WHICH is the best antivirus program for windows 7 which don't cause BSOD???

I want to know some great antivirus programs which protect great pc and won't cause BSOD

All AV programs can, to more or lesser degrees, cause issues.

This is my list of Saints n Sinners after being involved in BSOD's for over two years and is not comprehensive by any means.

The Saintly
Microsoft Security Essentials

The Good
Kaspersky
ESet

The Not So Good
Avast
Panda
Trend Micro

The Bad
AVG
Avira
McAfee
Spyware Terminator
Symantec Norton
PC Tools
Zone Alarm (Firewall)

Great minds think alike... 1, quick, easy answer... no hesitation, hands down, no question... MSE

Originally Posted by Elmer

All AV programs can, to more or lesser degrees, cause issues.

This is my list of Saints n Sinners after being involved in BSOD's for over two years and is not comprehensive by any means.

The Saintly
Microsoft Security Essentials

The Good
Kaspersky
ESet

The Not So Good
Avast
Panda
Trend Micro

The Bad
AVG
Avira
McAfee
Spyware Terminator
Symantec Norton
PC Tools
Zone Alarm (Firewall)

Well done...well done

I have yet to have BSOD problems with Kaspersky in Windows 7 over the 3 or 4 years that I have been using it. The only issues I have had with Kaspersky have to do with network access when installing some game that self update online - I sometimes have to manually configure application permissions in this situation. Outside of that Kaspersky has been perfect.

Sounds like a pi**ing contest to me. I won't play.

Once a PC is properly set up, it will run almost anything. Then it just amounts to a program that costs little or nothing and does what it's supposed to do, without hassling the user.

I run AVG 2012 Pro, and install the FREE version for all my customers and set it to get an update and run a scan, automatically every day. We all stay 100% virus free with never a BSOD, crash or freeze.
Any OS, right out of the box, without tuning, is just a car crash waiting to happen.

Originally Posted by OldTimer

Sounds like a pi**ing contest to me. I won't play

Just telling it like it is.

Norton 360 6.0 or Norton Anti-Virus 2012 will protect you and won't slow your computer down . You can try it for free....

Norton AntiVirus 2012, Norton Internet Security 2012 and Norton 360 Version 5.0- Symantec Store

Just my opinion since it never gave me any problems. Run these by themselves, they don't need OTHER Spyware or Malware removers running REAL TIME protection.

Originally Posted by OldTimer

Once a PC is properly set up, it will run almost anything. Then it just amounts to a program that costs little or nothing and does what it's supposed to do, without hassling the user.

I 100% agree. I have never experienced a BSOD in my life (related to AV programs ). At the end of the day, it's using some brain cells to cross check compatibility before installation and maintaining your system prior to installation as well. There's no reason an anti-virus program should cause such issues if your PC is already working at least half-normal.

I ran AVG for many years, and never experienced any issues - with installation, operation or uninstallation.

Which brings me to my next point: common misconceptions about uninstalling anti-virus programs. While it can indeed be true that some programs will leave behind traces of their existence (actually almost guaranteed), and some may leave bigger traces than others, what get's left behind is only a few files, registry values and empty folders. It's not like half of your anti-virus program remains running in the background for as long as your have that PC. No. The above traces are what's left behind. Maybe a component or two, which you can easily uninstall from the Control Panel and then run CCleaner to clear the registry values and go to Program Files and delete un-needed folders.

/rantend

Opinion time but, shared by certainly most of my peers. Niether have I ever have a security related BSOD...don't really ever get those BUT... I will always strongly recommend MSE to my clients and anyone else. I have spent a lot of time removing Norton & others; & a lot of time discouraging folks from Norton, McAfee & others. Spending money on security is silly when there is something as good as MSE (will be called Defender in Win8) for free. MSE is galaxies better than Norton and FREE. And, I'll tell you from experience, performance, as well as security, is improved when MSE is instead of Norton. Drew