what antivirus

[aragonwhite]

I used to use avg but it has made my pcs so slow. Is there a good alternative to install on the clients pc? I know MSE but is that really enough?

 

[BrentfromZulu]

It seems like there a lot of threads on av recommedations.

If you have to go free, people here seem to like BitDefender Free or Avast. I was installing MSE, but I don't use that anymore as M$ basically say it's not ideal. I personally don't like the idea of free antivirus anymore. Kaspersky is my go to pick, although no problems with Nod32 as well.

 

[Mokester]

I looked into webroot and its very resource friendly...rather than use file definitions, they have a different method. They look for behaviors and what I find most interesting is the journaling feature where changes can be rolled back after the fact.

I haven't had much experience with it and am looking into testing it...if any board members here with experience can chime in? Supposedly the journaling is only available on the business version, but the regular has it too...just not accessible by the end user.

Need to call webroot and see what options I have to supply the AV, but make sure its the business version and if I can maintain control over all the different clients under one account rather than multiple logins...

 

[ohio_grad_06]

Not a webroot guy. I've had trouble trying to get it unloaded from machines. Maybe check into Kaspersky. Depends what route you are fine with.

 

[TechPJC]

I used to use avg,but it has made my pcs so slow.
Is there a good alternative to install on the clients pc?
I know MSE but is that really enough?

Try the combo ESET NOD32 & MBAM...

 

[ComputerRepairTech]

I looked into webroot and its very resource friendly...rather than use file definitions, they have a different method. They look for behaviors and what I find most interesting is the journaling feature where changes can be rolled back after the fact.

I haven't had much experience with it and am looking into testing it...if any board members here with experience can chime in? Supposedly the journaling is only available on the business version, but the regular has it too...just not accessible by the end user.

Need to call webroot and see what options I have to supply the AV, but make sure its the business version and if I can maintain control over all the different clients under one account rather than multiple logins...

Unless webroot has changed dramatically recently then NO stay away.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Usually a couple of these threads per month, can find a lot via search.

Yup AVG sucks...plain and simple. It's blind as a bat, and it's buggy..especially that browser protection bar. So computers its on are slow because they're probably infected, and AVG itself is a pig.

Most of the abundant antivirus threads around here have links by experienced techs to "AV-Comparatives.org". I recommend you head over there and read many of the reviews they have...such as the dynamics real world tests. They release over half a dozen various tests per year.

At our place....we resell Eset and Kaspersky. We slowed down with Kaspersky...and have been slowing down on Eset also because the majority of our clients are on our RMM package, N-Able. N-Able used to use Panda for their antivirus engine, but switched to BitDefender.

IMO, Kaspersky, BitDefender, and Eset....top 3 products.

 

[ohio_grad_06]

On my personal system at home I'm using mbam pro with avast which seems decent.

 

[Mokester]

The company I used to work for uses n-able. Panda really...sucked. LOL good to know they switched to something like bit defender. I'll check out that link...although I think I've done so before...not sure...been reading a lot of stuff!

Mostly the journaling feature is what impressed me...if it works as intended...

Usually a couple of these threads per month, can find a lot via search.

Yup AVG sucks...plain and simple. It's blind as a bat, and it's buggy..especially that browser protection bar. So computers its on are slow because they're probably infected, and AVG itself is a pig.

Most of the abundant antivirus threads around here have links by experienced techs to "AV-Comparatives.org". I recommend you head over there and read many of the reviews they have...such as the dynamics real world tests. They release over half a dozen various tests per year.

At our place....we resell Eset and Kaspersky. We slowed down with Kaspersky...and have been slowing down on Eset also because the majority of our clients are on our RMM package, N-Able. N-Able used to use Panda for their antivirus engine, but switched to BitDefender.

IMO, Kaspersky, BitDefender, and Eset....top 3 products.

 

[cypress]

+1 for ESET

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

The company I used to work for uses n-able. Panda really...sucked. LOL good to know they switched to something like bit defender.

