Looking for some Antivirus suggestions

**loki2158** · 06-12-09, 11:44 AM

Seems my free trial of Norton has run out on my laptop and I am in the market for either renewal or some new. I've heard people say Norton is horrible so before I renew I wanted some opinions/suggestions. I haven't run into any problems so far with Norton but I have only had it a few months. I run PC-illin on my desktop and it seems well enough. I've checked McAfee and like their prices. What do you guys suggest?

**w4jchosen** · 06-12-09, 11:44 AM

http://free.avg.com/

**WileECyte** · 06-12-09, 12:25 PM

Avira:

http://www.free-av.com/en/products/1...antivirus.html

**dex71** · 06-12-09, 12:29 PM

I've used Norton(

)...it sucked ass....Pc-illin was much,much better...but...

I use Nod32 now...and love it. Very light program...never had any problems with games...works great..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832114003

**TBeard** · 06-12-09, 12:36 PM

I've used BitDefender the last 2 years and love it. But that's compared to Norton, which I agree, is a terrible freakin resource hog.

**Cojiro** · 06-12-09, 12:42 PM

just make sure you completely remove Norton before you switch. and no add or remove programs doesnt take care of it all.

Damn what a pain in the ass Norton is to me.. but at least it gives me job security from all the screwups it has

**DancingCorpse** · 06-12-09, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by w4jchosen

http://free.avg.com/

+1

**loki2158** · 06-12-09, 01:07 PM

Thanks for all your suggestions. Think I'm going to give the Nod32 a shot. Now the fun of ripping out Norton....

**shatter99** · 06-12-09, 01:18 PM

I run:

- freeavg for antivirus.
- spybot search and destroy - immumize only
- malwarebytes for malware..
- windows firewall (turn if on if it is off); unless you have a hardware firewall/router between you broadband connection and the PC.

Vista came with Windows Defender, but I have changed some of its setting to minimize disk i/o.

The most important thing you can do is read up on good web surfing habits and address any areas that affect you. That is really the key to prevent a lot of bad shit from happening.

**Kanati** · 06-12-09, 01:24 PM

I used to use AVG but they started slacking in the speed area when new viruses were coming out. Went to Avast, but I'm hearing good things about this avira, so I might take a look there as well.