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xNEM3S1Sx   05-03-2009 at 03:10:30 AM

I've noticed that a lot of the anti virus programs I've heard recommended for Windows 7 install to Program Files x86, so far, I've the only one I've seen which doesn't is Avast.
Question is, what are you using, do you think it matters that much, and why aren't more companies making x64 anti virus programs?

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starams5   05-03-2009 at 07:49:11 AM
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I personally use a 32bit OS but you might want to take a look at ESET.

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IzzyCraft   05-03-2009 at 07:57:06 AM
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There aren't a lot of native x64 anti virus to bein with.

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starams5   05-03-2009 at 08:04:50 AM
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Hi

ESET has been working with 32bit & 64bit since the beta release of version 4. The final release of 4 came out some time ago, now on 4.0.424. Take the trial version for a spin and see what you think.

http://www.eset.com/download/free_trial_download.php

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croc   05-03-2009 at 08:14:11 AM
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xNEM3S1Sx wrote :

I've noticed that a lot of the anti virus programs I've heard recommended for Windows 7 install to Program Files x86, so far, I've the only one I've seen which doesn't is Avast.
Question is, what are you using, do you think it matters that much, and why aren't more companies making x64 anti virus programs?



There isn't a 64 bit version of Office, either....

Any AV that worked under Vista should work under Win 7. AVG and Avast for free versions, I use Kaspersky.

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mi1ez   05-03-2009 at 01:44:54 PM
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ESET works great.

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ibreakstuff   05-06-2009 at 03:13:04 AM
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Mcaffe has a beta (free) for windows 7.

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lito4468   07-10-2009 at 09:40:29 AM
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actually there is office for 64 bit systems. i've tried a lot of antivirus for windows 7 64. trend hangs on update, avg is fair, f secure is good, ms essentials is better(i paired it with viper but turned off the protection of vipre) norton is and 360 are good, g data is good,..bitdefender is 2009 hangs, and so does kaspersky 2009.

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Bronze Win 7 badge Scotteq   07-10-2009 at 02:46:00 PM
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Been using ESET (NOD) since installing - Unobtrusive and works great.

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Windows7full   07-24-2009 at 08:31:42 PM
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:bounce: Here is a list of the Microsoft anti virus recomendations for Windows 7 http://tiny.cc/zxDcV

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cjl   07-24-2009 at 10:34:11 PM
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I've been using Norton 360, and I love it. Amazingly enough, Symantec must have finally heard the complaints, because the latest version is fast, light on resources, and it works really well.

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medjohnson77   07-24-2009 at 11:46:44 PM
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That is great to hear cjl, because I didn't like to use norton, and had no experience with the new 360 version. I am using AVG free and have be for the last two years...maybe its time to change and try it.

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dannymichel   09-01-2009 at 03:57:39 AM
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starams5 wrote :

Hi

ESET has been working with 32bit & 64bit since the beta release of version 4. The final release of 4 came out some time ago, now on 4.0.424. Take the trial version for a spin and see what you think.

http://www.eset.com/download/free_trial_download.php


a couple of u have recommended this but i thought the thread said 'free'

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Bronze Win 7 badge Zoron   09-01-2009 at 04:23:19 AM
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No, it doesn't say free... it just says "Best Windows 7 x64 antivirus."... that means both free and paid. I liked Trend Micro on Vista x64, but have not had the opportunity to try it on Win 7 yet.

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dannymichel   09-01-2009 at 05:59:24 AM
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Zoron wrote :

No, it doesn't say free... it just says "Best Windows 7 x64 antivirus."... that means both free and paid. I liked Trend Micro on Vista x64, but have not had the opportunity to try it on Win 7 yet.


mixed up my tabs on firefox i guess

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Foosage   09-05-2009 at 09:48:45 PM
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I am currently using BullGuard for 64 Bit. I've been using it for about 4 months without any problems. It warns me of port scanning attacks when they happen and I haven't been infected at all. There is a 60 day trial so that you can see if you like it as much as I do.
Provided below is a link to their website.

http://www.bullguard.com

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jimmysmitty   09-10-2009 at 07:33:30 AM
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croc wrote :

There isn't a 64 bit version of Office, either....

Any AV that worked under Vista should work under Win 7. AVG and Avast for free versions, I use Kaspersky.



Not always. I was using Windows One Care because it was fast, low on resources and had protected three of my machines easily (my grandparents, my 7 year old XP machine and my current Vista machine) without ever getting a virus or anything getting through.

I installed 7 last night as a clean install and when I tried to install it Windows 7 said specifically it wont work for it and I had to find a new one. Hope that free one MS is working on comes out soon and is as good as One Care was....

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starams5   09-23-2009 at 03:39:16 AM
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dannymichel wrote :

a couple of u have recommended this but i thought the thread said 'free'



I must be missing something because I don't see free anywhere......where do you see it?

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area51reopened   09-25-2009 at 03:52:17 AM
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kaspersky runs flawless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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area51reopened   09-25-2009 at 03:53:55 AM
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microsoft just released an update for windows 7 x64 yesterday so you can now run trend micro products!!!!!!!!!

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rkaye   09-26-2009 at 06:58:57 AM
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eset's and kaspersky's are regularly rated #2 and #1 in everything (trustworthy) I read. i personally run esat's 64bit, and have for years. tried kaspersky on a diff pc here and it seemed to slow it down noticeably, whereas esat does not. just make sure if you ever get infected when running windows -- regardless of what av program that you use, that you boot from a linux os cd and clean with that; you'll save yourself a ton of trouble, and you wont spread the infection.

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Necrovaris   09-26-2009 at 11:17:00 PM
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area51reopened wrote :

Look Here!!!!!

http://www.matousec.com/projects/p [...] esults.php

eset has a very low rank!





I have used eset for years on both my home system and the 2 networks i manage, and it is possibly the best antivirus I have EVER used.

I suggest you find a much better review site such as http://www.virusbtn.com/

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area51reopened   09-26-2009 at 11:20:39 PM
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oh ok the site has a big eset ad at the top!

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Necrovaris   09-26-2009 at 11:28:32 PM
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area51reopened wrote :

oh ok the site has a big eset ad at the top!





Yet the site is run by a company owned by Sophos and you don't see them at the top of the tests do you.


The VB 100 is the best review out there for any antivirus vendor.

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MTSzabo   10-23-2009 at 01:51:29 PM
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area51reopened wrote :

Look Here!!!!!

http://www.matousec.com/projects/p [...] esults.php

eset has a very low rank!



Read the description above that table. "... the Recommendation column contains links to the online stores or products' webpages of the vendors that we have affiliate agreements with."

Of course they're going to recommend all of the products with which they have affiliate agreements.

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gamerk316   10-23-2009 at 06:31:43 PM
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AVG/Avast. No point to paid solutions, as they are significantly worse then these two are.

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Bronze Win 7 badge Zoron   10-23-2009 at 08:17:12 PM
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Necrovaris wrote :

Yet the site is run by a company owned by Sophos and you don't see them at the top of the tests do you.


The VB 100 is the best review out there for any antivirus vendor.



I'm not sure you can go by placement on the list... as it appears to be an alphabetical listing of the products. It looks more like a pass / fail kind of test rather than an actual ranking of product. Any product that passes their tests is given the award... regardless of how it performs. (Slow / fast / memory hog / etc). Mind you, I cannot access details of each product tested... and I'm not going to shell out over $200 CAD to find out.

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area51reopened   10-24-2009 at 01:48:34 AM
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KASPERSKY!!!!!!!!!!NONE BETTER!!!!!!!!!

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