Antivirus about to expire.

[jake.f]

Hi
Im using Norton Anti virus on Vista SP2 and its about to run out. Its going to cost me $70 to renew and I don't want to pay Can anyone recommend me cheaper, or free anti virus that is decent? I use this comp on a day to day basis not just once in a while.
Thanks.

 

[iPhone 62S]

AVG+ZoneAlarm works fine in my experience.

 

[tooz]

I can't remember where, think it was PC USER, but they said that Avast! was the best anti-virus. I have personally used both, and AVG is better for those with limited user experience, as it is very easy to navigate, but I prefer Avast! - it got two pieces of malware that AVG missed.

As for the firewall, I got networking issues with ZoneAlarm, so I just stick with the firewall thats in the modem. As long as you're not looking at "those" sites, you should be fine.

 

[scanlanlee]

1+ on Avast - excellent for general use

 

[weckart]

Avira is supposedly better than Avast and definitely better than AVG. You might want to google about how to disable the notification nag screen, though.

$70 is a ridiculous amount to pay for an anti-virus. Most, even in rip-off UK can be had for about $10-15 for one user rising slightly if you want to go for a full security package. Currently, you can get 3 Kaspersky AV licences for £10 from Play.com.

 

[LAS.mac]

+1 for Avira.
I use it since 2007 under Vista, never had any virus.

 

[Tallest Skil]

AVG Free. It's free and better than any for-pay crap.

 

[mark2288]

+1 for Avira.

Just look up how to disable the annoying pop-up that comes up every time definitions are upgraded. It's very easy.

 

[EmperorDarius]

Sophos if you don't wanna deal with popups.
F-Secure 2010 if you want to deal with popups (its HIPS DeepGuard is very powerful).

 

[glassx]

check your isp, comcast gives you mcaffee. i dont use any antivirus but if i did it would be nod32