TBK1 Posted March 2, 2010 ID:208685 Share Posted March 2, 2010 what would be a good one or best one FREE for a system running vista? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted March 2, 2010 ID:208690 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Hello TBK1 In my opinion the best options would be the following fro free AV's that are compatible with Vista: Avira Antivir (free for home use) The official support forum for this product can be found here Microsoft Security Essentials (free for home use) The official support forum for this product can be found here Avast! (free for home use) The official support forum for this product can be found hereI believe that Avira has the best detection rates, Microsoft Security Essentials is the simplest to use (basically set it and forget it), and Avast! has the most features in a free antivirus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBK1 Posted March 2, 2010 Author ID:208693 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I should revise this question a tad. Have a lady friend that ocassional surfs the web, Vista System, what progs does she need to run to be safe! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted March 2, 2010 ID:208700 Share Posted March 2, 2010 They are all very good in my opinion, but her surfing habits will have a lot to do with it. Honestly, if she uses social networking sites such as MySpace, Twitter, FaceBook etc then she will likely need more than just antivirus software. The fact is that no tool is always 100% effective against all threats on any given day. Safe surfing habits are a must along with using a good up to date antivirus software and realtime anti-malware solution, such as the Pro version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.If she is more computer savy then I'd recommend Avira or Avast!, if she is not then I'd likely recommend Microsoft Security Essentials. If she's willing to pay for protection I'd recommend either of the following as they offer more: Kaspersky (free 30 day trial) The official support forum for this product can be found here ESET NOD32 (free 30 day trial) The official support forum for this product can be found hereI personally use Kaspersky myself but it isn't really for novice PC users, I'm not sure which your friend is but if she isn't too PC savy then I'd probably recommend ESET. And of course, I highly recommend Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware as it is designed to work in tandem with your antivirus to block the newest nasties on the net that most antiviruses (even the best ) tend to miss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawes Posted March 2, 2010 ID:208712 Share Posted March 2, 2010 pc tools threatfire offers zero day protection and is free. I think its a good layer of protection for anyone use it with a firewall, antivus and anti malware Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
byte_king Posted March 8, 2010 ID:211585 Share Posted March 8, 2010 what would be a good one or best one FREE for a system running vista?Microsoft Security Essentials is a free scanner and, in my opinion, probably the best one you can find. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrad Posted March 8, 2010 ID:211589 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Panda Cloud Antivirus It has very good detection rates! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted March 8, 2010 ID:211594 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I second Microsoft Security Essentials. Although I would not recommend Threatfire. It seems to heavy on performance. For HIPS go for WinPatrol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrad Posted March 8, 2010 ID:211606 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Winpatrol is not a full HIPS, it is only a lite HIPS.For HIPS I would recommend a Policy Based Sandbox (a type of HIPS) Defensewall is really good for Policy Based Sandboxes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted March 9, 2010 ID:211610 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Thanks for the tip. I didn't know that. But it's still better then none. Do you have any recommendations for a free full hips other then threatfire? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrad Posted March 9, 2010 ID:211612 Share Posted March 9, 2010 For Classical HIPS (lots of Popups) I would recommend Online Armor For Policy Based Sandbox HIPs (less popups) I would recommend Defensewall or GeSwall, it depends which one run's better on your systemFor LITE HIPS (even less popups) I would recommend WinpatrolFor Behavior Blockers I would recommend Threatfire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted March 9, 2010 ID:211619 Share Posted March 9, 2010 What's the difference between GeSwall free and pro? Doesn't really explain on their site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrad Posted March 9, 2010 ID:211628 Share Posted March 9, 2010 The biggest difference between the two is automatic malware termination. I don't need that because I can open the program and click terminate. GeSwall does have issues with MSE on some machines but works fine on others. I would recommend trying it on a VM before you install it on your real machine. Here is a nice review to see how well it works: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrad Posted March 9, 2010 ID:211653 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Also please remember the only HIPS app's I have ran were: Winpatrol, Threatfire, and Defensewall. I only know people online who run GeSwall so if you try it I don't know how to fix any issues it causes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted March 9, 2010 ID:211683 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I think I'll skip that as I rather not have any more issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted March 9, 2010 ID:211804 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Microsoft Security Essentials (Best free for me) - MBAM (Of course) - SAS (on the side) -CCleaner and ATF Cleaner - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGMurdockIII Posted March 15, 2010 ID:215025 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Microsoft Security Essentials or comodo internet security free verson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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