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!
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/ 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