Vipre Antivirus Antispyware (beta)

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4.5 stars

"Will be one of the best"

by DrMicro on May 1, 2008

Pros: Easy Install, clean interface, low impact on system resources

Cons: Not gold yet
Summary: I've tested Vipre on W2K SP4, XP Pro SP2 and Vista (pre SP1). The install is clean and bug free (somewhat unusual for a beta). Scans quickly and you can set the schedule and priority. Very low use of system resources (more kick in when doing a scan or an update, but they unload when done). Cookies are scanned, but largely ignored (as they should be), though you can change that in the options if you want to be more paranoid or cautious. Updates are frequent and relatively fast, even on slower connections. Depending on how adventurous you are in your web surfing, you can schedule daily, weekly or manual scans (I recommend picking a time when the computer is going to be idle). My current antivirus of choice is NOD32 (a darn good product and also low on resources), but Vipre may take its place, mostly because the interface is much more intuitive and user-friendly.
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Something I forgot to mention in my earlier review: Sunbelt is adamant in asserting Vipre is NOT an antivirus/antispyware "suite", but rather an integrated anti-malware application. Personally, with more blended threats appearing on the horizon every day, I like this approach very much. If Vipre lives up to its promise, I can scale back from 3 or 4 separate antivirus, antispyware, firewall programs to maybe 2 or 3.

I'm already a CounterSpy user (also from Sunbelt) and am convinced it's the best antispyware program currently on the market. What remains to be seen is whether Vipre will suffice as an antispyware application and allow me to let my CounterSpy subscription to expire or not.

If you have access to the beta (it's a free 30-day time limited trial), I highly recommend you give Vipre a try.

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