Internet security - best one?

louisec

Its time to renew my internet security. I want something reliable for 2 comps. Am looking at norton 360 gold at the moment but its around £60 and that is way to high for me. I'm really not convinced about the free ones available - have used them many yrs ago but didnt feel like these provided sufficient protection.

Any recommendations..?

cajef

Kaspersky is one of the better ones if you want to pay for an AV but whichever you decide to use make sure you remove your old one completely before installing a new one.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaspersky-Internet-Frustration-Free-Packaging-subcription/dp/B00EJ8Z70W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403546893&sr=8-1&keywords=kaspersky

closed

the free ones use the same antivirus engine if you pay for it, avast free will save you £60 a year.

RumRat

There is absolutely no reason to spend money on an Anti-Virus program for a home PC. It's your money to waste, but, that's exactly what you will be doing with it.
I'll second Avast as a good AV product for your home PC.

BertieBark

If you want a paid one then ESET is the way to go.

If you want a free one then go for Comodo.

Norton is garbage.
AVG is garbage.
Kaspersky is good but slow.
Avast is ok but not great.

giraffe69

If you want a paid one then ESET is the way to go.

If you want a free one then go for Comodo.

Norton is garbage.
AVG is garbage.
Kaspersky is good but slow.
Avast is ok but not great.

A career in reviewing awaits you.

BertieBark

giraffe69 wrote: »

A career in reviewing awaits you.

Well, I thought I'd keep it straight to the point

henm2

The best internet security is not to use a windows operating system. Use a linux based operating system such as Linux Mint 17 cinnamon or LXLE. No anti virus software required as by the nature of the system it is extremely safe.
If you have to use Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 then the free version of Avast appears to be as good as any backed up by the occasional use of malwarebytes.

RumRat

BertieBark wrote: »

If you want a paid one then ESET is the way to go.

If you want a free one then go for Comodo.

Norton is garbage.
AVG is garbage.
Kaspersky is good but slow.
Avast is ok but not great.

You forgot to add, in your opinion....;) Personally I found comodo slowed things down a tad.

mart44

People must put many hours/years into learning how to write code. After attaining a certain level of knowledge, they might be lucky enough to get a job with a major security program company where they spend further hours - weeks - months producing software for us to use.

The result of all those years and effort? A few short words. Garbage, slow, not great.

I suppose they may know what they are letting themselves in for when embarking on the road and not everyone would describe their efforts that way. Must be a bit soul-destroying if someone does though.

BertieBark

mart44 wrote: »

People must put many hours/years into learning how to write code. After attaining a certain level of knowledge, they might be lucky enough to get a job with a major security program company where they spend further hours - weeks - months producing software for us to use.

The result of all those years and effort? A few short words. Garbage, slow, not great.

I suppose they may know what they are letting themselves in for when embarking on the road and not everyone would describe their efforts that way. Must be a bit soul-destroying if someone does though.

Yes you're right it's a bit harsh and I could have been a bit more constructive, but I doubt they take it personally. I'm a software developer myself and have created plenty of things that people slate (not the software itself, but the function of the software). For example, the software running the £2 drop off zones now at Stansted, Luton, Liverpool airport was written by me (single handedly, not in a team) and it gets nothing but abuse.