Best Anti-Spyware & Anti-Virus

[Elite Knight]

Im looking for the best antispyware and anti virus becuase i have a few viruses and spyware and the one i have dosent pick them up i have norton internet security whats the best. Want arround 2 or 3 for both spyware and virus please.

[Hard core Rikki]

The very best all-round solution for all aspects of security:

Kaspersky Security Suite. Don't bother at all looking elsewhere or hoping for anything remotedly as capable and usable by home users.


And before anyone dares suggest the Eset security suite, it plainly sucks when compared to Kaspersky (especially the firewall and web protection, too confusing for the average user as well).

There. Thread truly over.

PS: Norton's security suite majorly sucks, by the way, but I suppose this was a known enough fact ;p

[Elite Knight]

I dont cear for full protection all i want is a good anti virus and good anti spyware.

[Hard core Rikki]

Kaspersky AV should suffice, though the complementarity of K's firewall is advised.

There is always Avast in the free range, I suppose...

[mudlord]

nd before anyone dares suggest the Eset security suite, it plainly sucks when compared to Kaspersky (especially the firewall and web protection, too confusing for the average user as well).

I never had issues with the business edition of ESET Smart Security...Serves me well so far...

Plus, resource usage is quite low, with no messing up processes taking CPU.

[Hard core Rikki]

Funnily, the eset AV and suite's windows service randomly drinks all the cpu timing (over 90%, in more than one comp, with different environments. single cores, notably.), locking the workstation till it's killed. 2.7 was very nice as an AV, but the service horribly negates the low ressource usage it was known for in the past. I can't speak for corporate editions, but as is the case with Norton's offering, I suppose it would indeed be less troublesome

[Cheesus]

I second what HCR said. Kaspersky Internet Security will keep you covered from just about anything.

If you want to be ultra cautious download the free version of AdAware and run it every month or so. That'll get rid of whatever might have slipped past Kaspersky (which is usually nothing).

[RockmanForte]

What's wrong with AVG antivirus ? It is a good program and best of all... It's free!

You guys didnt say anything about antispyware program he asked for.

[Squall-Leonhart]

so is kaspersky when you know where to look on the website.. heh.

[RockmanForte]

Hahaha.. I know where to look on the website.

What about the best antispyware program ? I tried spyware blaster and I disliked it very much.

[Hard core Rikki]

Somehow I feel online security REALLY deserves a separate thread from the 'nice software' one, since this is no trivial topic, and requires serious discussing

[RockmanForte]

What about the best antispyware program ?

[Hard core Rikki]

Spybot Search and destroy (removes threats)
spyware terminator (removes and prevents threats)
spyware doctor starter pack (free if you download it from the google pack)
Windows defender (prevention and removal)

will list better ones later, but this should suffice already

[RockmanForte]

Okay, i will wait for more lists from you. I would like to know which one is the best because I am looking for removes and prevents threats. That's my preference. Thanks.

[Hard core Rikki]

yes. it just has less realtime protection than the full version, which is finely appropriate enough.

[Squall-Leonhart]

kaspersky can detect most spyware via its activities...

[RockmanForte]

Any other better lists ?

[Hard core Rikki]

Kaspersky just is the very best at this (especially the whole security suite).

[RockmanForte]

I see... What about avg antispyware and avg antivirus ? Or Kaspersky is still the very best one?

[Fadingz]

Does Kaspersky have a firewall too?
I'm just using Spybot atm for searching every once in a while.