what is the best anti virus?

i have virus in my computer, is any one suggest me that what is the best anti virus for home computer.

I personally like kaspersky internet security

Malware, virus, rootkits or trojans? What AV do you have? What OS?
If you can access Internet try to run this:

Quote from dmoneyownz : I personally like kaspersky internet security

I concur.

AV-Comparatives provides independent analysis of anti-malware companies products and their success rates, it's worth checking out if you're a numbers kinda' person.

well I have found viruses on computers with many different AV packages from MS security essentials to MacAfee and Norton, on the flip side a co-worker has a friend that like to browse porn I recommended AVG free and he says he has not had a call from him for quite a while.

I like Comodo as it includes a Firewall as part of the free package, you just need to remove the geek buddy and dragon browser.


personally I am using AVIRA suite right now that I am testing and it seems to work pretty well in the real world.

recently MS Security Essentials was knocked for now detecting/cleaning a bunch of viruses on a test.
MS responded saying that 99.9% of their PCs did not have those viruses on them. To me this is legit the chance of picking up the "I love your" virus is pretty low. Protection against the latest java exploit is what you need.

Quote from komondor : well I have found viruses on computers with many different AV packages from MS security essentials to MacAfee and Norton, on the flip side a co-worker has a friend that like to browse porn I recommended AVG free and he says he has not had a call from him for quite a while. I like Comodo as it includes a Firewall as part of the free package, you just need to remove the geek buddy and dragon browser. personally I am using AVIRA suite right now that I am testing and it seems to work pretty well in the real world. recently MS Security Essentials was knocked for now detecting/cleaning a bunch of viruses on a test. MS responded saying that 99.9% of their PCs did not have those viruses on them. To me this is legit the chance of picking up the "I love your" virus is pretty low. Protection against the latest java exploit is what you need.

It was ageist prevously unknown viruses/ 0-day exploits so it got knocked for heuristic.

As for the OP... I say linux and clamav.

No AV program will detect every single virus.
What makes an AV program the best, will differ from one person to another.
A businessman with highly classified data, may accept an AV program that is highly efficient in catching virus', but that also slows his machine down by 30% and continually gives him annoying pop ups.
A normal user will much prefer a lighter program and will choose the best of the lightest.
There are a zillion other factors, like there may be one AV program that is especially good at catching virus' from torrent sites, but rather useless elsewhere, so what the user does with his computer, will affect his conclusions about what constitutes a good AV program.
Going by my experiences, I have had the best success with AVG and Avira, across 10+ years of my machines and those of my clients.
Both are quite light, as AV programs go and there are ways to install them to keep it light and non intrusive (popups, etc).
Considering that I've installed those programs on thousands of machines with very few clients ever catching a virus, I would say that they are the two best on the market, specially the free versions.
If neither one was available to me, I would look at MSE and/or Avast.

Quote from mrbobhcrhs : It was ageist prevously unknown viruses/ 0-day exploits so it got knocked for heuristic. As for the OP... I say linux and clamav.

If they were savvy enough to use Linux I doubt they'd be asking for malware removal tips in the first place.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus

Browser run via Sandboxie

EMET....

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2458544


End of thread

You can run MalwareBytes for giggles as it never finds anything on my system

Quote from komondor : well I have found viruses on computers with many different AV packages from MS security essentials to MacAfee and Norton, on the flip side a co-worker has a friend that like to browse porn I recommended AVG free and he says he has not had a call from him for quite a while.

Porn sites are hardly the largest vector for computer infection. To perpetuate this type of thinking gives people a false sense of security when it comes to other relatively dangerous behaviors (e.g. opening PDFs from sketchy emails, installing everything you download, etc).

As to "best", there are a lot of factors that constitute "best". For instance, Microsoft Security Essentials is one of the least intrusive AV scanners out there, but its detection levels are far lower than other AV suites that employ more aggressive heuristics which take more computing power per file. It's a game of tradeoffs. I, personally, use Microsoft Security Essentials. It's quick and efficient. The viruses it doesn't detect are typically viruses and exploits that are VERY new or laboratory bugs (those not found in the wild). It's used in combination with careful browsing of the web and a resistance to installing anything but what I need.

Right now, I'm in a situation where people want to passively infect my computer. That is to say, spammers are waiting for me to spring their trap. However, if I were in a situation where spammers or hackers are actively trying to infect systems on my computer or in my company's network, I'd probably employ stronger AV software that has better heuristics.

Here is the story about MS


Microsoft's popular Security Essentials anti-virus software has failed to gain the latest certificate from the AV-TEST institute. In antimalware testing against a range of products, AV-TEST failed to certify AhnLab V3 Internet Security 8.0, Microsoft Security Essentials 4.1, and PC Tools Internet Security 2012 out of a total of 25 different vendors. Microsoft's own anti-virus software failed to adequately protect against 0-day malware attacks, scoring an average of 71 percent vs. the industry average of 92 percent.

Microsoft says it has conducted a "rigorous review of the results" and has found that 0.0033 percent of Microsoft Security Essentials users were impacted by the malware samples not detected during the tests. Microsoft appears to challenge the results and anti-virus testing in general, claiming that it's "difficult for independent antimalware testing organizations to devise tests that are consistent with the real-world conditions." The software maker says it prioritizes customer impact, but that 94 percent of the 28 missed 0-day samples "don't represent what our customers encounter." Nevertheless, Microsoft says it's "committed to reducing" the 0.0033 percentage impact rate to zero.


It also helps to run something like secunia http://secunia.com/vulnerability_.../personal/

which will help to make sure your applications are patched

using a DNS service like Google or open DNS will help too

True protection is multi layered

OP please keep in mind that Antivirus is different than an Antivirus Suite (in many cases you can obtain free based antivirus protection but must pay for the Suite which will include additional components such as a firewall).

For free you can use
Avira
Avast
AVG
Microsoft Security Essentials
Comodo

According to final 2012 reports from av-comparatives the best rated scanner in just about all areas was Bitdefender.

I personally prefer Avast because of the sandbox, the scheduled boot time scan, and the ability to allow quick remote access to and from any user running avast (<not saying it's the best because it is not but those are all features I make use of sometimes on a daily basis that other free based scanners cannot offer me). It's also very good at blocking web-based malware.

Quote from kakomu : Porn sites are hardly the largest vector for computer infection. To perpetuate this type of thinking gives people a false sense of security when it comes to other relatively dangerous behaviors (e.g. opening PDFs from sketchy emails, installing everything you download, etc).

I believe Symantec released some statistics last year showing that religious sites actually carried more threats than porn sites now.

Quote from mikenicole : i have virus in my computer, is any one suggest me that what is the best anti virus for home computer.

Wow this thread has really taken off.
Many of the anti-virus packages are good; you can hardly go wrong.
On my Windows PC, I personally use Avast, at avast.com, which is free for home, personal use.
I have not been infected in many years using it.

However, if you are sick of dealing with viruses and antiviruses, then you might also consider trying Linux. You can choose from a wide variety of Linux distributions [distrowatch.com].

It's free to use on as many PC's as you please, which is a nice little incentive, isn't it?