What is a good computer security program?
I need one that fixes all viruses for the best quality and price.
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McAfee
for antivirus i reccomend avg free antivirus, its free and works well its avg8 free heres link http://free.avg.com/download?prd=afe gl
NOD32 is a good one (trialware); so is Avast (free for home users).
McAfee is ok, but has a tendency to disable other security software before it will consider working (and is notorious for its false alarms)
Norton is a resource hog.
AVG (paid version) isn’t too bad – the free version sucks and has crippled functionality.
You may also want to get a dedicated anti-spyware program (Spybot Search & Destroy is among the best), and some emergency diagnostics (HijackThis, CCleaner)
I think Mehdi was right about NOD32. I have been using it for the past 2 years and it is working great! Updates quickly without slowing your computer down too much.
I think you get what you pay for, especially with software. If it is free, it either is not that good (allowing some viruses, spyware, etc… in) or it is just a trial and you will end up having to buy it anyway.
There are other security measures you can take as well. If you are going to get an antivirus, why not tweak your hardware/applications and operating system to make things even more secure and faster?
I have 3 free ebooks for anyone interested in them on exactly these subjects. They are located at http://optmypc.com. Look for the post titled “Computer Security and You”. There is much more free information on my blog at http://optmypc.com as well.
Please feel free to pass them around to friends.
The performance of all security applications are always fluctuating. There was a point when Mcafee was the strongest,then Norton Anti-virus was, followed by Bitdefender Internet Security(the paid package is still the best). For now, Avira is the best freeware anti-virus available. If you are willing to buy one, then you can definitely prefer Bitdefender Internet Security Package(not expensive) that provides a very high level of security and updates every few hours!
That doesn’t mean you can depend totally on it. You have to tweak your operating system in such a way that apart from the anti-malware security, the other loop holes that make way for the malwares, are covered to the maximum limit possible. You can tweak your OS with the help of this article: http://www.upcomingtechs.com/2008/10/how-to-achieve-better-security/