Hello All,
which is Best Antivirus for Home?

urs
Yogi

I use AVG-Free, which I found to be excellent. It is free, it works in the background, and covers you against malware and spyware too.

You can google for it. Make certain that you install the latest version. Also, you will need to configure it (the interface is easy) so that the daily scan is kept enabled or disabled. (The default is enabled, but I've disabled it on mine, as it slows down the system during the scan, and it interferes with my working, hence I've put the scan on manual.)

Yes Mandrake...You are absolutely right. It is one of the best antivirus softwares. Now AVG Internet Security 8.5 is the current version. I have used it. Really good yaar.

Yogihit ji, you can go for this. Click here to download.

Subir

thank you so much both of you..
too quick reply

urs
yogi

Waise best salaah de di hai suhas bhai ne

Apoon bhi AVG use karta hai ! (free verson)


Sonu

i use none..

I have been using Avira Antivir free version for many years which can be downloaded from here:

http://www.free-av.com/en/trialpay_downloa..._antivirus.html

This year I purchased the paid version which has a few extra features like faster download of updates, etc. Still the free version also uses the same engine and is one of the best around.

I believe Microsoft is soon gonna come out with their own free anti-virus. I would expect it to be quite good/efficient.

By the way -- have you ppl used Windows 7 - it is really awesome. Using it for the last many months (since its Beta release) ... way better than Vista and perhaps XP as well.

:-)

i use one

mac

i agree .. mac is any day secure.... but there aren't many mac users stuff is costly too

there is hindi saying, I will paraphrase.

"The amount of sugar you put in is how much sweet it will be."

I bet you don't take in account purchasing of anti viruses and spyware
every year. How about re-installing every so often due to slowdown.
If you compare in equal terms it is quite cheap.
but you expect to have some kind of sale so you
get the illusion of discount. obviously it is not
cheap in India because of VAR and duties.
You can always buy refurbished or previous model (which is discounted)
when new model is released. Also you can get 10% discount on educational
purchases.

I think its more of choice and requirement thing, one cannot have dessert for main course.


Who me? i personally do not. i run smoothly. not done anything in last 3 and half years.

i have no clue how much it costs in india. shouldn't be that high.

that is right they do offer student discount. But that is only for PC/Laptops not accessories

Well if you are going to play with words. then

Cola is cheaper than Water.
Processed food is cheaped than fruits and vegetable.
fat, sugar and vitamins are cheaper than chewing.

Take your pick of analogy and run with it.


When you get cancer than drug companies will sell you are the drugs you need to feel good.

No i am not playing with words. all i am saying choice is personal and based on requirements.
cola can never be cheaper than water, water can come for free.. not cola so lets not get deviated.

Mac generally is costly proposition and not many companies use that. Also if one happens to work for Microsoft shop, good or excellent, MAC doesn't do any good.

You are the one who tried to make PCs, main entree
and Macs, a dessert. where the saying has nothing to do with dessert.

So government is giving you water for free. WOW just WOW.
You are not living in some wilderness even that is not free when
the water is polluted even there.

Microsoft has 90% margin whereas Apple has 30% margin.

you came up with following which i thought had no link to our discussion. Hence my point, what is good for you might not be good for me, fair deal?



Give me your zip code and i will tell you where all water is free, trust me you won't have to pay a single dime from your pocket for water. Here is mine 45402, let me know where cola is free. Govt, gives water for free? yes, if you are not counting public taxes, we do have public water fountains, anyone and everyone can use.
i hope we can quit discussing water now.

about Microsoft margin, thanks, did not know they have 90%. No wonder Mr. Gates is amongst top 5 or 3.

I do not where this discussion is heading but thing I wanted to ask you was, have you configured ext drive for mac (HFS) and used that for Windows. If so, is it able to support NTFS files (larger than 4GB) with out any issues.

was planning to dump few VHDs on drive and use for windows and share other files for mac, let me know. thanks

Try AVIRA Free Version

autorun.inf is common virus , i think AVG also can not remove.. is AVIRA or some others can remove it?

Autorun is simple plain ascii file. You can edit it too

http://autorun.moonvalley.com/autoruninf.htm
Autorun.inf is the primary instruction file associated with the Autorun function. Autorun.inf itself is a simple text-based configuration file that tells the operating system which executable to start, which icon to use, and which additional menu commands to make available. In other words, autorun.inf tells Windows how to deal open the presentation and treat the contents of the CD.

thank you Marcilo!!

You know my answer.