Best FREE Antivirus that balances...

B1gg3stN00b · Dec 14, 2008

Performance (lightweight, easy on the system resources) and Performance (Catches stuff that needs to be caught, lets harmless stuff go)

What are your nominations?

MRCL · Dec 14, 2008

I'm using Avira Antivir for years now, pretty satisfied with it. Altough it causes the system to boot like 10-20 seconds longer... Otherwise you won't notice its there.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Dec 14, 2008

comodo

philbrown23 · Dec 15, 2008

I like AVAST but when it scanns it uses alot of resources, but it does catch everything.

Clutch442 · Dec 15, 2008

I like AVAST, It's very easy to disable temporally if you want to play a game.
I used to use AVG but had a problem disableing it.

Otherwise I'd rate them about equal for the free ones.

KBD · Dec 15, 2008

yea, i agree with phil, Avast is great, so is Antivir. Not sure what the deal is with AVG, i used to use the free 7.5 version and it was very good but i dont know if thev free version is available with the new 8.0.

erocker · Dec 15, 2008

Avast 4.8 is very nice. Right click the icon and disable when you want it off. I've never had a problem with it interfering with any other applications.

farlex85 · Dec 15, 2008

+1 for Avast. I've never even had to turn it off, and I've had trials of the paid ones (Norton, Kaspersky, Nod32) after using Avast and none of them have ever found a thing. Twice I've had Avast warn me of impending doom as well, and both times I was being foolish. Why pay for the same protection I can get for free?

lepra24 · Dec 15, 2008

+1 for Avast 4.8

spearman914 · Dec 15, 2008

+1 for antivir. AVG sucks, only has a 83% detection rate.

MilkyWay · Dec 15, 2008

Avira Antivir is what i use id also try comodo and avast
nod32 i heard was good but it aint free

avg used to be good but others got better and it got worse

use spybot search and destroy in conjunction with an anti virus

LittleLizard · Dec 15, 2008

+1 AVAST and +1 AVG 7.x, the 8 sucks

chuck216 · Dec 15, 2008

AVG Free edition

Error 404 · Dec 15, 2008

+1 Avast, it rocks; AVG 8 is annoying as hell, especially since I'm not admin on this PC so I can't set what apps are blocked or not.
Comodo firewall is also quite good, although you'd want to take the time to set it up, otherwise it is message after message after message... It can do a full system scan as well though, and I had it detect stuff that Avast didnt see!
Threatfire is also a nice piece of software to have around, good for Zero Day attacks, and it usually detects stuff before Avast. It isn't as flexible in options and where you want to scan though, but it doesn't interfere with other AVs or firewalls.

DonInKansas · Dec 15, 2008

Avast, babeh.............

Error 404 · Dec 15, 2008

Forgot to mention, I had Avast and Comodo Firewall both running on my Dell laptop (PIII-850, 512 MB of RAM) and it only made it start 10 - 20 seconds slower and gave only a little extra system lag running XP Pro.
Scale that up to a modern PC and its almost no lag.

Kursah · Dec 15, 2008

I've used Avast for years, great AV program...really with more modern PC's and newer versions of the Avast client, I've noticed little to no bogging caused by the scanner in comparison to on older versions and PC's where to game with less slowdowns disabling Avast was the way to go...I don't worry about it anymore a modern dual core/DDR2 pc shouldn't really suffer too much from it...and at least speaking for the rigs I use and have built for others that is the case, little to no impact.

Wingo101 · Dec 15, 2008

AVG 8.0 works well after you have set it up. Avast is also very good.

cdawall · Dec 15, 2008

AVG is pretty shitty unless you recode the entire freaking program

Avast is best for free

silkstone · Dec 15, 2008

cdawall said:
AVG is pretty shitty unless you recode the entire freaking program

Avast is best for free

I use AVG but i don't really like it, i'm only really using it because i'm too lazy to do some research, so this is a helpful thread for me.

AphexDreamer · Dec 15, 2008

I'm sorry but Malware Bytes Pwns ALL!!!!!

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Super Light on resources.

Free download does all you need to do.

Has saved me from so many Spyware, malware, trojans and virus that I just don't care if I get one anymore, they are a joke HA!

