Which free anti virus to use on Vista?

hols_glittergirl

Hi there,

We have a new laptop that is running on Vista. We have Virgin media internet and have bought a belkin wireless router.

I tried to install AVG and Avast yesterday but both 'timed out'. Could this be because It keeps asking if a want to take up the free 3 month Norton 360 trial? I haven't taken up the trial?

Any ideas?

Which is the best AV for Vista and what other protection do I need?

Thanks
xx

superscaper

Could be you need to uninstall the existing AV first. You can't have more than one AV installed at the same time.

startrekker

I would remove Norton and install AVG which I use on mine running vista with no problems. Try downloading the avg say to your desktop first, uninstall the norton and then run the avg

hols_glittergirl

Would Norton be installed then even though I haven't clicked yes to the promt for my free trial?

robt_2

hols_glittergirl wrote: »

Would Norton be installed then even though I haven't clicked yes to the promt for my free trial?

Yes more than likely.

hols_glittergirl

Cool, thanks I'll uninstall it and then try AVG. Thanks

BillScarab

Use the Norton Removal Tool from here. I've used AVG, Avast and Antivir on Vista without problems.

mealmond

I also run Vista and came across what I thought was a very good deal.

Kaspersky are offering there 2007 package, Anti Virus and Firwall in one suite at half price, Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0, half price at £18.06.

If you have a look at hot deals, there is a discount code for a High Street shop, something Smith, where you can get the price for under £10.50 in total.

When they bring out the 2008 version, you get a free upgrade to the 2008 package, using whatever of the 12 month licence is left.

Not free, but to me, a very good piece of software, light on resource and come highly recomended.

Just a happy customer.



Martin

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I use AVG on my laptop with Vista and it's been fine