is free anti virus as good as one s u buy

[bigfella]

hi, i have been with norton for a cple of yr s but was wonderin if the free anti virus programmes u can get are as good ...i put free version of avast on me girlfriends and she seems to have no problem ....i like the form fillin and also password reminder on norton but it seems a lot ?40 a yr for these two extra s if the anti virus is as good free

[caveman_nige]

I think they are as good as bought versions. most bought versions just include a bunch of extras like antispam and firewalls but you can get free versions of those that are better as well..

[maca]

i use avast and malwarebytes and never had any problems just as good as norton any day if not better..

[itr703]

I use AVG free myself: AVG Antivirus and Security Software - Free Virus Protection | Protect your PC now! (http://free.avg.com/nl-en/homepage)
Good enough for me; All the "add-ons" in Norton makes your pc slow;
Whatever you choose: select "automatic update" !!

REgrads,
ITR703

[dasteph]

never pay when you can get good software free, used avast for a few years never a problem.

[pantomime horse]

I use avg free vesion on all 5 of my pc's
totally recomended

[kreller]

I have used avg free version for some years, but still i could get a virus. Now i only use kaspersky internet security and no more problems.

[barrowmanandrew]

i was using norton, then i discovered i was entitled to free security centre software from vermin....
usin that now....

[LaiWongBao]

I use avast. So far so good, but I heard AVG is not bad either.

Just comes down to which ever one you like more.

[opsmonkey]

Avast is great.. The new AVG slows your PC down

[desert_camel]

www.free-av.com/ (http://www.free-av.com/) is light, doesn't slow down the machine, I like it.

[digitalbac]

I used Avira and Malwarebytes but there is a thread on the other section with a comparatives

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f36/antivirus-139377/index4.html#post726637

Avira web site

http://www.avira.com/en/download/index.php

[CB007]

Use Avast, along with Comodo Firewall (both free versions). Do NOT install the Antivirus part of Comodo. Low overhead, keeps most nasties out of your machine.

[nara]

One of the big computer mags did a major survey a while back and found that Avast and AVG were better than paid for software.

They were also less liable to slow your computer down.

I've used AVAST for years and never had any problems.

[jtr8178]

I use avg free vesion on all 5 of my pc's
totally recomended

+1 for AVG Free

[rogermcgomry]

hi, i have been with norton for a cple of yr s but was wonderin if the free anti virus programmes u can get are as good ...i put free version of avast on me girlfriends and she seems to have no problem ....i like the form fillin and also password reminder on norton but it seems a lot ?40 a yr for these two extra s if the anti virus is as good free

Avast is great. I installed it for someone after finding a ton of malware on his computer. Apparently, its rated higher than AVG and Avira.

Be careful on which software you download for form fill-in. There was a popular spyware program years ago that did form fill-in while stealing private information.

[popeye05]

avast is good and free

[tsubby]

I use since many years Avira AntiVir Personal (free) and has found the viruses coming in mails/internet. Sometimes I check the HD in other computers with premium antivirus softwares, but they did not find anything yet.
So seems that the free version also makes its job.

[popeye05]

for me avira have to many alerts but it a good antivirus

[LaiWongBao]

Avast is great.. The new AVG slows your PC down

Same reason why I switched back to AVast.

AVG tended to load slower on my laptop same with Norton.

[luclapin]

In the past ,I use Nod 32 antivirus free and i have some problems.Now i use BitDefender Total Security 2010.Very good but not for free.It costs about 35 eur /year for 3 PC.

[daza72]

ive used avast 4 3 yrs now no problems would recomend 2 any 1:barscarf:

[gdelectron]

i use microsoft security essentials without problems and its free

[awmw]

I've used AVG free for 3 or 4 years now. One of my PCs has had a couple of viruses in that time but the other has remained virus free.

[scvr]

Ive Used A Lot Of Free Antivirus Over The Past 6 Yrs And The Only One I Now Use Is AVG Free With No Complaints Top Stuff Guys And Keep It Free!!!

