Which anti-virus for Windows at home, and why?

**oshta** · 01-11-2004, 01:44 PM

AVG 6 free edtion

- its free
- updates and scans can be automaticly done (while im in bed)
- updates are quick, even at 56k
- seems to work, be also keeps quiet most of the time, no false alarms
- and its easy to use, not too bloted (sp)

and i'll update to avg7 when its fully out

daniel

**Apex** · 01-11-2004, 05:27 PM

o btw support for v6 of avg stops this year

**Rob** · 01-11-2004, 08:22 PM

McAfee build 9.0.10 here.

Mainly due to the ease of subscription - £30 a year, constant updates and DAT files, and if I format my drive I just log on and re-download. Not the best user interface though, seems as though it's aimed at first time surfers.

In fact, now I think of it... I always did like Dr Solomons

**yamangman** · 03-01-2005, 03:38 PM

For home I would choose F-Prot antivirus, which provides great protection with a tiny, tiny footprint, excellent for gamers.

**Stoo** · 03-01-2005, 03:47 PM

Avg 7

**Ferral** · 03-01-2005, 03:57 PM

I use Norton as it has the Personal Firewall with it also, good alround suite.

**yamangman** · 03-01-2005, 03:58 PM

But F-Prot is the daddy

**Firelord** · 03-01-2005, 04:01 PM

After having problems with Kaspersky hangning my sys on boot and couldn't figure out why I now use Panda Plat Internet Sec 2005 from eBay for £15

builtin AV, Firewall and anti spyware/adware etc and use SpyBot as well for alround protection

**Flibb** · 03-01-2005, 04:05 PM

is f-prot free for home users?

**yamangman** · 03-01-2005, 04:20 PM

They do a 30 day trial http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_...oad_fpwin.html

It cost me somthing like £8.99 when I bought it.

**Rcb** · 03-01-2005, 04:32 PM

Norton Internet security 2003, fully updated.

**yamangman** · 03-01-2005, 04:57 PM

...and why people!

**Firelord** · 03-01-2005, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by yamangman

...and why people!

Not following at all to what you are on about!

**yamangman** · 03-01-2005, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by thread starter

Which Windows AV product do you use AT HOME, and why?

**Firelord** · 03-01-2005, 05:15 PM

I see!!! Been a long day at work lol!

I use panda cos its an all in one package and once setup correctly has hardly any sys resources

Firewall does a real good job too

**piggeh** · 03-01-2005, 05:26 PM

I use AVG 7, though had AVG 6 before then. In fact all my protection stuff is free - AVG, Sygate Personal Firewall, Spybot, Ad-aware, Firefox... all works very well and never had a problem with any of it.

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