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Windows 7 is now available for pre-order, but in the beta many of the Vista-compatible anti-virus / firewall etc didn't work.

Can anybody recommend some that work now?

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I use Nod32 and it works fine with Windows 7 RC. Yesterday it even notified me about uninstalled critical update for Windows 7.

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Interesting; I've used Nod32 before and liked it - I may well go back in that direction. – Marc Gravell♦ Jul 15 '09 at 7:52
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Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials (codenamed Morro) is a free antivirus software created by Microsoft that provides protection against viruses, spyware, rootkits, and trojans for Windows XP, Vista, and 7.

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Nice idea to have something actually from Microsoft which is strongly integrated with the OS... but it's currently a closed beta and they're not taking new participants now. Wikipedia says it's expected to be released by the end of 2009. – Doug Harris Jul 29 '09 at 14:20
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I think you can actually download it from Softpedia. softpedia.com/progDownload/… I use it on Windows 7 64bit and it works like a charm. It updates through Windows update. – miloshadzic Aug 20 '09 at 21:35
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I like AVG myself, works just fine on Windows 7.

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I use the lastest Avast Home Edition. It's free when registered and it works perfectly on Windows 7.

We use McAfee Enterprise 8.7i at the office which is also fully Windows 7 compliant.

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I've been using Avast from Beta thru the RC and now in the final version. Never had an issue -- i'd highly recommend it. – NighTerrorX Aug 20 '09 at 21:51
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I'll give put in another vote for Microsoft Security Essentials. It works well, it's easy to use, it's fast, and it's lightweight on the system (no slow downs).

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Love MSE! +1! .. – studiohack♦ Oct 2 '10 at 15:10
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Been using Comodo Internet Security (Firewall/Antivirus) with the RC without any issues, plan to continue on the RTM when I can get the time to get it installed.

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All the big names will have AV available before Win 7 gets released. Most of them already have them available here

At work we are using Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and it works perfectly fine.

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funny how the link lists a lot of the products I've tried and strongly disliked, but mentions nothing of products I found to work really really well... like COMODO. – NixNinja Oct 5 '10 at 10:22
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I've was using AVG myself on Windows 7 untill I needed the disk for something else and wiped Windows 7 off.

But now I'd be tempted to take a look at Microsoft Morro as this should offer minimum bloat and direct hooks into the OS. Especially an even AVG is starting to add 'features' (that aren't required)!

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I'll keep an eye on that one, thanks. – Marc Gravell♦ Jul 15 '09 at 7:55
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Kaspersky works well and you can get a free key for it till october

kaspersky.com/windows7

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I'm currently testing Pandacloud and it seems to work pretty well, other than the fact that it resides in the cloud mostly. Low pc resources which is always good.

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AVG free working grea ton Widnwos 7 Pro 32bit RTM for me

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Windows Security Essentials Beta's Good...

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I use Brain Anti-Virus for this very same purpose. Really, none of my machines had seen an anti-virus software for years and they're just fine. Anti-viruses are supplements for brain when it comes to computer usage.

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