View Poll Results: Which Antivirus do you recommend for XP?
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Avast
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ESET
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Symantec
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AVG
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Avira
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Kaspersky
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McAfee
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Panda
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Trend Micro
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Re: XP Antivirus Software
Linux or OS X. The latter isn't free but doesn't require an annual subscription.
Often, the early versions of AV software only does scheduled scans and not real-time protection, so read carefully before installing. That, or only the pay-version has real time protection.
Symantec/Norton/McAfee are, IMO, bloatware. There's no reason why real-time AV protection should require 400MB of RAM or more and slow a system down by 10-20% or more if the system has a slow CPU or slow hard drives.
If the software hasn't updated the av definitions and has used real time protection ever since the last update, why does it feel the need to scan the entire computer every week? Or, if every file gets read, and therefore scanned, during the full system backup every week, why does the av software feel the need to do it again at all?
The best anti-virus software you can get for free is common sense. That, and a conspiracy theory complex. If you only install software that you can guarantee is 100% virus free and only visit web sites that you can guarantee are virus free, you really don't need AV software. That, and you have to stop sharing files with your relatives, especially the aunt or uncle who sends you every email chain letter known to man. ;-)
That having been said. AVG.
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