Right, my norton is coming to an end and i dont want to really pay another £50 to have it back again. Are there any free good and trusted ones? I dont want to download something and it not work.

Also my pc runs so bl**dy slow as well with the norton.

Thanks for any help as im a bit of a pc numbty.

avg its free

avg its free



it works and its free .

avast free, avg 8 isnt as good as 7.5 used to be

AVG for me too... just love the price

AVG is good, Avast is better. Updates are far less hassle, and you don't get half the grief trying to download the free version.

Use a proper package Avira AntiVir Premium --- Gives 100% reliable protection and unlike some of the other downloads programs gives few false positives. and has a a proper professional looking interface not like something from Disney land.

You can use the Premium paid for version for 30 days free test use or use the 100% free Anti-Vir Free Personal edition which lacks web and email screening features.

The only real draw back of the free edition is updates can be slow to download due to over loaded server.
For more info see
http://www.avira.com/en/download/index.html

[Edited on 12/12/08 by britishtrident]

Even better - do what I do on my main computer, and use an operating system that's not got more security holes than a colander...

David
(Ubuntu fan - but I do use Avast on my Windoze boxes that I use for odd jobs like running the Megajolt and JAW setup programs.)

NOD32. It's not free, but you'll struggle to find better

AVAST is the best I've found. Don't be fooled into paying for antivirus software as reviews support the conclusion that the free programs are just as good as the paid for ones. Also bear in mind that nothing is 100% reliable at detecting viruses and that common sense is the best protection of all!

Cheers,
Craig.

got avast myself, updates the virus list a couple of times every day (though the voice telling you its updated gets annoying after the first.. well, its annoying right from the start. i did what it tells you to make it stop, but it still does it...)
doesn't slow your PC, and i've not have a virus on this computer yet. its caught them before they get on here.

notrton on my mums laptop on the other hand, has norton, and KEEPS getting viruses on it. 2 in 2 weeks

Avast for me.

Neil

Avast for me too - but I keep getting the notification that the trial period is coming to an end , and when I try to re-new it , the email it's supposed to send never arrives

i use avg but if you use HSBC internet banking they are currently offering 12months Macafee for free.

Avg on home and work pc's

AVG for me too.

Avast 100 %

I've used it for the last 3 years and never had a problem!!!

Avast Premium for me £12 year

i use avast and has been good upto last week..... by the time it realised i had a virus it was all over the place so had to re-install everything. Price is good tho.

But ...

You have to uninstall Norton first as it conflicts with Avast etc.