Best anti-virus for Windows 7

hi wot is the best type of anti virus protection for windows 7?

It would be worth having a read of this thread, as it's explains it better than I could in a single post :

Best Anti-Virus Software?

I have settled on Norton Internet Security 2010 after using ESET for several years and AVG IS as well. Norton has taken the bloat out of its software with this release and you can download a free fully working trial. It is very easy to set up and much more user friendly than the others. I might also add that I was not a Norton fan by any stretch of the imagination but they have won me over with this release.

Hi.

AVG is terrible. I've seen countless instances in the last week alone of bsod, poor performance and you name it from them. Advice is to stay as far away from AVG as you could possibly get. lol

Yes, AVG is terrible. The "free" version is a resource hog and has no "realtime" protection. You find out you're infected after you do a manual scan. This, in my opinion, is useless. The way viruses are spread today, you need realtime protection. AVG doesn't even come to mind when I recommend one. On the other hand, Avast! & MSE are proven protection. Don't let that Windows Defender look fool you, MSE has proven itself to me and many others. Avast!, which I'm still running on Win 2K Pro, is also proven, as I used it on all of my systems until recently. You can set it to auto update and it updates daily, sometimes twice a day. With at at least these two choices, there's no reason to spend a fortune every year for protection.

I use VIPRE from Sunbelt Software on Windows 7 and it works great. Low overhead, and the other day it alerted me to a potential trojan on a web forum I visited. It updates regularly and has good reviews:http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Press/Releases/?id=322

Hi James, I looked at the program and it looks good, but there's that 30 day free trial, which means that I'll be paying later. It would be an excellent option for someone who doesn't trust free anti virus programs or those who are using it for commercial purposes. I bookmarked it, if things don't pan out with MSE, I may try it out. A great article.

I , (and others) have just been dealing with a rootkit problem on a members computer.
I think it would be appropriate in this thread, to point out that, in many cases, the anti virus program which is being used, can be crippled by the user himself.

There are a few posted remedies for ridding a computer of rootkits. Few are 100% effective. The best cure is a reinstall or recover! But, there is another part of the equation here. The secret to dealing with rootkits, is to try your drandst not to let them get on the computer at all. Once on, they begin affect the OS in so many areas, that cures become almost impossible.
The point of my rambling story? Well. in many anti virus programs, there are options. A favourite option is, for example in MSE "Scan all downloaded files and attachments." . The same option , maybe with different wording, exists in most programs. In the incident I have quoted, the user had disabled this option becaiuse, as he said "It was slowing down my user ability" Oh my God!!!!!

Fwiw. MSE is getting near the top of the tables for rootkit detection.

Im a Vipre user and run Vipre on all our Computers at home, it covers all we need

I currently have a $5 off coupon for VIPRE at my site (a copy for one PC is only $29.95 - $5 = $24.95): http://www.windowstalk.org/2009/12/v...scount-coupon/
You won't be disappointed with VIPRE, I'm sure. I have been running it on Win7 since it was released to manufacturers without any problems, and it has a very low usage of system resources.
I also have VIPRE giveaways at WindowsTalk from time to time, so follow WT and you'll have an opportunity to win, I'm sure.