In fact scan with it right now and it might find something to kill for ya.

System Name	Free Rig/Compaq Laptop
Processor	E6750/Turion X2 1.9ghz
Motherboard	EVGA 680i SLI/Quanta EA30
Cooling	Random big fans!
Memory	8GB Geil Black Dragon/2GB G-Skill 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 8800GTS/Nvidia 7000M - Hauppage PCIX TV Tuner
Storage	250gb SATA WD/120gb internal Samsung SATA
Display(s)	ASUS 21.5" 1080P monitor
Case	Raidmax Smilodon/Regular
Audio Device(s)	Stock into 2.1 Altec Lansing Rig
Power Supply	Cooler Master 650W/12 cell HP battery
Software	Vista Ult. 64 Bit, Ubuntu 64 Bit 8.10/Vista Ult. 32 Bit, Ubuntu 8.04 32

System Name	Fractality 1.0
Processor	Intel Core i7-860 @ 3.6GHz
Motherboard	EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling	Prolimatech Megahalems and four Fractal Design 120mm fans, sleeved
Memory	16GB Kingston Hyper RAM
Video Card(s)	PNY GeForce 580 XLR8
Storage	64GB and 180GB SSDs / 1TB and 2TB HDDs
Display(s)	24" Acer V243W
Case	Fractal Design Define R2, sleeved all I/O cables
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W modular, sadly only stock sleeving
Software	Win 7 64bit

Processor	C2Q6600 @ 1.6 GHz
Motherboard	Anus PQ5
Cooling	ACFPro
Memory	GEiL2 x 1 GB PC2 6400
Video Card(s)	MSi 4830 (RIP)
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB Perpendicular Recording
Display(s)	Dell 17'
Case	El Cheepo
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Software	MCE2K5

System Name	Dominator
Processor	INTEL C2Q Q6600 FTW!!
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q-E!!!
Cooling	TEC cooled cpu, everything else is under water :D
Memory	4GB CELL SHOCK D9GMH 1066MHZ/4GB CRUCIAL REDS
Video Card(s)	4850 (VT)/ 4850 IN CROSSFIRE!
Storage	western digital= 1X 250GB, 1X 500GB, IDE 160GB (BOOT DRIVE ONLY). SEAGATE FREE AGENT 500GB EHDD
Display(s)	viewsonic 19" hd widescreen
Case	ROCKETFISH FOR NOW :(
Audio Device(s)	ONBOARD WORKS JUST FINE FOR ME :p
Power Supply	ULTRA X3 1KW MODULAR
Software	win vista ultimate 64 TWEAKED!!!
Benchmark Scores	http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=434759 3dm06: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm0

System Name	Carpeter442
Processor	AMD 5000+ BE @3210
Motherboard	MSI K9A2 Platinum
Cooling	AC Freezer 64 Pro
Memory	2 GB OZC PC 6400
Video Card(s)	Visiontek HD 3870 OC Edition Sapphire HD 3870 "Toxic" Crossfire
Storage	WD 320 GB / Hitachi 250 GB
Display(s)	View Sonic 19" P95fx CRT
Case	Antec SX 835
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 500 + Thermaltake 450W Power Express
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark 06 12342 (so far)

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silkstone

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Processor	Intel e8600 @ 4.9 Ghz
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty DK X48-T2RSB Plus
Cooling	Water
Memory	2GB (2 x 1GB) of Buffalo Firestix DDR2-1066
Video Card(s)	MSI Radeon HD 4870 1GB OC (820/950) & tweaking
Storage	2x 74GB Velociraptors in RAID 0; 320 GB Barracuda 7200.10
Display(s)	22" Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070SB
Case	Silverstone TJ09-BW
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Profesional
Power Supply	Ultra X3 800W
Software	Windows XP Pro w/ SP3

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Aquarium
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950x
Motherboard	ROG Strix X670-E
Cooling	Lian Li Galahead 360 AIO
Memory	2x16gb Flare X5 Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3060
Storage	2TB WD SN850X Black NVMe, 500GB Samsung 970 NVMe
Display(s)	Gigabyte 32" IPS 144Hz
Case	Hyte Y60
Power Supply	Corsair RMx 850
Software	Win 11 Pro/ PopOS!

