AV Recommendations

I recommend Panda, Avast, F-Prot or Nod32. The last two are very system friendly (not system hogs), Panda has overall polished interface and nice logo , and Avast Home is free.

cons: F-Prot doesn't support incremental updates, Avast is quite system intensive, so is Panda and Nod32 is a little unstable.

 

I recommend NOD32, F-secure, McAfee, Norman Virus control, Sophos and Kaspersky.

 

Speaking of Norman, does anyone here run it resident and have an opinion to share?
I have a paid copy of their latest fare but haven't got it installed.

Thanks
Kev

 

Hi Kev

A number of old threads here on Norman;

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=21404

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=7485

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=12647


I have trialed it on one of my boxes here for the last few weeks and there have been big improvements to the program since I last tried it. They now have a specific e-mailscanner and the program now seems much more stable and uses less memory/resources than previously. The GUI is also easy to use and you can load/unload a number of plugins/modules which the program has.

However, despite these improvements, virus detection results are mixed; some are not so good;

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archives/products.xml?norman.xml

http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=62&mnu=62


While in other tests it can do well;

http://www.av-test.org/online/sites/os03.php3?js=0&test=2002-01&p=1

http://www.checkvir.com/index.php?CN=3.3.21.8&CIE=0

Overall, probably not up there with the big boys.

It has run very well on my computer, with no conflicts whatsoever but the on demand scanner can be very slow.

Because it has poor unpacking abilities, virus detection is not at the very top and it is relatively expensive, I decided not to carry on with the program after the trial period. But I look forward to future versions.

You would be better off staying with your usual AV programs, Kev

added url tags - snap

 

I see there is a 3 yr license for $50 at http://www.tryus.dk/normanbuy.asp

 

Hi Robert,

This is certainly cheaper than the $76 annual license on the Norman UK site!!!!

Although you could obtain ( still obtain?) the program for free;

http://www.opistat.com/

I still think there are AV programs out there for better OVERALL malware protection.

But NVC is definitely worth considering at the cheaper price for good ITW virus detection.

Kevin, where did you buy your version from?

 

He has proberly gone for a pint down at the local

 

NVC5.7 works fine here.

What I find annoying :
- the scan is quite slow,
- when you use the right click scan, you must click on the "Examine" button on the NVC GUI again.
- low on trojan detection

What I like :
- Easy to configure
- Can scan all email client (I use Thunderbird)
- I can delete Infected mail and access my Incoming Mail folder. I tried DrWeb two weeks ago, but when it detected an infected mail, the whole Incoming Mail folder was blocked.
- The use of an AT is mandatory (I use Ewido)

I do prefer Nod32, but Norman was free with my computer so ...

 

Thanks Blackcat, much obliged, I did have my doubts

edit;
I dont actually remember where I got my copy from, for my company I'm sort of the official security advisor and they get versions for me to try, except despite what I tell them they dont listen anyway!!!

 

My personal opinion is either NOD32 or KAV, you cannot go wrong with either of the two, although NOD32 is easier on system resources than KAV, and NOD32 scans alot faster than KAV too.

 

Well, my 30-day trial of NOD32 is going well . So well that, as of this point, I'll probably stick with it without even testing KAV. Based on comments I've read here, it is just as good an AV as KAV, and less expensive to boot. I don't really need it's AT capability since I'm already running the best AT around (TDS-3).