Anti Virus Sotware

saxy1

Can anyone recommend a good anti- virus software for a laptop as my free trial with Norton has just expired.

Preferably a good free one or reasonably priced,

Many thanks

WorkAnimal

Hello Saxy1.

Martin was on GMTV this morning and recommend the 'AVG' anti virus software, I have been using it for years and always protected me, very easy to download updates too. (It has a system implemented into it what does it automagicily!)

There is a paid version of the software but I could 100% recommend using the free, does the trick!

http://free.avg.com/

Let me know how you get on.

aliEnRIK

loaner wrote: »

avast or antivir

Agreed

AVG has been problematic (And slow) of late

JUNIOR

Avast , before you install remove all of norton of your laptop using :j http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

Traveller1981

I would vote for Avast.

But there are literally hundreds of threads covering this topic if you do a little search!

cally6008

I got the full AVG 8.0 Internet Security package (the full top lot) for £8 as I signed up through Trial Pay and opted to get 250 business cards FREE from Vistaprint and only paid the p+p.

gaming_guy

if you want to pay, get either eset or kaspersky.

as for free ones, i use avira myself and its pretty good (apart from the popup when it updates - easily blocked by googling it or blocking it in your firewall)

jon_r_2

riverstreams.co.uk have 3 user KASPERSKY for £22 inc vat & p&p
or may still be in PC WORLD for £25

Either way it is an extremely good Internet Security,ok its not
free but it is better than Norton or Mc Affee

Used it 3 years running without any issues at all

saxy1

Thanks for all your replies, have downloaded Avast and so far so good!!!!

aliEnRIK

I would also recommend
SPYBOT
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10122137.html
UPDATE and IMMUNISE (Prevents nasties from getting onto your drive) and scan monthly

And MALWAREBYTES
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&!!!!!button
UPDATE and QUICK SCAN monthly

Neither use any resources as they dont run until you tell them to (Both are SCANNERS, spybot just updates a 'block list')

Conor_3

WorkAnimal wrote: »

Hello Saxy1.

Martin was on GMTV this morning and recommend the 'AVG' anti virus software, .

He needs to be informed of how dire it is. It misses out essential areas completely in the free scanning.