Www best antivirus for window 8

hi friends,
i have installed windows 8/ developed previews . i just to ask which one the best protected antivirus software compatible wth my system pls inform me
thnx

Reply to hasan_61

best and free is microsoft security essentials

otherwise kaspersky internet security, and avg are good

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Reply to truegenius

Hello hasan_61;

Windows 8 has it's own built in anti-virus.
And the Dev Preview expires in about a month so you'll be switching over to Windows 8 Beta about that time.
So I'm suggesting you just carry on and not worry about an extra AV program.

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Reply to WR2

Comodo Internet Security suite is an awesome choice, and its free
http://www.comodo.com/home/interne [...] curity.php

Reply to siddallj

The best is Kaspersky. I like and use for a few years Eset NOD32 and i didn't have any problems with viruses.

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Reply to sosofm

i installed Norton NIS this week on my pc win 8, it seems to work well
two of these sites were very helpful, check out

http://www.anti-virus4u.com/Articles.asp?ID=149
http://www.eightforums.com/system- [...] -win8.html

Reply to dinamoso

Vipre is not the best at spotting threats, but performance hit is barely noticeable: http://www.vipreantivirus.com/

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Reply to Hazbot

Ugh, dont even speak of norton. Working for DSGI and litterally 40% of calls being uninstalling norton because its blocking the internet.....

Windows 8 at this moment in time, the built in one is better than the majority of others.

If you dont like the windows one then pick a generic one and choose if you want to pay for one. Personally I use avast.

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Reply to signor

I also agree with the Microsoft security essentials

Reply to ciaphuas

signor wrote :

Ugh, dont even speak of norton. Working for DSGI and litterally 40% of calls being uninstalling norton because its blocking the internet.....

Windows 8 at this moment in time, the built in one is better than the majority of others.

If you dont like the windows one then pick a generic one and choose if you want to pay for one. Personally I use avast.

Hi

Total tosh....

Norton does NOT block the Internet....Viruses do....

And anyone using Avast does not know enough about AV programs to comment...

All the best Brett

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Reply to Brett928S2

MSE FTW!!! It is quiet and protects me without having a million pop ups telling me I need a scan and then slowing down the computer.

Reply to phamhlam

swtor76 wrote :

This is a beta version of it, best to not install porous.
can you tell me where did you get the windows 8 software.

Windows 8 Developer Preview is actually an Alpha release, which can be obtained legally from Microsoft.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/br229518

Reply to sykozis

There are many Anti Virus to choose from and aren't much different, if willing to pay for anti virus then Norton have stepped up their game and their software doesn't slow down the pc and does the job well.. but if wish for free anti virus (you wont be able to tell the difference between free and paid anti virus) them there are a few such as AVG, Microsoft Security Essentials and Avast.
http://www.techyv.com/questions/se [...] anti-virus

Reply to clairesmith

Hazbot wrote :

Vipre is not the best at spotting threats, but performance hit is barely noticeable: http://www.vipreantivirus.com/

From the reviews that I've read, Vipre wasn't the best are spotting threats *until* they ran. Once malware began running, Vipre was the best. It uses heuristics to identify "bad behavior" and can lock down malware before it has had time to do any damage.

Yes, it isn't very good at scanning for malware, but it is great at keeping malware from doing any harm. Because it's strength comes from how applications "act", it is extremely good at catch new unidentified malware.

This is based on my readings, not first hand.

Reply to kewlx25

Brett928S2 wrote :

Hi

Total tosh....

Norton does NOT block the Internet....Viruses do....

And anyone using Avast does not know enough about AV programs to comment...

All the best Brett

Dude, do you seriously have a clue what you are talking about? I do a lot of PC repairs, and Avast is one of the best AV's out there in my opinion. If someone does not have AV installed and they are a home user, I load that for them and get hardly any complaints. If I ever remove viruses/spyware, I do 4 scans, the 4th being avast, and it usually finds things other apps leave. Give Avast a try before you knock it. It's a solid app with good features, and very light. I have been running it a while on my own system at home and haven't had any major infections. I've seen people have it 6 months out of date and it still protected their pc's well enough to only need a quick cleanup b/c they'd been looking at questionable sites.

Also, I believe the CEO at Alwil Software(who makes Avast) used to be a Marketing Director for Symantec. Seems like it was on a blog or something a while back.

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Reply to ohiou_grad_06

ohiou_grad_06 wrote :

Dude, do you seriously have a clue what you are talking about? I do a lot of PC repairs, and Avast is one of the best AV's out there in my opinion. If someone does not have AV installed and they are a home user, I load that for them and get hardly any complaints. If I ever remove viruses/spyware, I do 4 scans, the 4th being avast, and it usually finds things other apps leave. Give Avast a try before you knock it. It's a solid app with good features, and very light. I have been running it a while on my own system at home and haven't had any major infections. I've seen people have it 6 months out of date and it still protected their pc's well enough to only need a quick cleanup b/c they'd been looking at questionable sites.

Also, I believe the CEO at Alwil Software(who makes Avast) used to be a Marketing Director for Symantec. Seems like it was on a blog or something a while back.

Hi

We have between 30 to 50 people a month on average come into my shops with viruses...

The 3 "A`s" as well call them in the trade....Avira, Avg ,Avast comprise around 80% of the machines with Viruses !

All the best Brett

Reply to Brett928S2

Brett, you must have different types of users than us then. Virus removal is one of the biggest things. We usually will install avast if someone does not have AntiVirus or isn't satisfied with their AntiVirus. Usually they don't come back for a few months or more. Many usually come back for other work. Check the newest version out, they also have a remote assistance app included with it.

Reply to ohiou_grad_06

I gave Avast a try a month or so ago. From MY experience (YOUR experience may differ from mine), it's the furthest thing from being "light". The time it typically takes me to install PowerDVD10 with Norton installed is roughly 15-20mins (this is because I have a retail copy of PDVD8 and an "upgrade" for PDVD9 that is required before PDVD10 will install). With Avast installed, this process took more than an hour to complete. My typical install is done from DVD. With Avast running, the installers placed on DVD would not run and had to be transfered to my SSD. I don't consider an AV to be "light" when it more than triples the time it takes to install a single piece of software. It typically takes me 4-6hrs to install Windows and all my software. With Avast 6 installed, this time was expanded by almost a full day.

As for the "protection" provided by Avast...and Avira... I've yet to get a call from the users I have running either (at least from those that haven't uninstalled them). AVG on the other hand, I've had requests from users not to install it and the few users that have kept it any period of time experienced little to no real "protection" from it.

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Reply to sykozis

Wow. My experience is far from that. I've installed it on dozens of systems and have had few slowdowns. Not saying it's not possible, but I've personally never experienced that. I use it on my gaming PC as well and barely notice any performance hits if any. I will say one of my favorite things about Avast is the boot time scanner. I've seen that catch infections others leave many times.

What is everyone's opinions of Avira? Of course antivirus programs are not perfect, I know I recently cleaned a system that had been protected by Avira, it had a rogue that was telling the user the hard drive was failing. But I'm beginning to not like the fact that Avast wants you to create an account everytime you install it.

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Reply to ohiou_grad_06

My only issue with Avira is the "web guard". The last time I used it, it caused most websites I visit (all known clean) to time-out. If you disable "web guard" it works just fine.

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All the best Brett

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