Need Good And Cheap Anti Virus Combo

[c&p man]

some suggestions?

[admiral7]

I have been using AVG for about ten years and have never had a virus or a problem with my pc or laptop.You can find it at www.grisoft.com I started out with the free version.

[LarryJ]

AVG is probably the best, least expensive.......unless you happen to have, for example, at&t yahoo which has it's own, built-in anti-virus software.

I've been using Kaspersky for a couple of years now, but, it ain't cheap, but it's as good as you'll get.

[Pete53]

I have at&T yahoo and still like AVG. Many of the commercial opnes you pay for are resource hogs.

Don't install AOL Anti Virus for any reason

[c&p man]

I have at&T yahoo and still like AVG. Many of the commercial opnes you pay for are resource hogs.

Don't install AOL Anti Virus for any reason

thaks i try one of those ..have a nice day

[rentalguy1]

Go with AVG. I use it and it works very well, plus it's free. Just search for AVG anti-virus on the web.

[racemech]

For what it is worth...I have my own computer business, and frankly...AVG Free makes me a fair amount of money. The majority of my customers that come in with virus problems, have AVG Free. The AVG website even tells you what the Free version covers. In my humble opinion, you get what you pay for. I am not disagreeing with anyone, or trying to scare anyone. Just what I see on a daily basis. The Big Three, Norton, McAffe, and Trend Micro are true resouce hogs. These guys will pig out your system and rob it of performance. We sell Kaspersky to all of our customers. We are a direct reseller of Kaspersky products. They have just begun letting us offer Kaspersky for three computers with a two year subscription for $49.95. I think that is the best deal on the market.

All that being said, no matter what virus protection you have, it's only as good as the PC user. They are not bullet proof by any means.

[Pete53]

Firewalls, caution and AVG serve me well

[Ironman]

I used AVG for quite awhile but for the last 3 years I have been using Threatfire,and have no complaints about it. Have never gotten a virus while using it,but could be I was just lucky,who knows. I am far from a computer expert,but you may want to give it a try.

Also it is the free version.

[ComputerGeek46]

I would recommend Nortons 360 although it runs around I think 60.00 + it is a proven tool most businesses use it and

you get discounts as a yearly subscriber one good thing about 360 is it does allow a novice to do advanced things such

as registry clean etc (which is one of the most causes of poor pc performance) also with your subscription if you are

family man you can install and use nortons to three computers via one subscription. When comparing price to what ifs

it is best to go the safe route as reformatting or using restoration procedures can take the average user a day or two

of reinstalls configurations etc (depending on what you have installed in addition to MS products) also all the updates

restarts can be nerve racking.

The term free always sounds good at face value but one should be skeptical and cautious.

[broncovet]

I have two options to fix virus problems. One is a permanent fix, the other works, but requires continious updates and maintenance.

1. Temporary. Go to www.majorgeeks.com and download "anti vir". Antivir uses less resources than AVG (slows your computer down less), but is still very very popular. My experience is that "free" antivirus software protects better than "home" MacAfee, or Norton. The Enterprise versions, however, of MacAfee/Norton are much better. Unfortuanately, you and I probably can not afford the enterprise versions, so antivir is the next best among the Windows based antivirus software solutions.

2. Permanent. There are at least 110,000 virii that infect exclusively Microsoft software, so the permanent fix is to dump Microsoft, or at least dual boot and use MS only when running software which requires microsoft OS. The good part is there are several very good Linux based software versions which are superior to Microsoft and are "open source", that is, free. One such free operating system that I like and use is Kubuntu at http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu

Notice that you can even get a free CD there..yes, the shipping is free too. Some good things are free..VA benefits, are free, for example. Another outstanding free operating system is Linux mint, also available for free at: http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

You need to "unthink Microsoft". For example, if you download either Linux Mint or Kubuntu and burn the CD/DVD you can run them live on your computer. Microsoft likes everyone to think there is no such thing as a live operating system CD, because MS operating systems all require installation to the hard drive. With several of the Linux versions, however, you can try the operating system from the CD rom drive and do not need to remove your old Windows operating system to try it and see if you like it. Of course, running Linux from a CD rom will be slower than running Linux installed to your hard drive, but you can still try it and not wipe out your present OS. Try it! Another very very good thing about Kubuntu Linux, for example, is that you can take a blank hard drive and be online with Linux in ten minutes or less! Yes, its true I have done it! You stick the CD in the CD rom drive, and click the Firefox icon and poof..you are online..YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR HOURS TO INSTALL THE OPERATING SYSTEM ON THE HARD DRIVE!!!

