Chosen Answer:
I like Avast even though AVG and Antivir are also good options.
by: Ovidiu
on: 2nd July 07
AVG Anti-Virus Free Vs AOL Active Virus Shield Vs PC Tools AntiVirus Free Vs Avast Home Edition??? Who Win?
Posted by PC Tools on December 28th, 2011
Posted in PC Tools FAQ 
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avg anti-virus free edition works best for me
Avg Anti virus is a gud antivirus program but if u ask me try trend cos its very fast antivirus it will not make the speed of ur system slow.
avast
AOL ACTIVE VIRUS SHIELD ! mate ! just check http://www.activevirusshield.com ! you will know who won
cyz ^_^
I’ve tried them all except PC Tools. AVG let a few worms and virus’ through. Avast eats up to much processor. I finally stuck with AOL.
First – AOL
Second – Avast
Last – AVG
I like Avast even though AVG and Antivir are also good options.
I like Active Virus Shield. A lot. Active Virus Shield is made by Kaspersky which is one of top-rated anti-virus vendors in the world.
In recent tests, the most popular free anti-virus, AVG, was only able to detect about 82% of a very large sample of viruses. On the other hand, Active Virus Shield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.
Full test chart is here:
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
Active Virus Shield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources. (6mb ram)
Active Virus Shield detects and removes spyware, also.
And it updates up to 15 times a DAY with new virus definitions, 7 days a week!
Good stuff, free for everyone from:
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?
I’d vote for (highest – lowest starting from number one):
*1. AOL Active Virus Shield for:
a. its high detection rate which updates automatically every hour
b. its user-friendly interface
c. it can scan a lot of viruses…which can detect about 99.62%
after a test in http://www.virus.gr
*2. Avast! 4 Home Edition for:
a. its real-time protection (also in Active Virus Shield)
b. it has an option to delete a virus once found
……, can detect about 87.46.
Cons: too many icons and confusing user interface
*3. AntiVir PersonalEdition for:
a. it can detect malware better than Avast and AVG
b. it’s cute umbrella icon
……, can detect about 94.26%
Cons: a very sluggish update
*4. AVG Free Edition for:
a. a simple interface
……, can detect about 82.82%
Cons: low virus detection