I'm looking for a good antivirus...

It's very risky to use but.... ComboFix FTW~~!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH1GtbPrJEAOr maybe Deepfreeze as well:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raYLv4Th5vI&feature=relatedOr if all else fails.... How about that good ol' Windows installer Disk to do a total system re-install? Err, no, Alright then ^^

Microsoft Security Essentials is damn good and is free if you have a legit copy on Windows. I ran it for a while, then downloaded a couple more virus scanners to double check. Nothing bad on my system.

SomeIrishKidF-Secure isn't free but I've used it for years and never had a problem with it, or with virus/trojan shit.

Yes i know its good but my computer really can't run something that takes up half my memory to run it!

kaspersky is one of the best paid for AVs, and is also one of the cheapest. ESET NOD32 is the best paid for AV, while norton and mcafee are both utter shite.programs such as combofix are not antivirus programs, they are highly dangerous removal tools that should only be used if all else fails when you have a virus, and only if you know what you are doing or are under instruction by someone who does.

so whats AVG rated on the loonylion scale?

Replying to #25

Roughly reliable bloatware.

Loonylion · #24programs such as combofix are not antivirus programs, they are highly dangerous removal tools that should only be used if all else fails when you have a virus, and only if you know what you are doing or are under instruction by someone who does.

That it is, which is why for very nasty virus infections people should definitely ask for help/assistance on sites such as thebleepingcomputer or majorgeeks & not here. But oddly enough there are those who ask for assistance here simply because this is the only trust worthy site/forums they know of.

I already lost a PC because of Avast. I recommend you use Avira Antivir Personal with Ad-Aware Free and Comodo Firewall, and finally Sandboxie.

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But according to several folks, even loony himself, Avira's auto updater is broken so you have to manually download & install the necessary virus definitions & program components which is a bit of a hassle IMO.

Replying to #28

It actually seems to be fixed now. There was a period when it was broken though

If you are a savvy internet browser like Littlekill or myself, you do not need AV software.

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Exactly.For those of you that like downloading viruses, there's software that prevents viruses from entering your system using a firewall, and a second line of defense by preventing it from making any changes to your system.But really, the best defense is to just not get a virus in the first place...

:-XWow, as a part BBS, to resume a tipsafter looking is contribution, is virtue!!!!!

Trend micro titanium?

I use Microsoft Security Essentials.

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my crappy gateway actually has a factory reset and then i just use a disk image to fire the ol robot back up...also theres a cracked avast floating around which i been using ....now i get a big red stop sign message saying "you are using a pirated copy...blah blah blah.." BUT i can still update and it seems to be working...what should i do.....and i second spybot....the absolute best malware wiper..

I use Microsoft essentials. I used Avast prior thought I'd give this a try.Never had issues with either.