priteshmodi on 19 November 2009
For me the order goes Avira Antivirus, AVG, Microsoft Security Essentials, Avast, all the rest (which are the ones you shouldn't use). AVG was always my preferred anti-virus from 1998 to about a year ago. Then I decided to try Avira and I feel it has a better positive detection rate than AVG. AVG does signal some false positives as already pointed out and sometimes it misses things. MSE is actually really good but I prefer Avira due to familiarity. Avast is good as well but I find the UI hard to work with and too graphical for it's own good.
My recommendation: Avira Antivirus (http://download.cnet.com/Avira-AntiVir-Personal-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10322935.html)
