How to Choose a Reliable Antivirus
I guess you probably know the importance of having a good antivirus guarding your PC but choosing the right product is the hard part. There are so many antivirus that are being offered out there, free and paid and they all come with complicated technical information which confuses the regular users. In choosing the best product that suits your need you need to be alert not to fall for the useless ones. I have here 8 important tips to help you do effective comparison.
1. Effectiveness
Check how effective it is by checking what threats it can eliminate. It is very important to know which product are able to cope with latest computer threats. It is always a great recommendation to have an antivirus with virus, worm and trojan protection. If you are frequently doing sensitive transactions online like banking and shopping a reliable internet security is a must.
2. User friendly (Easy to use)
What’s the use of a good antivirus if you are having a hard time using it? It is very important to have a antivirus that you can use easily use and doesn’t have a pile of complex menus and buried settings. Look for products that offers easy to user interface and provides easy to follow manual or user guide.
3. Virus definition and scanning engine updates
New types of malicious software are being born and mutated in an alarming rate everyday. Check if the software offers daily update. It is a compulsory that a good software protection offers a regular virus definition update or else you are just wasting your time and money on a useless software.
4. Real-time Scanning
Look for this feature, find a product that provides real-time scanning that can effectively detect any malicious software as soon at it tries to go onto your system so that it can protect you from any threats all the time.
5. System resources consumption
When you look for a background scanning feature look also for software that doesn’t consume too much of your system resources. Some products that has real time scanning may slow down your computer.
6. Know Your Needs
A lot of antivirus makers today offers different type of protection. From basic products that protects you against viruses, worms and trojans to all-in-one security that protects against all malicious software. Some of them also offers backing up of data and even PC optimization and tune up. But of course the more feature the more expensive the product it will be. My advice here is to know exactly what exactly is your need. If you are the type of computer user that is rarely online the basic antivirus can accommodate your security needs. But of your computer is online all the time then it is more advisable to use the best Internet Security product.
7. Technical support
Find out what kind of support they offer, do they provide live chat, 24/7 call service or even remote assistance. This is important in case your antivirus miss one threat and it causes tons of problems on your computer you can easily get help any time or you can call them for an assistance on how you can customize the software to better suit your needs.
8. Have a taste before you make a purchase
I advice you to test your preferred antivirus first before buying them to see if they really meet their promises. Most antivirus vendors today offers trial version that usually last up to 30 days. I think that is enough to help you make a decision.
I hope the tips I discussed above helped you decide what antivirus to buy. When it comes to antivirus it is not always about the price remember that expensive products doesn’t necessarily mean better.
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49 Comments
NOD 32 has all these features.I am using it and I am satisfied with it.
Nice picture with the prehistoric guy!
Many users, especially the average ones, treat this issue as a small thing. But this is actually I think the most critical issue that you must carefully undergo. Your internet and computer experience will be almost 90 percent dependent on your anti-virus.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this issue. I’ve never thought about the “Technical support” aspect, nice point dude. Thanks again.
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There are some helpful tips in this post, but I think it would’ve been a good idea to put in your personal recommendations for an Anti-Virus Software.
I think all the points that you mentioned here are checked by almost all users while purchasing a good antivirus program But the difference is only that you post all these in information in a systematic way means step by step or priority basis & i think all the points are remarkable & of good quality
Yes there are so much antivirus software available but they always confuse by many reasons but anyway thanks for the nice tips and wonderful info, it is really helpful.
Here, Great tips to choosing a antivirus for secure your system. And these all of 8 point for a choosing Antivirus fantastic!!
thanks for these tips. these are very beneficial for choosing an anti-virus
anti virus is the doctor for the computer and in choosing this we must think its quality and its load on the system.
Thanks! for sharing this information.
I will go first for Kaspersky, than Avira and than Nod32…
Try kaspersky because it can delete any kind of malcious virus…
Thanks for the post…
there are so much antivirus software available but they always confuse by many reasons but anyway thanks for the nice tips and wonderful info, it is really helpful.
when you have many viruses in the computer you need an anti virus. There are many options available for the users but every product have limitations. so what we need depends on the viruses present in the computer but a anti virus must be such that it must not decrease the performance of the computer.
Nice picture.helpful tips in this post, support is very important.
thanks for these tips. i think one should select an anti-virus accordin to their own requirements.
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all antivirus is ok to me if it is updated. but the best one I choose is the avast antivirus.
For me the best antivirus is Kaspersky. They have the most updated viruses base and is not overloading the system.
I heard that companies who produce AV software are coding virueses also so they have the remedy as first of all other
Is it true?
yes surely a anti virus must have all the features described above because good anti virus must be so much capable that it must fulfill all the requirements of a user. It must be reliable.
i’m still using kaspersky at my PC to secure my system from alot of new virus, just make sure update your database daily
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I have a problem with this. I will have to try your tips and get back with you. Thanks for the post.
NOD 32 has all these features
Very nice & great info
Thank You
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Nice anti virus. thanks for sharing this post. they can help me to protect my PC. Good picture in this page.
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Thanks a lot for the advice. I’ve been using my current anti-virus software for a while now and it has worked well, but I’m interested in finding something else that won’t cost as much. You’ve made some great points for me to look at before making a final decision.
its never the antivirus tha tgives a good experience, its’ the user.
try NOT to use internet explorer, its’ a magnet for viruses
stay away from i’llegal sites.
try to use opera complete browser.
and don’t open any usb drive without going to cmd, and typing attrib, its’ gonna show you some of the nastiest viruses.
that’s great article. its my personal opinion i think so NORTON symentac its the best antivirus because i have using now its gave me best protection spam against viruses………
I personally use Avast, There are plenty of good free anti-virus software that offer the same kind of protection as the boxed software you can buy at the store. Have a look at it Best Free Antivirus Software
thats a good article and useful for every person
I also use NOD32 and it is excellent.. It has caught things that mcafee and norton have let slip by.
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your tips are really helpful to choose a reliable anti virus.
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You can download avg free anti virus because its very good anti virus and i have used it for a number of years now with no problem . Unlike Norton and various “others”it does not slow your computer
Good tip and I have used AVG Anti Virus, Spy-bot Search and Destroy a spy ware killer for years.
I agree with some other comments here that NOD32 is great. I also like Comodo, but when I switched to Vista, it cause me all kinds of headaches. Good article, thanks.
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Pembroke Adams
I agree with that. A good antivirus program must contain the above said features(effectiveness, user friendly, virus definition and scanning engine updates, real-time scanning system resources consumption etc)
But the main factors that distinguish a good anti virus program is the “virus definition and scanning engine updates” because viruses are generated frequently
Thanks for sharing your tips!
Having regular updates really can save your computer’s life. I learned that lesson the hard way.
Good to have this tips..thanks for sharing this i will keep it mind in choosing the right anti virus for my computer…
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Well written article. I’m looking for good anti-virus removal programs right now, but there are so many of them. At least this should help me wittle down my options.
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@Consumer Electronics
you have a point. I personally use NOD23 I’m using it for more than a year now. highly dependable and most of all very lightweight.
@macobex
Thanks bro… support is very important. even tech freak like us needs some additional support
@Geek
Yes NOD32 has all of this features. that’s why it is my most recommended antivirus product.
@Folk Art
“I heard that companies who produce AV software are coding viruses also so they have the remedy as first of all other
Is it true?”
yes it is a fact. a 101% fact
welcome glad that I did helped you