[BALI7605]

I love AVG coz it is free and easy to switch off when try to get some crack working and so far no virus court upon me. I don't visit nude stuff but be honest if you get court on a really s***t site there is no antivirus which really able to protect you anyway.

[tooseyman]

I'm using a 3 year subscription to Norton Internet Security which I bought off ebay for only ?8 several months ago. Great no problems at all and it doesn't slow my laptop.

[tryhardriceboy]

Try Microsoft Security Essentials - it's free, and in my experience seems a little faster than AVG. I switched to MSSE after AVG missed a virus on my machine.

[s2udio]

Try Microsoft Security Essentials - it's free, and in my experience seems a little faster than AVG. I switched to MSSE after AVG missed a virus on my machine.

+1 MSSE is free and has a low footprint ..excellent
Avg is the biggest pile of PC AV crap going ,along with Mcaffe and Norton...those users who
use it are totaly deluded..
Esset NOD is the Bees Knees

[georgegt]

Old times I use McAfee but the version what I buyed now is out of support ( for new install not upgrade ) for the computrs who was reinstaled I use ESET NOD32 only a free license for 90 days but I cheat the license an one of the PC's have allready an year of using and is work perfect and is fully protected

[DNG2010]

I personally like SpyBot, great blocking tool and its free.

[thered]

used em all and i personally think avast free malwarebytes and spybot are all you need

they are all free

[Bflobob]

I have recommended Malwarebytes and the free antivirus from Microsoft to my friends. Seems to work well
Thanks!

[BlackFighter296]

On my opinion, yes! I used free Antivirs from Avira and it is as good as the commercial version.

[amoss1]

:rock:i personaly find that the new microsoft security essentails is great used most of the others but did not find them that good

[sagareave]

I've used avast,avg and avira all of them seem decent to me

[salve007]

I use always Avira and Malwarebytes! All others crash my system!

[subcriminal]

Avast and malware bytes any day over Norton!

[m_esmeray]

i have used avira antivir, both good and free

[flogin]

I've used Avg and Avast on different systems and they are very good Freeware.:fight:

[stegianduia196026]

i use avira and i feel good and do not slow down the pc

[mickthefish]

I repair PC's for a living and find Avast 5, Malwarebytes, and spybot S&D will sort out most nasties out there. Comodo have a good free firewall.
Most AV software will cause problems if you install two or more on a PC, however the new Panda Cloud AV will run OK with Avast and most AV software plus it also is free. Plus it is very light on windows resources.:smokin:

[mbsobrinho]

I use McAfee Total Protection. This is one of the software that I consider indispensable. Thus paid for the protection of my 4 PCs and 2 laptops.

[johnboy1974]

i have a fully paid up avg but it failede to detect a virus recently- thank god i had free malwarebytes it found the virus in 30 seconds and destroyed it.

[MYTO8]

I found Avast is very good, Get the odd false alert but i prefer it to be over sensitive then not. I used norton a while back and it takes over your computer, It seems you can never get rid of the program completely without format.

[a66ict3d]

AV-Comparatives - Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software - Welcome to AV-Comparatives.org (http://www.av-comparatives.org/)

[kourkoutas]

i'm a fan of avira. i found it reasonably powerful

[pbgbottle]

i like the free microsoft one aswell ,but for you pirated users and windows 7 it does install that KB1033 file secretly and is hidden .checking if you are genuine so i read somewhere

[blueflash234]

have used kasperskey for a couple of years but it slows down your computer, but likes to hog to much of your system

[the man]

avg free.....

[Hardware]

Used AVG free for years, starting getting full of extras. Now using avira, malwarebytes and ccleaner. avira more of a hassle to tell it to ignore some of the patch files that are not virus. But I like better then current AVG.

[darthz]

AVG is the best free virus software around. if you're going for this option you should also check out some free firewall software because having a firewall is essential for you're pc

[jimdollar]

I have used Avira Antivirus for 7 or 8 years now, excellent it is, updates every day, never ever had a problem with it, N:ciao:orton seems to be a pile of trouble, I had it many years ago and it slowed my PC to a crawl, then i discovered Avira, job done!!!