I use Norton and still swear by it. As demonstrated in another thread, a lot of people disagree with me though.

I find Spybot to be good, but Adaware just doesn't seem that great to me. In particular Adaware likes to split the same spyware app into a dozen different entries. It always looks like you just just cleared out a gigs worth of files when you run it.

1. Use Avast or NOD32.
2. Do not install two antivirus softwares simultaneously.
3. Always keep a backup.

I run AVG8 and it works swimmingly. free is awesome and the paid version is even better.

You should try Avast, it's light for the processor, efficient, and ...free !
You can complete your protection by AVG antispyware or Spybot Search and Destroy.
it's a good association without interaction.

wow how did this get on top again? I've been using avast for a while now and I'm happy with it Thanks to all who replied

It gets my vote! NOD32 is absolutely the best AV program out there.

Years ago, rising bloat drove me from Norton to MacAffee and finally to ZoneAlarm, which did OK for me through a couple of years under XP.

Then Vista + ZoneAlarm drove me to try CA, on the advice of a friend who isn't as sharp about AV as he used to be. I'm only halfway or so through my CA license and I'm trying out Kaspersky Internet Security.

I'm liking KIS so far, but I'm curious what the NOD32 people who've tried Kaspersky have to say about their choice. I've never tried NOD32, but maybe I should take a couple of weeks with it before deciding to pay for a Kaspersky license.

Avast.
http://avast.com/
You download the demo version (it is a full version) completly free all you need to do is get a new registration key for it each year.

I'm not sure bout the Kaspersky it's like $80 right? the Nod 32 is half the price... and I've loved NOD 32 since I got it...

Give BitDefender a look....

Yep. I use BitDefender as well.

Avast , mateys

I had AVG on a machine I was fixing . It and Spybot S&D sometimes don't get along

Kaspersky, NOD, and BitDefender are pretty good. The new version of Norton, and currently Trend Micro are pretty good. but I cannot tell you how many people I've seen with good AVG protection, that have lots of viruses. That program is free for a reason. Same with Avast.

Free is only free, if your time is worth nothing.

Personally I use Kaspersky, for constant updates, and an unobtrusive approach. (tiny memory footprint, and good performance). But I used to use BitDefender, which does pretty well.

IMO, norton and mcafee are disastrous. I currently dont use anivirus software, but when I do, it's AVG. I have little to no experience with the other free products, so i cant vouch for them. AVG has always done a perfect job for me.

The prob with norton and mcafee is they claim to be an all-in-one solution usually, and they have all these bells and whistles to alert you of adware, spyware, viruses, etc, but I find they have so many working parts, one or more usually fails. They also take ions to load and are huge resource hogs. If you want the best advice that I can offer, learn to take care of your pc yourself. I use Comodo personal firewall and AVG (when i want antivirus protection) and scan for spyware, trojan horses and other malware with other products such as Spybot and a-squared free.

If you find a better combo of protection software, please post back so I can try them out. Thanks.

I agree 100 percent. Been using bitdefender for 2 years now and havent in that time had a single virus on my pc. Its a beast when it comes to virus scanning.
I have tried Norton (What a bloated piece of poo) And McAfee (Norton in disguise )
Kaspesky is good, but pricier than Bitdefender for no apparent reason.



Nope, wouldnt touch that if i wanted to protect my pc.
Taken from a review site :
AVAST 4 didn't receive the West Coast Labs Checkmark level 1 or 2 or the VB100%. AVAST wasn't as effective as some of the other products reviewed.