Free trials

Hi,

anyone know of any free trials going for anti viruses. I've been a licensed NOD user since 2.7, I've just finished a trial of Norton AV 2009 and would like some suggestions for trials for other good AV's so I can get a picture of what works well on my system -

XP Home SP3
Intel Core Duo E8500
2 GIG RAM
Raptor HD
Comodo Firewall Pro

Thanks in advance.

JJ

 

If you don't mind FP's give Twister AV a try. They allow a 3 month trial period. It has a lot of options if you like to mess with your AV settings (like NOD32 2.7) plus a lifetime license. Honestly there are several decent AV's and you're doing it smart by finding out what works best on your particular system.

 

Vipre
15 days - www.sunbeltsoftware.com

Avira Personal
Completely free for home/personal use, www.freeav.com

Avast Home Edition
Completely free for home/personal use, www.avast.com, follow prompts for Home Edition.

AVG
Completely free for home/personal use, http://free.grisoft.com

Norton 2009
15 day trial - http://www.symantecstore.com/dr/v2/...CID=213479&PID=969605&PN=61&V1=969605&CUR=826

Hope this helps?

 

Go with the leader, Kaspersky (KAV). 30 day trial. I just renewed my Kaspersky Internet Security v7.0.1.325. KIS2009 (Version Eight) is the newest but doesn't play well on 64bit. And I have Vista64.

 

Dr Web download.drweb.com/demoreq
VBA32 www.anti-virus.by/en/personal.html
F-Prot www.f-prot.com/

 

There are just too many AV/Security options today. That listing them is just not possible. Hence I suggest you visit one of the many download/software databases on the internet like Download.com,FileForum.com, Softpedia.com, etc.

I like the Softpedia AV directory.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/

Its got listing/downloads of nearly every AV outthere. Plus popular AVs have a review score from the Softpedia editors and other users.

 

Thanks guys. Food for thought there and a bit of reading up to do.

 

You can find a lot of Av's listed here :

http://www.virscan.org/

Take in mind that, not all of them are quite good.


You can also check some comparative detection site for Av to like :

http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/main-tests/144

 

One question for the leader :

How does Kaspersky plays with Comodo ??

AFAIK Kaspersky has issues with Comodo in past and i don't know if are they resolved now.
(Please don't recommend KIS. The question is only regarding for Kaspersky Av and Comodo).

And i know that Kaspersky has had a big list for security programs for which it might cause problems (almost every single FW was listed there).

As you can see Joliet Jake uses Comodo.

 

If I was looking to trial an antivirus, I would check out Vipre.
I know it's only a 15 day trial, but I would still look at it.
Just my 2 cents worth.

http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/home-home-office/vipre/

 

I've had issues with KAV and Comodo in the past, went to Avira and had no issues since. I'll be using Avira Free when my Premium license runs out, and when I do installs for others, I usually run Avast for them. Vipre interests me and is worth trying, but I'm running Vista x64, so it's a no go for me.

 

DriveSentry also has a free version.

 

Hi,

Look on my sign, one of the best protect with no fee.

Enjoy.

 

I'm using KAV 2009 and Comodo for about 6 months now,no problem at all..(just desinstall Comodo before KAV's installing)...in fact,for me at least,is the most powerfull and reliable combination.