System Name	Lepra
Processor	E7300 -OC 3,8ghz
Motherboard	MSI P35 Neo2/Fr
Cooling	Thermalright SI-128 SE
Memory	Kingston HyperX 4GB DDR2 800MHz CL5 Dual Channel Kit
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce 8800GT Zalman 512MB DDR3 256-bit
Storage	Western Digital 320GB SATA-II 7200RPM 16MB Caviar SE16
Display(s)	Philips 200CW ,20"
Case	Spire ServerCase SwordFin SP-9007B
Audio Device(s)	Creative AUDIGY SE
Power Supply	Corsair CMPSU-550VX
Software	Windows 7 64-bit

System Name	Mine \| Dad + Mom
Processor	E8500 E0 Wolfdale @ 4.6GHz 1.5V \| E2180 M0 Allendale @ 3.0GHz 1.3V
Motherboard	Asus Maximus Formula (X48) w/ Rampage BIOS \| Asus P5Q Pro (P45)
Cooling	Xigmatek Rifle HDT-S1283 w/ SFF21F Fan \| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Memory	G.Skill Pi Black 2x2GB 1.02GHz CL5 \| OCZ Reaper 2x2GB 1.05GHz CL5
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 4870X2 2GB 820/1020MHz \| Sapphire 4850 1GB 700/1100MHz
Storage	WD VR 150GB 10K RPM + WD 500GB 7.2K RPM \| WD 200GB 7.2K RPM
Display(s)	Acer P243WAID 24" 1920x1200 LCD \| Acer V193W 19" 1440x900 LCD
Case	Cooler Master HAF 932 Full-Tower \| Antec Twelve Hundred Mid-Tower
Audio Device(s)	Fatal1ty Xtreme Gamer w/ Z-5500 5.1 \| On-Board Audio w/ S-220 2.1
Power Supply	PC Power and Cooling 750W Non-Modular \| Corsair HX-520W Modular
Software	Windows Vista Home Premium X64 \| Windows Vista Home Premium X64
Benchmark Scores	Not Wasting Time!

System Name	The Lizard v2.4
Processor	Intel Celeron G1840 (for the time being
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81-S2PH
Cooling	Intel Stock Fan
Memory	16GB Kingston HyperX 1600
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming GTX 750Ti (For the time being)
Storage	500GB Samsung F1, 160GB Maxtor "Older than god"
Display(s)	AOC 28' LCD
Case	Coolermaster N200
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec VP500P
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	No crashes in the last 24 minutes.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 3800x
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming X-570-Plus (WiFi)
Cooling	Corsair Hydro Series H110i
Memory	32 GB Corsair Dominator RGB DDR4 3200 Mhz @3600
Video Card(s)	Asus AREZ RX Vega 64 Strix OC 8GB
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB
Display(s)	Asus PB258Q 25" 2560x1440
Case	Cooler Master Master Case 5 Pro
Power Supply	Corsair RMx 1000
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64

System Name	QUACK
Processor	Intel i7 2600K (3.4 GHz, 8 threads)
Motherboard	Asus P67P8-V3
Cooling	Xigmatek Balder 120mm (4x120,1x140mm case)
Memory	Patriot 2 Viper Sector 5, 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 4GB
Storage	1x Samsung EVO 850 (500GB) SSD, 1x Fujitsu 256GB SSD
Display(s)	Dell Ultrasharp U2311h 23" (so sexy)
Case	CoolerMaster Gladiator RC-600
Audio Device(s)	Onboard 5.1
Power Supply	Antec 850w with yellow racing stripes
Software	Windows 7 HP 64 bit

Processor	Core i5 3570K
Motherboard	AsRock z77 Pro4
Cooling	Zalman CNPS10X Extreme
Memory	2x4GB GSkill Sniper
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX970 Gaming
Storage	240GB OCZ ARC 100, Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Display(s)	LG 23" 1920x1080
Case	Antec P100
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Antec Edge 750W
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro 64

