June 28th, 2012 
Vipre I think I’ve narrowed it down to those two. Which do you think is better? Feel free to suggest something else if you think it’s better than my two choices.
Chosen Answer:
Meh.
Since neither one has been tested (or allowed themselves to be tested) by AV comparatives.org, I couldn’t really recommend either…nobody really knows what the true virus detection rate of either is.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_od_aug2010.pdf
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_retro_nov2010.pdf
I do know that Webroot does not develop their own anti-virus component of their products, they use the Sophos engine. Sophos, while decent, has no better virus detection capabilities then what is available as freeware from products like Avast or Microsoft Security Essentials.
Vipre’s parent company (Sunbelt Software) has just been sold to another company…that fact alone always merits a “let’s wait and see attitude”.
Personally, if I was *had* to purchase anti-virus software, I would probably go with Eset Nod-32, but I have been using the free products for years and have been malware free. Last infection was Blaster Worm back in 2003, and oh yeah, I was using expensive McAfee at the time!
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none, both are crappy antiviruses
either it should be avg, avast or NOD32 (NOd32 is the best one of them but its very slow)
either way the best free antivirus (also the best antivirus against hte ones you have to pay for too) is comod, but its one hell to use but sure is the best by far, free ofc.
I’ve never heard of either, so I wouldn’t reccomend either, but Vipre seems to be more focused on large businesses and corporations rather than home networks, so you can expect poor customer support. It also seems to be focused on giving you lots of “bells and whistles” as well. Again, I have never heard of either one.
If you want free anti-virus, I reccomend Avast!, if you want to pay a little bit and get decent protection like you will with Vipre and Webroot, I reccomend AVG.
I use and recommend avast. At this time avast has released 6.0.945 for beta testing. If you prefer a very stable version I recommend 5.0.667 which is still being supported. The new 6.0.xxx will have many improvements in the various resident shields and an “auto sandbox” in the “free” version. avast has a proven track record as far as an award winning detection rate. Independent labs such as “West Coast Labs” and av-comparatives.org have been doing “blind” tests for years. By blind tests I mean they run the various av products against a set of “unknown” viruses to reach a conclusion as far as the efficacy of each av product. avast usually enters the “free” version against the “paid” products. For more info see http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2.0
Use caution when choosing your protection. Some software does not play well with others. In other words there can be conflicts. With avast you can safely run “MalwareBytes” and “Super Anti-Spyware” and have no conflicts. But you will be well protected. It is always important to do a complete “uninstall” any anti-virus you have on your HDD before installing a new one. Always do a “clean” install.
Meh.
Since neither one has been tested (or allowed themselves to be tested) by AV comparatives.org, I couldn’t really recommend either…nobody really knows what the true virus detection rate of either is.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_od_aug2010.pdf
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_retro_nov2010.pdf
I do know that Webroot does not develop their own anti-virus component of their products, they use the Sophos engine. Sophos, while decent, has no better virus detection capabilities then what is available as freeware from products like Avast or Microsoft Security Essentials.
Vipre’s parent company (Sunbelt Software) has just been sold to another company…that fact alone always merits a “let’s wait and see attitude”.
Personally, if I was *had* to purchase anti-virus software, I would probably go with Eset Nod-32, but I have been using the free products for years and have been malware free. Last infection was Blaster Worm back in 2003, and oh yeah, I was using expensive McAfee at the time!