Which anti virus to go for??

asandwhen

I need to get anti virus for my computer - I just use it for internet use and am upgrading to broadband - Have found a deal for Norton internet security for £24.99 at PC world and have found a deal for mcafee internet security with argos for £24.99 - which one should i go for and are these teh cheapest prices?

albertross_2

avast or avg are the cheapest.., they are free.. prefer mcafee to norton myself..

amcluesent

AVG free edition, backed up with Spybot Search & Destroy and Lavasoft Ad-Aware (both also free) should be OK. Also, suggest switching to Firefox as your browser.

And buy a router to install between your PC and the broadband service (cable or ADSL MODEM). The router should have a firewall and provide Network Address Translation (NAT), so your PC isn't directly exposed to the Internet badness.

asandwhen

hmm sounds complicated though - just want something easy to install and run

albertross_2

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

wonderfullife_2

Hi
AVG for virus scanner,
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

and Sygate for my firewall, http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,8132,RSS,RSS,00.asp

both work very well and are free


Hope this helps

virgo17

albertross wrote:

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

I like Avast. The personal edition is free and it is regularly updated.

V.

Ken68

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx[/QUOTE].................is resource hungry...replace it with Spyware Blaster for real protection plus Lavasoft Ad-Aware.

Sugar_Coated_Owl

I think you should go for the free ones rather than pay for virus protection.

I used to have Norton on my PC when I first got it but as soon as the subscription ran out I opted for the free virus protection that is available. I've tried AVG and Avast and I personally prefer Avast.

micheleen

I found the free version of Avast, flagged up supposed infected files on my laptop that no other AV program ever found. This was before I'd even hooked it up to my network. Imho AVG is far better

Rev

I like avast. Have tried AVG and NOD32, plus norton and mcafee, have always ended up going back to avast.