I used to swear by Symantec Corporate Anti-virus but every version since 9.1 has been a bit lackluster and buggy in my opinion.
The NOD32 antivirus suite is made by a group of people that seem to be really smart and they are still supporting older versions of Windows, dating back to Windows 9x.
Here are the release notes and links for the Vista compatible version:
ESET is proud to present a new beta version of NOD32 2.7 that brings full Windows Vista compatibility as well as significant improvements in terms of detection and cleaning of malware.
New features:
- full Microsoft Windows Vista 32/64-bit compatibility
- new Anti-Stealth technology against active rootkits
- new category for unwanted applications
- improved cleaning of already infected systems
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU START:
1. users with a different language version of NOD32 installed must uninstall their NOD32, restart the computer and delete the program files/eset/install folder before they continue installing this English beta.
2. paying users who have already their username and password for update entered in their NOD32 Control Center should leave the "Use current settings check-box ticked" in order to preserve their username and password, otherwise they must be re-entered again in the NOD32 update setup window.
The beta is downloadable from:
Windows 9x/ME:
http://u4.eset.com/beta/nd98enst.exe
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista (32/64-bit)
http://u4.eset.com/beta/ndntenst.exe
Trial users can download the beta with a temporary username and password embedded from
Windows 9x/ME:
http://u4.eset.com/beta/eval/nd98enst.exe
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista (32/64-bit)
http://u4.eset.com/beta/eval/ndntenst.exe
Note: As of 10/31/06, it looks like the u4.eset.com server is down. There have been reports of non-functioning Disk Defrag under Vista once you have installed this beta version of 2.7.
I suppose things like this are to be expected when you are running beta software on a beta operating system.
If this happens, I highly recommend just downloading the Diskeeper 10 beta to replace Vista's built in defrag engine.