[LarryJ]

For what it is worth...I have my own computer business, and frankly...AVG Free makes me a fair amount of money. The majority of my customers that come in with virus problems, have AVG Free. The AVG website even tells you what the Free version covers. In my humble opinion, you get what you pay for. I am not disagreeing with anyone, or trying to scare anyone. Just what I see on a daily basis. The Big Three, Norton, McAffe, and Trend Micro are true resouce hogs. These guys will pig out your system and rob it of performance. We sell Kaspersky to all of our customers. We are a direct reseller of Kaspersky products. They have just begun letting us offer Kaspersky for three computers with a two year subscription for $49.95. I think that is the best deal on the market.

All that being said, no matter what virus protection you have, it's only as good as the PC user. They are not bullet proof by any means.

I have been using Kaspersky for over two years. I use it on two desktops and three laptops. I started out with it on just one desktop and I liked it so much that I just kept installing it every time I'd replace a computer (I'm not a computer geek, I'm a computer freak, okay?).

What I especially like about it is the update feature......let me check, right now, and tell you when my viris prevention portion of Kasperksy was updated, it's now 8/20/09 at 8:230 am:

8/20/09 @ 6:53 am. Hmmmmmm, that's kinda slooooow for Kaspersky, must not be very many new virus variants popping up this morning, it's been an hour and half since they updated my virus database....geeeeez, these guys must be on brunch break.

[blackbird]

Kaspersky is what I recommend. Ive used Norton and the one Roadrunner gives you for free but I wouldn't recommend it. The free protection from RR after about a year started letting certain viruses get through. I called customer support and was basically told me that they catch what they can. It's not free when you have to spend time straighteneing you system out with a tech on the other side of the world.

Blackbird

[Will314159]

i have subscription for AVG paid and Norton security paid hat are good for three machines each. i have had one machine that has had a blue screen problem. i though it was software, but after doing a clean install, i" sure now it's a hardware problem. It has a dual-boot drive. Have i blown two subscriptions on it?

[Stretch]

Norton makes me sick....I have been using McAfee for the last three years. I have used McAfee for a total of about 15 years of my 27 years of using and building comps. No complaints...I don't use many of Mcafees features that rob memory or bog down my broswer....

[Vync]

I recommend AVG. It is free, but you can upgrade to the paid subscription to get extra features. However, malware and spyware seems to be more of a problem. Of the last 20 computers I have cleaned, they all had malware and only one had a virus on it. I prefer to use Malwarebytes anti-malware. Like AVG, it's free, with option to pay for extra features.

[john999]

There is one called Viper by Sunbelt Software co. It is out of Clearwater Florida. You can google it to get the web address. The anti-virus program melds with windows firewall so you don't have that problem. Get rid of your old anti-virus program or firewall first.

[Chuck75]

Prior to Win 7, I used (and still use) Zone Alarm (XP not win7), Spybot S&D, and AVG free. Win XP occasionally had problems over the years with stuff that got thru (2 instances in five years.)

So far, the Win 7 firewall plus AVG & Spybot S&D and a decent router & proper setup have kept us out of trouble, even on three win XP systems without the Win 7 firewall.

One of these days, I might get ambitious, and add a Linux box between the cable modem and the router, and install a serious firewall/AV application. So far the application is the problem. (Cost, effectivity, etc.)

I'd sort of like to get my hands on an app that does an automatic trace back, Whois, etc. on suspicious data.

There is one called Viper by Sunbelt Software co. It is out of Clearwater Florida. You can google it to get the web address. The anti-virus program melds with windows firewall so you don't have that problem. Get rid of your old anti-virus program or firewall first.

[Josh Carnes]

You can try the ESET NOD 32. It's great. It doesn't use a lot of memory; so if you don't have a very fast PC, it's the perfect choice for you. I've been using it for a year and haven't got a problem in the time.

[GuaymasJim]

Microsoft Security Essentials It is free, plays well with Windows.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx