Looking for AV suggestions

[whitedragon551]

I have removed KIS2010 for firewall problems. Im now using Rising Firewall 2010 Free. Im looking for something that has great detection rates and is light on resources. Fast scan times would also be great. I have A2 Antimalware free for 1 year as well as MBAM, but use both as on demand scanners.

Paid for or otherwise is fine. Looking for something thats Win 7 x64 compatible.

[kjdemuth]

Norton 2010 is pretty good. A2, avast or avira( all paid) and Online armour/comodo IS make a good combo. Defense wall with any AV is also a good setup. Avira internet security is good and so will avast 5 internet security when it comes out. Take your pick. Try them out for a few weeks.

[JRViejo]

whitedragon551, you should review this Posting Policy Statement - Antivirus Software (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=180128) and particularly this:
-{ Quote: "There are many threads in this forum containing large amounts of information on every major antivirus product. Reading existing threads will likely yield more than enough facts, member opinions and test results for members to make informed decisions as to which product to try for themselves." }-
Take the time to search for an AV product and try any of them for yourself. The minute this thread turns into an A vs B debate, it will be closed.

JR

[Kerodo]

I will 2nd the Norton 2010 also. It's running light and well here on Win 7 x64. No issues.....

[steve1955]

trial a few:-they work differently on different rigs,this will turn into A v B and be closed

[Ed_H]

Online armor++ runs very light. Also I agree with kjdemuth...DefenseWall plus just about anything and you're set.

You have to try them out on your setup. Just because some combo runs great on another's PC doesn't mean it will do the same on yours.

[codylucas16]

Norton 2010 is light on resources, CPU and has a pretty good detection rate and prevention rate.

Vipre is also very good, though it does have a bug that causes your PC to become unresponsive on certain events.

[gery]

If iwere you i would go with a suite
Norton IS is very light and very useful with a setuo for some peace of mind
ZoneAlarm IS a very good one. Been using it for almost a year and never had a problem or infection in my laptop.
Panda IS is also very good but i would not call it light
As far as stand alone AV here are my suggestions
Dr Web Antivirus very light and quite strong
Norton AV very light :thumb:
F-Secure light and very strong (i really like it):thumb: :thumb:

[xandros]

light antivirus : avast pro , nod32 , norton antivirus 2010

excellent detection : avast pro , norton antivirus 2010 , avira antivirus premium

light firewall : i dont know long time im not use firewall program , just windows 7 firewall and the router firewall

excellent firewall : comodo firewall free

[jmc777]

-{ Quote: "Norton 2010 is pretty good. " }-

Yeah, it is. :thumb:


whitedragon551: The Symantec site offers a 30-day trial, but you can get 60-day trials elsewhere (Here (http://www.nortonfreetools.co.uk/index.php), for example).

The only complaint I have with 2010's performance is a slight pause/hang on the welcome screen after logging in on my Windows 7 PC.

[funkydude]

whitedragon551 Please view:

Popular free firewalls: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=256360
Popular free AV's: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=256212

[kjdemuth]

Zonealarm IS? I thought that was kinda heavy on resources, starting up and internet traffic.

[Fajo]

-{ Quote: "I have removed KIS2010 for firewall problems. Im now using Rising Firewall 2010 Free. Im looking for something that has great detection rates and is light on resources. Fast scan times would also be great. I have A2 Antimalware free for 1 year as well as MBAM, but use both as on demand scanners.

Paid for or otherwise is fine. Looking for something thats Win 7 x64 compatible." }-

I'm surprised this thread has managed to stay unlocked lol. Advice try them all deiced what works best for you and stick with it.

[firzen771]

im gunna recommend A-Squared AM.

[NAMOR]

-{ Quote: "im gunna recommend A-Squared AM." }-
Some of A-Squared's features do not work on 64bit, like the IDS feature.



@whitedragon551
So far the AV's that seem to work well with 64 bit Win 7 that I have tried are listed below. Also, some of the suggested products above do not work on 64 bit.


NOD32 (standalone AV and security suite)
Avira (Rootkit scanner not available for 64 bit OS though)
F-Secure Security Suite
Avast (current release and beta 5)
Microsoft Security Essentials
Norton Internet Security Suite


Quick question about your issue(s) with KIS 2010... I assume that you were having issues with Kaspersky's firewall. If that's the case, why not choose custom install and not install the firewall? Just use everything else KIS 2010 has to offer.

[whitedragon551]

Wow did not expect all of these replies. KIS without firewall is no longer an internet security suite. Basically that was my go to suite and had everything I needed. Some components failed to work right and I feel like if its supposed to keep my private data secure and its not doing its job then my data is freely available for anyone.

I know ZA is not light.

Im looking for a combination of good detection rates, no HIPs, and light as possible on resources. But there has to be a happy medium. I realize the lightest AV wont have the best detection rates or the absolute best will have FPs.

Im not a huge fan of anything Norton just because its Norton regardless of what reviews say. AVG is a FP heaven.

I have A2 AM running fine on x64, but it flags alot of stuff. The Ikarus engine isnt very good. I dont want to use this as an active AV unless its a last resort.

[firzen771]

-{ Quote: "Some of A-Squared's features do not work on 64bit, like the IDS feature." }-

well all that does is put it on par with other AV's, o but dont forget u still get the 2 engines, so i dont see it as a way to dismiss A2.

[dcrowe0050]

I would go with Avast free or pro both are great. And avast 5 is definately the most complete free AV out their when it releases. I am using the beta version now and have had no problems but Avast 4.8 is great also and fairly light.

[whitedragon551]

I am trying out Vipre now. Seems pretty decent and Sunbelt makes some good stuff. I remember when Couterspy was around way before MBAM and SAS.

[firzen771]

A2 AM and Avast when v5 is released or even the beta are my top suggestions.

[whitedragon551]

-{ Quote: "A2 AM and Avast when v5 is released or even the beta are my top suggestions." }-

Turns out I lost my Vipre key that I had or it expired. Im now using Avira Premium. The only thing that seems heavy with Avira is the web guard. I want to test out Avast v5, but the beta problems Ive been reading about scare me.

[firzen771]

-{ Quote: "Turns out I lost my Vipre key that I had or it expired. Im now using Avira Premium. The only thing that seems heavy with Avira is the web guard. I want to test out Avast v5, but the beta problems Ive been reading about scare me." }-

all the beta problems are relatively minor, no major ones, couple inconveniences here and ther, but the main functioning of it is fine.

[whitedragon551]

-{ Quote: "all the beta problems are relatively minor, no major ones, couple inconveniences here and ther, but the main functioning of it is fine." }-

Their site says that the beta doesnt have the latest definitions. Ive read its had update issues, rootkit FPs, and loads of other issues.

[firzen771]

-{ Quote: "Their site says that the beta doesnt have the latest definitions. Ive read its had update issues, rootkit FPs, and loads of other issues." }-

well the last several betas DO have the full database, the rootkit FP is a specific issue for certain people, and its more of a bug than an FP. and not really "loads" that u seem to be pointing out... im a pretty frequent poster in their beta forums and dont see these "loads" of issues, mainly just diff people reporting the exact same thing...

[Fly]

-{ Quote: "I'm surprised this thread has managed to stay unlocked lol. Advice try them all deiced what works best for you and stick with it." }-

Try them ALL ? That's a bad idea, since installing and uninstalling security software can easily corrupt a system. Unless you use imaging software and hardware, like I do.

[Fly]

-{ Quote: "Turns out I lost my Vipre key that I had or it expired. Im now using Avira Premium. The only thing that seems heavy with Avira is the web guard. I want to test out Avast v5, but the beta problems Ive been reading about scare me." }-

As far as I'm concerned, VIPRE hasn't been tested (av-comparatives), and for that reason I wouldn't use it.

I use the Avira security suite (which has a firewall), and it's light on my computer. Of course, I'm still on Windows XP, not Windows 7.
I use the webguard only when visiting new and untrusted sites, and that way it works fine.

[kjdemuth]

I'm now using NIS 2010. All this talk about good security suites convinced me to change my config.

[Fajo]

-{ Quote: "Try them ALL ? That's a bad idea, since installing and uninstalling security software can easily corrupt a system. Unless you use imaging software and hardware, like I do." }-

Agreed but if your testing out software especially AV software you should be technical enough to know about imaging software and the benefits. But Yes I guess I should of included that tidbit in what I said. 8)

[NickHSunbelt]

-{ Quote: "Their site says that the beta doesnt have the latest definitions. Ive read its had update issues, rootkit FPs, and loads of other issues." }-

The beta does use the latest definitions but the official release is actually newer than the last beta. We do plan to release a beta of VIPRE 4.0 near the end of this month.

The only update issues are usually caused by conflicts with other security software or corrupt downloads. Our support team is always happy to assist with any problems you may run into.

The rootkit false positive I believe was resolved a long time ago and I believe it was related to Norton Ghost.

If you'd like me to look up your activation key for you please feel free to send me a private message with the name and email you would have used or you can always send an email to support@sunbeltsoftware.com to have someone from support look this up for you. If your key has expired I'd be happy to create a 30 day trial key for you.

[Jonnas_tan]

-{ Quote: "I'm now using NIS 2010. All this talk about good security suites convinced me to change my config." }-

I don't know why I always thought Norton is just about image&advertising-tested it once and my Dell laptop wasn't responding anymore; it worked on the computer but I still prefer BitDefender.

[Fajo]

-{ Quote: "I don't know why I always thought Norton is just about image&advertising-tested it once and my Dell laptop wasn't responding anymore; it worked on the computer but I still prefer BitDefender." }-

Alot of things have changed in recent years, Including Norton. I have not tested a Norton product sense 2005 because of how bad they were on resources. That has changed now to the point I bought a 3 PC license for a few of my computers, It runs good and light on them and works for what they are used for. 8)

[kjdemuth]

Yeah same here. I was kind of weirded out about putting it on my own laptop. It worked well for the wife and seemed to run well. After looking at alot of the tests for firewall, av-comp and vb100, I realized that it wasn't that bad anymore. It was actually *gasp* good.

[kjdemuth]

Here comes something really off topic. Has anyone used A2 and NIS running at the same time. I used to do this with KIS and didn't have much of a problem. I'm trying to find something to compliment NIS. Not that it needs it but its the paranoid security geek in me. Its crying out for more SECURITY!!

[whitedragon551]

-{ Quote: "The beta does use the latest definitions but the official release is actually newer than the last beta. We do plan to release a beta of VIPRE 4.0 near the end of this month.

The only update issues are usually caused by conflicts with other security software or corrupt downloads. Our support team is always happy to assist with any problems you may run into.

The rootkit false positive I believe was resolved a long time ago and I believe it was related to Norton Ghost.

If you'd like me to look up your activation key for you please feel free to send me a private message with the name and email you would have used or you can always send an email to support@sunbeltsoftware.com to have someone from support look this up for you. If your key has expired I'd be happy to create a 30 day trial key for you." }-

I did the tech chat online and they couldnt find it. Id like VIPRE, but at the moment I cant justify paying for it since it hasnt even had a proper testing yet.

[pcgeek]

GDATA AV has very good detection.Only trade off is it slows the net and poor malware removal(However others AVs out there wont even detect
most malware so removal wont even be an issue for them )

Online Armor Firewall works well with it.