Best Anti-Virus?

november

I work for a small charity. My renewal reminder came up for my Norton Anti-Virus (originally bundled by Dell with computer) but when I tried to renew apparently they have discontinued it and I can only buy a new package. So this will cost me a lot more!! Also I don't need/want all the stuff on the new package like parental controls and automatic blocking of lots of stuff which will irritate me so buying it would be a waste of money.

I just want an anti virus program that is updatable/updates itself. I've got a firewall separately so its not essential that is included.

I have to pay as far as I know as all the good freebies don't allow commercial use and not for profit/voluntary sector is classified by them as commercial.

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced (yup cheap) basic good anti-virus package?

Toxteth_OGrady

Eset's NOD32 is easily the best. Google for reviews if you want to follow-up on my assertion. You wont be disappointed.

See here and here.

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TOG

Browntoa

2nd best is probably AVG

www.grisoft.com

John_Gray

I can't see anything about use by charities on the NOD32 website. But here's what I found for AVG.

You realise that charities can get significant discounts off (for example) Symantec Corporate Edition, from Entec? (But you may need to get rather more than one copy...!). Be worth checking?

John

Toxteth_OGrady

From here:

NOD32 licences are available for 1 year, 2 Year and 3 Years. For Pricing Information (server pricing, large corporate licenses, Linux, Exchange, Novell Netware, Lotus Domino, etc.), Educational and Non-Profit Organisation discounts, please contact us on 0800 138 0802, email us at sales@eset.uk.com or enter an online Quote Request by clicking here.

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TOG

november

Thanks all.

Yes I did realise charities could get discounts but no-one has ever said where from! However when I checked the entec link for charities it goes to NCVO which I did know about. Unfortunately we are not members. I may have to revise that but we still don't buy a lot of software (understatement - we buy none in the average year) so discounted software isn't a very cost beneficial benefit to us if we have to pay membership.

Yes we have 3 computers so I will need more than one copy of whatever. Its only 2 machines where Norton is currently flagging up as out of date. The other ones sub hasn't run out yet.

Many thanks also for the links to the NOD32 and AVG charities discount info.
I have had a quick browse so haven't done price comparisons yet. I will when I have time to look at the sites properly as I'm definately leaning towards one of those. Probably because I'm annoyed at Norton for suddenly saying my renewals are no longer valid

Thanks once again

justpaper

sorry i didnt read every thing above,.. heres link for AVG free http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg71free_371a669.exe
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

another free av http://www.free-av.com/

letsbehonest

Try Avast home,, free licence for home users lasts 14 months, swapped Norton for this so far over the last two months I am impressed

meep_2

I use antiVir, cause its free and very good, automatic free updates too. Never had a problem with it.