Recommended Anti-virus

[LaneyEFC]

anyone suggest an anti-virus and the price? I am currently on virgin media anti-virus that comes with me broadband, but this reminds me to much like Norton.

[jim]

Microsoft Security Essentials, free.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/w...ity-essentials

[Saracen]

Avast = free.

Avira = free.

Personally, right now (and things change), I prefer Avast.

[Output]

I second Saracen's suggestion of avast! Free Antivirus.

[SUMMONER]

Kaspersky Internet Security, FREE 3 user license if you/family use Barclays online banking.

[kalniel]

*sigh*

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[kopite]

I`m with snootyjim

MSE is brilliant IMO

Used both Avast and AVG and whilst they are good I prefer MSE nowadays.

Have even paid for kapersky for the past 2 years but Again MSE is free, Quick and has kept my pc secure so Its a winnar

[leonkehoe]

I recently wrote a very brief blog post about free antivirus software. It mentions the three big ones (imo): Microsoft Security Essentials, avast! and AVG. They're all worth a punt.

[LaneyEFC]

Cheers will definitely look them up

[LaneyEFC]

Cheers will definitely look them up

[blueball]

I stopped using AVG years ago when it started missing loads of stuff. NOD32 for me now but if someone was looking for free I would be +1 for MSE.

[Hicks12]

For free then MSE has it in the bag, for paid software then NOD32 is the best. I managed to grab nod32 for 6months free (offer they did) but when it runs out i will buy it off Amazon for £15.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I would also lock down your web browser and install anti-spyware too.

[Gritcake1986]

I use AVAST, it's free! I loved Norton 2011 tho, never had any problems with it

[LaneyEFC]

For free then MSE has it in the bag, for paid software then NOD32 is the best. I managed to grab nod32 for 6months free (offer they did) but when it runs out i will buy it off Amazon for £15.

I had nod32 before this virgin and its very good and basic but I am looking to try something different out like MSE, avast, avg as people have mentioned and have very good reviews and best of all FREE

[Saracen]

It also has to be said, this is a bit like asking what the best beer is? It depends on your taste. No single product is (IMHO) perfect, and they charge over time (and sometimes short amounts of it) anyway.

It is perfectly possible to put together a competent and comprehensive security system entirely at no charge. Like :-

- Comodo firewall
- Avast AV
- MBAM and/or SAS malware

But there are other good products too, and picking the best is, at any given point in time, nearly impossible.

With just about any blend of the products mentioned in this thread, you should be about as well-protected as is possible .... and perfection isn't possible.