We've been using N-Able for quite a few years now...Panda did quite well for us. If you look at AV-Comparatives.org....did quite well in their tests too. In the top 3 for dynamics tests this year. Did quite well in prior years too. One of the better AV products for current web based threats.

Do like BitDefender better. Although it's exclusions management is a pain.

 

[ohio_grad_06]

So do you all think mbam pro is worth the extra cash?

 

[bertie40]

I think MBAM pro is worth the money, but I wouldn't rely on it for live monitoring purposes. Ive come across too many machines with malware infections, which I would have believed MBAM Pro would (or should) have prevented.

Yes, it is pretty good for removals, but it has to be run regularly. I don't think it's a "set and forget" program.

 

[Mokester]

Panda

We've been using N-Able for quite a few years now...Panda did quite well for us. If you look at AV-Comparatives.org....did quite well in their tests too. In the top 3 for dynamics tests this year. Did quite well in prior years too. One of the better AV products for current web based threats.

Do like BitDefender better. Although it's exclusions management is a pain.

Yeah...that actually makes me question AVcomparatives.org LOL. Panda was horrible for us. Scans took forever...and it would miss a ton of viruses...one that I can remember that actually replaced all the files on a company server with EXE files with the same name. The only thing I've ever seen it catch was false positives or salinity(sp?) in an email which was already trashed and junked.

All 13 administrators and engineers in our company didn't like it...YMMV but for me, I won't touch it.

 

[wardoursecure]

I like Trend Micro Worry Free as a Service, certainly for my managed business customers as I can remotely monitor via the web console.

For residential I head towards BullGuard (same engine as BitDefender) or Kaspersky.

I have tried most as a reseller and would avoid AVG, most free ones but Avira seems ok, as well as Norton and McAfee, but they seem to have changed their systems recently and are not as resource hungry now.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Yeah...that actually makes me question AVcomparatives.org LOL. Panda was horrible for us. Scans took forever...and it would miss a ton of viruses...one that I can remember that actually replaced all the files on a company server with EXE files with the same name. The only thing I've ever seen it catch was false positives or salinity(sp?) in an email which was already trashed and junked..

AV-C seems to always reflect the general consensus of most other IT guys I talk to, they seem very accurate.

I remember that virus you mention, from around a year 'n a half ago maybe? We saw lots of clients networks and a few servers get hit, including one of my clients. The virus made it through no matter what brand AV our clients had...Kaspersky, Eset, Panda, Trend...I'm sure a few others I'm forgetting.

Yeah Panda is slow as far as scan, but it's real time protection that counts. Manual scan speed is more for when something is broke and it's on your bench and you're scanning it. but anyways, we saw it catching a lot of stuff, experience very few infections when we were using it on our clients. Years ago it was a relative "no-name" in the US market, I didn't really bother with it until we went with N-Able...I laughed at first as their choice but I educated myself with the product, saw it was quite effective, and I stopped being disappointed at N-Ables choice.

I've dealt with many far far worse AV products throughout my long career in IT.

Happier then now use Bitdefender ..but that's another topic.

 

[FremontPC]

I installed the trial of Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, noticed you can't set quarantine as a default action. It found a converter (for project management software) that supposedly was a Trojan and deleted it. No opportunity to choose quarantine from the results window either. Didn't see any way to undo the delete.

Sent the file to VirusTotal and a number of A/V's ID'd it as a Trojan as well, most didn't. Found a newer version of the file from the publisher's servers, Avira pegged that one as a Trojan too, but I could quarantine it.

 

[cypress]

So do you all think mbam pro is worth the extra cash?

Absolutely! Especially if you get the deal on the Lifetime liscences.

 

[NYJimbo]

For residential I head towards BullGuard (same engine as BitDefender) or Kaspersky.

Today is the first time I have ever seen BullGuard installed on a computer. The customer says his son who is a computer genius recommends it. Apparently Staples sells this and his son works there.

 

[JustInspired]

The nice thing about selling Bullguard is that you continue to earn commission even if the customer renews directly with Bullguard. I don't know of any other AV reseller setup that does this.