FREE anti-virus V paid Internet security

geordieracer

Free Anti-Virus software

easyhost wrote: »

that is pointless to answer as you cant place a price on the security of your computer system.

You can, and for me and a lot of people that price is free.

esuhl

Free Anti-Virus software

easyhost wrote: »

that is pointless to answer as you cant place a price on the security of your computer system.

So if the only available antivirus or security suite cost £10,000, you'd buy it because "you can't place a price on security"?! That's just daft.

In my experience, having a variety of free applications seems to provide much a much better level of security than a single premium multi-feature anti-malware suite.

I certainly haven't had any malware on my PC in the last decade or so, as far as I'm aware.

Esqui

Paid Internet Security Software

Generally, but not exclusively, paid security is better than free. Best thing to do is check out the various tests on Antivirus-comparing sites, find one of the better ones, download to try it and make sure you like it, then shop around to find it as cheaply as possible. Everyone's a winner!

GunJack

Free Anti-Virus software

Although even the latest Norton is getting good overall reviews, I still wouldn't pay to put it on any of my machines, when avira and avast do just as good or better a job.....and both of those are much nicer anyway IMHO.

"full" IS suites are also not for me, but I can see how less technically-minded people are almost paniced into the "if I pay for it it must be better" mode of thinking

easyhost

Paid Internet Security Software

GunJack wrote: »

"full" IS suites are also not for me, but I can see how less technically-minded people are almost paniced into the "if I pay for it it must be better" mode of thinking

PARTON ME - i have been in the internet business for 10+ years so i know my way round computers. AVG/ AVAST are Anti-Virus ONLY while IS is full Internet security software On top of kaspersky IS i do have malwarebyte installed.

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What's full internet security, AV + firewall + some additional bloat that most people don't need or don't use. It's in the AV companies interest to push this stuff onto peoples PC's to make them stand out above the competition, but the only important bit is the resident antivirus detection, and you can get better AV detection in (some) free products.

Last av comparatives test

avast free detected 98.4%
kaspersky 97%
eset 97.5


so in that test avast free is better.

Sparky47

RussJK wrote: »

Can get Kaspersky a LOT cheaper than that...

Or if you bank with Barclays it's free. :j

easyhost

Paid Internet Security Software

closed wrote: »

What's full internet security, AV + firewall + some additional bloat that most people don't need or don't use. It's in the AV companies interest to push this stuff onto peoples PC's to make them stand out above the competition, but the only important bit is the resident antivirus detection, and you can get better AV detection in (some) free products.

so you would be quite happy to stop a virus/trojan but quite happy for someone to hack into your computer because you don't have firewall protection.

easyhost

Paid Internet Security Software

Sparky47 wrote: »

Or if you bank with Barclays it's free. :j

well I don't bank with Barclays

also cant find anything on their site regarding this

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Most people have a router nowadays, and if they don't windows firewall has been standard for 7 years or so. You are more likely to get hacked by downloading malware.