BEST ANTIVIRUS FOR YOUR LAPTOP
Newer and stubborn Viruses, Trojans and Worms are being developed on a daily basis and it is only fair to give your machine maximum protection.
It should also be noted that most of the common viruses can be gotten rid off manually without the need for an Antivirus program.
It
is important to know that just because a given product used to be
strong sometime back does not mean that it is as strong today.
Am going to discuss BRIEFLY the Advantages and Disadvantages of the most common antivirus programs.
1. AVG- It provides good security while browsing over the internet against worms and trojans.
- Used to be a very strong tool for use until Recycler and Autorun got were made.
- Cannot get rid of Autorun virus unless in safe mode.
- Cannot get rid of Recycler.
2. AVIRA- It gets rid of regular trojans and worms.
- Requires to be updated regularly, without which it is weak.
- It cannot get rid of Autorun virus completely.
- It cannot get rid of Recycler virus completely.
3. AVAST- The talking antivirus.
- Used to be one of the best antiviruses in the world and still proffered by many people.
- Works fine and eliminates most of the common viruses.
- Gets rid of Autorun virus.
- Not very effective with Recycler antivirus.
4. KASPERSKEY- One of the most used antivirus programs
- Provides great internet security.
- Has many other functions other than virus protection.
- Not effecient with Recycler and Autorun.
4. NORTON- Provides great protection when browsing over the internet.
- Has many functions other than virus protection.
- Still loved by many people.
- Not very effective when it comes to Autorun and Recycler.
5. SMADAV- The greatest joke at getting rid of Recycler virus.
- Detects so many viruses but gets rid of almost none.
- Best used alongside another antivirus.
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My Favorite Antivirus program however is: BIT DEFENDER
- It has many functions other than Virus protection.
- Provides great internet protection.
- Provides Automatic scanning for Flash disks and other removable media.
- It switches to a mode that conserves the resources of a computer automatically when appropriate.
- It gets rid of most of the common viruses.
- Completely gets rid of Autorun virus.
- Eliminates Recycler virus completely from a system.
- Houses a LINUX kernel for rescue mode hence providing 99.9% virus detection and cleaning.
- Does not require to be updated every now and then and is still powerful in that state.
* It is not a common application among many people and people should switch to it to test its abilities.
