Comments on: The best free antivirus: a comparison

By: jimmy

jimmy — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:06:52 +0000

i have Zenok Free Antivirus i have to say is the best antivirus i install on my computer keep my computer safe .. i some one dont know about zenok try a check http://www.zenok.com/en/free-antivirus/

By: Simbad

Simbad — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:02:59 +0000

I put on my blog a few antivirus programs that I think are the best. Visit my blog and download that you like.
http://freeware-computer-protection-software.blogspot.com/

Thanks,

Simbad

By: Rob Dunn

Rob Dunn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:28:13 +0000

Comodo is OK, but has one advantage over others – you can install it on business servers for FREE. Not bad – for those who are extremely budget-strapped. However, if you are protecting your business critical data with free AV…then you should really putting that saved money into your backup and DR budgets.

As far as how Comodo compares with the others on this list – it is far below all of them for proactive and reactive detection rates. I would say it is an average AV solution at best.

See Virus Bulletin’s ratings here: http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/latest_comparative/index – Virus Bulletin is a/the major authority on AV testing…personally I would not trust a site where they are paid by the security software vendors to test their solutions.

By: Damian

Damian — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:10:42 +0000

I use Avast and Avira on two PCs and Microsoft Security Essentials on another. Both the Avira and MSE are free beta testing versions that I applied for and was soon permitted to try them out from their websites. Both I have been using for less than a week, so it is bit too early to report how well they both work yet.

I also use Zone Alarm, PCTools Firewall Plus, and Online Armor for free software firewalls.since like trying out different software just to see how well they perform, just like the many browsers I often use, such as Chromium Dev, Chrome Canary, Seamonkey, Firefox Opera Tor, Kamelion, Orca, Midori, Avant, Palemoon, Iron, and several others. I also still use Comodo Dragon, but no longer like their free AV or bundled with firewall, as Comodo’s free versions have become very buggy to use over the past year or so, and I had a LOT of trouble uninstalling them, they left behind many registry entries and scanning tools that I had to manually delete (by using another portable software program called “ZSoft Uninstaller) from the Windows OS registry one-by-one. ]

I also use ClamAV portable as a backup AV scanner, since I have discovered that it doesn’t conflict with the installed AV I am using, and it uses the “Cloud” to download its AV updates.

By: Your Informer

Your Informer — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:14:32 +0000

The best antivirus is McAfee, this antivirus can stop even the deadliest virus, the ILOVEYOU virus, with low pc performance impact, using just around 30-40 MB, and a scan speed of around 200-300 MB/s, it’s size only uses 150 MB space on your hard disk drive, it’s full of features, and its specifications are all 100%, the only disadvantage of this antivirus is because it’s expensive.

By: samit

samit — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:25:39 +0000

avast is great free antivirus…….and those who are suggesting comodo internet secuirty……really!!!!!!!!……it is antivirus with extremely high false positive and has very low detection ratio…..

By: DinmensionX

DinmensionX — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:15:54 +0000

Thanks but really, this post should be removed since it refers to reports 3 years old from collected data even older. Top rankings change almost weekly nowadays. but I’m with woody, and feel that Comodo’s free antivirus, HIPS and firewall suite called CIS Premium is the best free deal out there.

By: Dinesh

Dinesh — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:44:24 +0000

I will go with Kaspersky.

By: Ejaz Mir

Ejaz Mir — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:25:35 +0000

There are numerous performance reports about best antivirus, which lead us to nowhere, as their top rankings differ widely. It appears to be more of an advertisement scam than something true. Can someone suggest the best antivirus with promising results and equipped with good PC clean up/tunner?

By: woody

woody — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:00:50 +0000

Forget all those virus only protection…get COMDODO INTERNET SECURITY…by far the best…why?…it adds a firewall, spyware, malware and whatever you consider ‘ware protection. And those skeptical can go to any site and test it. Comodo Internet Security is rated #1 at http://www.matousec.com it reached 100% and is practically bullet proof. Don’t take my word for it, just visit and see for yourself. Keep in mind that this program is for a bit more than basic users as it can be a little alarming due to the alerts it gives. Please all you CIS users give feedback so people can really be assured that they are protected from the hell hole that the internet is becoming lately.

By: Aston

Aston — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:12:45 +0000

I have been using Avast for quite a long time already. This is after big disappointment with AVG. I am very happy for it.

By: Pratik

Pratik — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:14:32 +0000

Now Microsoft Security Essentials has taken place in the top list of Free Antiviruses. I don’t know about it’s detection rate and False positives… Thanks for the Info.

By: Giuliano

Giuliano — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:31:48 +0000

Yep, need to be updated, you can find last report here: av comparatives http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_od_feb2011.pdf Avast improved a lot!

By: Kent Dyer

Kent Dyer — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:58:45 +0000

The biggest issue nowadays is rootkits..

http://gmer.net which is used by ComboFix..

Thanks,

Kent

By: John

John — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:04:26 +0000

Need to be updated.

By: javier

javier — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:54:04 +0000

Yawwwnn. I have used all three of these antiviruses. I guess they are good if you don’t know anything else. The best anti-virus freeware is called “Comodo”. It can be downloaded from http://www.majorgeeks.com. None of the antivirus mentioned in this article holds a candle to Comodo.

By: Gregory

Gregory — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:16:04 +0000

Seems Panda antivirus is giving away their pro 2012 antivirus software for a 6 month free license. So you can keep if if u like it or just throw away after 6 months.
http://www.skipser.toolsbysk.com/p/2/p/free-panda-antivirus-pro-2012-license.html

By: Removeit

Removeit — Fri, 20 May 2011 20:19:46 +0000

Forgot to say: use Safe Mode ) it’s a best way!!

By: Removeit

Removeit — Fri, 20 May 2011 20:15:16 +0000

As for me the best free suite to defend your computer from different viruses and spywares is:
1)AVG Antivirus
2)Comodo Firewall
3)Spybot Search&Destroy
Use

By: Koowie

Koowie — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:35:16 +0000

AVG is still the best out of every free anti virus.