Best antivirus? Please recommend

ayeshasi

Hello, just purchased my daughter a laptop. Whats the best antivirus for me to install?
I dont want her to have tons of viruses LOL

closed

the windows one.

Firewalls don't stop viruses, antivirus does http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/

ayeshasi

Oops, meant antivirus.

PHARR

A firewall will only block and prevent unwanted incoming connections and attacks.

You will also need an AV like closed said. Avast is a good one yeah, also 'Windows Security Essentials' is the free basic but sufficient one available out there.

Nothing is ever completely secure i suggest installing 1x Firewall, 1x Anti Virus and explain about what pages she shouldn't tend to drift off on and which she should keep to.

waddler_8

It'll probably have an antivirus installed already with a limited trial period. If you decide to install any other, whatever you install I would make sure you remove the old one first.

http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN146

Ensure everything is updated when you get it. It possible that factory installed programs are already outdated and vulnerable. That in itself is a security risk.

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/

ballyblack

http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/dynamic-tests

macman

Avast, Avira or MSE are all good and free.
Or Kaspersky is free for 3 PC's with Barclays online banking.
If it's got a trial edn of McAfee pre-installed, get shot of it at once.

andyd55

http://www.zonealarm.com/