KVR Audio

braj · Post by **braj** » Mon May 14, 2012 1:41 pm

I'm using AVG just because it has been on this system since before I got it, but is there a better free solution out there that will give as good protection? Thanks!

jethrobull · Post by **jethrobull** » Mon May 14, 2012 1:46 pm

I used to use Avast until i bought Malwarebytes.Pretty light on system and quite good detection.

http://www.avast.com/en-au/free-antivirus-download

bpblog · Post by **bpblog** » Mon May 14, 2012 1:47 pm

never really compared different AV programs, but i've been using Avast for quite a while and am pretty happy with it. not a CPU hog, never caught a virus with it.

here are some articles that could help:

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-fr ... ftware.htm

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388652,00.asp

Doug1978 · Post by **Doug1978** » Mon May 14, 2012 1:50 pm

microsoft security essentials (win 7) here.

braj · Post by **braj** » Mon May 14, 2012 1:52 pm

I'm on Vista.

What do you think of 'safe search' features in AV programs? I was considering disabling this in AVG, I'm sure it is part of the bloat. It may be a way to trim it down without totally replacing it.

I do use Avast on my laptop and that definitely is an attractive option. I just want to get a nice pooling of advice and decide

Thanks everyone for helping out.

dgkenney · Post by **dgkenney** » Mon May 14, 2012 2:12 pm

Interesting that this topic came up since I was just thinking about posting something similar.

I've used AVG for years and years and I have always been happy with the protection. In the latest edition however there is no easy way to suspend or exit the program while it is running. You used to be able to do this. One of my DAW machines is constantly connected to the internet and I would like to suspend virus protection occasionally when I need that extra horsepower on a project. Can Avast or other worthwhile candidates be terminated from the taskbar?

Dan

cytone · Post by **cytone** » Mon May 14, 2012 2:25 pm

dgkenney wrote: Can Avast or other worthwhile candidates be terminated from the taskbar?

Dan

If you right click on it there are various options such as disabling it for 10 minutes, or until the computer is restarted.

RunBeerRun · Post by **RunBeerRun** » Mon May 14, 2012 2:28 pm

I use Avast free edition, can even run it on my single core desktop while recording MIDI/Audio.

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Mon May 14, 2012 2:39 pm

Avast.

braj · Post by **braj** » Mon May 14, 2012 3:21 pm

Well I just installed Avast and uninstalled AVG. Unless someone chimes in with something that is significantly better than Avast I think I'm done

Kaboom75 · Post by **Kaboom75** » Mon May 14, 2012 3:28 pm

Microsoft Security Essentials Ram usage 5MB
Updated every day and it's free.

MSE is updated everyday to combat the latest threats. Many anti virus software companies threatend to sue Microsoft if they include it in Windows 7 so it is an optional download to avoid the courts. I think that says alot about how good the competition thinks of it.

braj · Post by **braj** » Mon May 14, 2012 3:31 pm

Kaboom75 wrote:Microsoft Security Essentials Ram usage 5MB

MSE is updated everyday to combat the latest threats. Many anti virus software companies threatend to sue Microsoft if they include it in Windows 7 so it is an optional download to avoid the courts. I think that says alot about how good the competition thinks of it.

I don't think that is accurate actually, i believe they would have sued even if it were crap, it is another situation like the IE/Netscape thing. It would basically make it hard for anyone to compete. Now it may be great I don't know, but I don't think that is the reason they threatened to sue.

paulbreeze · Post by **paulbreeze** » Mon May 14, 2012 3:31 pm

Avira Antivirus Premium, get the free version from free-av ...

jethrobull · Post by **jethrobull** » Mon May 14, 2012 3:33 pm

paulbreeze wrote:Avira Antivirus Premium

A better free solution.I stand corrected!

Kaboom75 · Post by **Kaboom75** » Mon May 14, 2012 3:36 pm

Well many PC magazines tested MSE and found it removed everything they put in. I was using Zone Alarm, AVG, and Norton many times I had to reinstall windows because of viruses I could not get rid of. MSE has been on my rig for two years and never had any problem with my OS. I also scan with Malwarebytes and that always comes up clear normally malwarebytes would find the viruses that AVG and Zone Alarm missed.

Lightest/best free antivirus?