32 (from 25$ to 40$)
Paid Internet Security Suites: Bit Defender, Zone Alarm, Kaspersky (from 40$ to 70$)

You can check more details here: http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

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[JoeRamee5]

What anti-virus has the most database?

because that's what i need for more protection of lots of malware out there

[iPTechmania]

I honestly do not know, I never tried to compare that and in some cases it's not possible to know the size of the database, since the companies sometimes don't give that information.

Besides, since anti-virus companies update their viruses all the time, it makes it even harder to say something accurate on the matter.

[xXNickBDangerXx]

can u have more than one anti-virus on my pc for massive fort knox protection

[iPTechmania]

That will probably cause more harm than good.

Many anti-virus just won't install if you already have one installed, and even if they do, there's a very big chance that 2 anti-virus running at same time will make them "conflict" with each other and that can lead the pc to crash or errors to occur.

Also, anti-virus use system resources. Some anti-virus are very heavy and use a lot of resources. Having two would be even worse.

[wensos01]

hay mac os nid antivirus ?????

[iPTechmania]

Every operating system needs anti-virus software. The thing is, Macs "need it less". Macs have a shorter probability of getting viruses because there are a lot less viruses that target them. This might be explained by two things: shorter market share and being UNIX based.

The bottom line, you probably won't get viruses on a Mac (considering you use it right - see how to avoid viruses video), BUT it's always a good idea to have an anti-virus.

[MultiThinkGreen]

Thank u brother for the info

[BigGR0X]

@popostank it does xD someone hacked the mac ALONG time ago in like 15 seconds

[popostank]

how come mac dont have viruses?

[zaruyko]

Avira Anti Vir isnt free. You need to pay $50 and its definately one of the best anti viruses.

[joemari2021]

I got the webroot anti-virus paid version.. Bought it at best buy for 60$ :D

[marbirerd1980]

hello jam Norton trial but now wants to install Norton 360 and it is a good choice? I see I use my pc worked slowly. please feedback .thank you

[06dollars]

for you which one is the best for Hp? and if i have bitdefender Antivirus 2010 do i need to have bitdefender internet security 2010? thanks for the answers

[SpeedYourXP]

@MrXp4life No, avast 5 uses to much resource and doesn't have a great detection rate.