System Name	Kursah's Gaming Rig 2018 (2022 Upgrade) - Ryzen+ Edition \| Gaming Laptop (Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 2022)
Processor	R7 5800X @ Stock \| i7 12700H @ Stock
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming BIOS 6203\| Legion 5i Pro NM-E231
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S Push-Pull + NT-H1 \| Stock Cooling
Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32GB (2x16) DDR4 4000 @ 3600 18-20-20-42 1.35v \| 32GB DDR5 4800 (2x16)
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 4070 JetStream 12GB \| CPU-based Intel Iris XE + RTX 3070 8GB 150W
Storage	4TB SP UD90 NVME, 960GB SATA SSD, 2TB HDD \| 1TB Samsung OEM NVME SSD + 4TB Crucial P3 Plus NVME SSD
Display(s)	Acer 28" 4K VG280K x2 \| 16" 2560x1600 built-in
Case	Corsair 600C - Stock Fans on Low \| Stock Metal/Plastic
Audio Device(s)	Aune T1 mk1 > AKG K553 Pro + JVC HA-RX 700 (Equalizer APO + PeaceUI) \| Bluetooth Earbuds (BX29)
Power Supply	EVGA 750G2 Modular + APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 \| 300W OEM (heavy use) or Lenovo Legion C135W GAN (light)
Mouse	Logitech G502 \| Logitech M330
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy Core RGB \| Built in Keyboard (Lenovo laptop KB FTW)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 \| Windows 11 Home x64

System Name	All the cores
Processor	2990WX
Motherboard	Asrock X399M
Cooling	CPU-XSPC RayStorm Neo, 2x240mm+360mm, D5PWM+140mL, GPU-2x360mm, 2xbyski, D4+D5+100mL
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill 3600
Video Card(s)	(2) EVGA SC BLACK 1080Ti's
Storage	2x Samsung SM951 512GB, Samsung PM961 512GB
Display(s)	Dell UP2414Q 3840X2160@60hz
Case	Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal
Audio Device(s)	Fischer HA-02->Fischer FA-002W High edition/FA-003/Jubilate/FA-011 depending on my mood
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200w
Mouse	Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller
Keyboard	Keychron K8
Software	W10P

System Name	Gaming System / HTPC-Server
Processor	i7 8700K (@4.8 Ghz All-Core) / R7 5900X
Motherboard	Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming / MSI B450 Mortar Max
Cooling	CM ML360 / CM ML240L
Memory	16Gb Hynix @3200 MHz / 16Gb Hynix @3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Zotac 3080 / Colorful 1060
Storage	750G MX300 + 2x500G NVMe / 40Tb Reds + 1Tb WD Blue NVMe
Display(s)	LG 27GN800-B 27'' 2K 144Hz / Sony TV
Case	Xigmatek Aquarius Plus / Corsair Air 240
Audio Device(s)	On Board Realtek
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W / Andyson TX-700 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero / K400+
Keyboard	Wooting Two / K400+
Software	Windows 10 x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15 = 1542 3D Mark Timespy = 9758

Processor	Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Z87 Deluxe
Cooling	Corsair H100i CPU Cooler, 4x 200mm, 1x 140mm, 1x 120mm
Memory	16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR-3 1600
Video Card(s)	GALAX GTX 980Ti HOF 6GB
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB -- Samsung 850 EVO -- WD Black 2TB
Display(s)	DELL U2713HM Ultrasharp 2560x1440P & Samsung 27" P2770 1920x1080P
Case	Thermaltake Chaser MK-I
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar STX to Klipsch SB-3 & Sennheiser HD650 Headphones
Power Supply	Antec Signature Series 850W PSU
Mouse	Razer Naga Epic
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB
Software	Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

System Name	Unknown
Processor	AMD Bulldozer FX8320 @ 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair V
Cooling	XSPC Raystorm 750 EX240 for CPU
Memory	8 GB CORSAIR Vengeance Red DDR3 RAM 1922mhz (10-11-9-27)
Video Card(s)	XFX R9 290
Storage	Samsung SSD 254GB and Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Display(s)	AOC 23" @ 1920x1080 + Asus 27" 1440p
Case	HAF X
Audio Device(s)	X Fi Titanium 5.1 Surround Sound
Power Supply	750 Watt PP&C Silencer Black
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit