Kaspersky or free Antivirus

letsbehonest

Kaspersky is a better option, you get what you pay for, free is ok I suppose but I used Avast for a couple of years and I had one infection I just could not get rid of and I was advised to use Kaspersky, never had a problem since and it is rated in the top three anti virus packages out there. Free, free,free is not always good,good,good.

bod1467

Have you changed your internet habits since you got that virus?

It may not necessarily be that Kaspersky is better, just that you're now not doing stuff that you did previously, and so have lessened your Risk of getting a virus.

mr_fishbulb

Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »

Windows Firewall (Vista onwards) has featured outbound protection since 2007.

Yeah, but with the default to allow everything.

Gillor

letsbehonest wrote: »

Kaspersky is a better option...

Agreed. Kaspersky has tested better than Avast or any other free a/v.

But Kaspersky alone won't give you the same level of security as you can get with a combination of free security products. For example:

WOT + Sandboxie+ Avast/Avira/Panda Cloud + Threatfire(customised) + Malwarebytes

letsbehonest wrote: »

Free, free,free is not always good,good,good.

True, but cost doesn't necessarily equate to value. And as this is a money saving website it's nice to know you can get something for nothing without compromising quality.

Gillor

closed wrote: »

I generally wear socks when browsing.......

Just socks???:D

Gillor

closed wrote: »

........ avast free seems to work just as well as socks.

Didn't stop my athlete's foot!:D

GunJack

Thanx closed, almost fell off my chair with that one

Gillor

closed wrote: »

All socks get holes from time to time though, so carry a backup pair....

Bit late once you've already got the blisters.

Toxteth_OGrady

Continuing the analogy...

For those old enough to remember, Malwarebytes must be the Threadgold's Thoroughgrip Garterettes in the AV socks' drawer.

dianetheartist

Ive been trying to load the Kaspersky off Barclays bank----did have it on the pc a couple of years ago but didnt renew it for some reason,,,,have tryed to get it back on there and lappy and it wont work...when I fill out the forms the bottom bit where you type in the code you see in the box, keeps saying Ive done it wrong--and I havent...exactly same as shown,,,Tryed it as a renewal and a new customer...am bit worried as you can see from my other thread about facebook/virus etc that something wont let me load it..What can I do ?