What Virus Checker ?

[Washac]

What would be a good free virus program to run under Windows 7 ?

 

[oldhifi]

ClamAV

http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/

 

[chrfr]

Microsoft Security Essentials works: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download

 

[Washac]

ClamAV

http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/

Yes, thank you, running Parallels and just noticed an option to run ClamXav when you right click on the [C] Windows 7 Icon on the desktop.

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Microsoft Security Essentials works: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download

Thanks, will put this one to one side for the moment.

 

[Gjwilly]

I switched from AVG to Avast and am very happy.
Never tried ClamAV because of its bad performance reviews.

 

[maflynn]

Another vote for AVG - the free version seems to do a decent job and while there may be more robust solutions I found the free flavor to be fine.

 

[saturnotaku]

Common sense with Microsoft Security Essentials as a backup.

 

[Mike Boreham]

Yes, thank you, running Parallels and just noticed an option to run ClamXav when you right click on the [C] Windows 7 Icon on the desktop.

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Thanks, will put this one to one side for the moment.

Another vote for Microsoft Security Essentials here.

Any particular reason for putting it aside?

 

[maflynn]

Another vote for AVG - the free version seems to do a decent job and while there may be more robust solutions I found the free flavor to be fine.

I'm amending my recommendation and recommend Avast. I found that to be a better product with sandboxing.

 

[Newtons Apple]

Been using MS Security Essentilas for a few years now on all of my Apple computers running Win 7 Pro via BootCamp and all have worked perfectly!

Best part is it is FREE and take very few resources.

 

[Gjwilly]

MSE is better than nothing but even Microsoft recommends against using it as your only protection.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/384394/microsoft-security-essentials-is-designed-to-be-bottom-of-the-antivirus-rankings

If you always practice safe computing and want nothing more than a feel-good solution then MSE might be fine but for actual protection there are better options

 

[Mike Boreham]

MSE is better than nothing but even Microsoft recommends against using it as your only protection.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/securit...signed-to-be-bottom-of-the-antivirus-rankings

That all smacks of Microsoft lawyers agreeing to talk up the independent AV companies to avoid an anti trust battle. I found it quite amusing to see Microsoft squirming between reluctantly saying that the independents were better, while still insisting MSE was really good.

 

[Gjwilly]

Except they didn't need to talk them up.
They were already beating Microsoft in every comparison.