Would like to know what is one of the best anti-virus software for my desktop that does not cost a fortune.
Thank you.
Mary C. Lydon
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take your pick of any of these free versions
Avast free for home http://www.avast.com/en-ca/free-antivirus-download
AVG free http://free.avg.com/ca-en/free-antivirus-download
Avira http://free.avg.com/ca-en/free-antivirus-download
Bitdefender http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html
There are others out there, but that's four I know best.
AVG free http://free.avg.com/ca-en/free-antivirus-download
Avira http://free.avg.com/ca-en/free-antivirus-download
Bitdefender http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html
There are others out there, but that's four I know best.
18th Feb
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Top Security Suites
PC World just did an article in there March Issue for Top Security Suite
1) F-Secure expensive
2) Norton Internet Security
3) Trend Micro Titanium
4) Bit Defender
5) Kaspersky
Others listed not in order were McAfee and AVG
1) F-Secure expensive
2) Norton Internet Security
3) Trend Micro Titanium
4) Bit Defender
5) Kaspersky
Others listed not in order were McAfee and AVG
18th Feb
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Comodo Internet Security
I would suggest you to go with Comodo Internet Security! This has many features enabled in a single software, For details about it you can visit here ..
http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/free-internet-security.php
http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/free-internet-security.php
18th Feb
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Looking for a new anti-virus software
If you are using Windows, virtually any version, then Microsoft Security Essentials is the way to go. It is free, easy on system resources, and quite good!
If you are using Linux, then you probably do not need anything:-)
Good Luck
If you are using Linux, then you probably do not need anything:-)
Good Luck
19th Feb
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A lot depends on the user. If the user 'behaves' then Microsoft Security Essentials works well...I use that on lots of PCs and have had good luck with it. Works without breaking, and uses little processing power.
If the user is, to be polite, not so well behaved, then you need the whole big security suite.
The major difference is that a 'suite' typically will have a personal firewall. This is critical to catch the occasional virus or malware that is undetected by a a signature-based scanner. Windows firewall does not block outgoing traffic, but a a third-party personal firewall product will..so when a virus tries to 'phone-home' the personal firewall should alert you.
Suites tend to have all sorts of other features, such as anti-phishing, anti-malware...some even do content filtering.
If the user is, to be polite, not so well behaved, then you need the whole big security suite.
The major difference is that a 'suite' typically will have a personal firewall. This is critical to catch the occasional virus or malware that is undetected by a a signature-based scanner. Windows firewall does not block outgoing traffic, but a a third-party personal firewall product will..so when a virus tries to 'phone-home' the personal firewall should alert you.
Suites tend to have all sorts of other features, such as anti-phishing, anti-malware...some even do content filtering.
robo_dev
19th Feb
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Microsoft Security Essentials
I am using Microsoft Security Essentials along with Spybot Search and Destroy, both are free and you can download them from ninite.com. You can also find other options there and useful software you may want to use.
SSD is a spyware remover, so don't worry about having two antivirus running on the PC, because SSD is not.
SSD is a spyware remover, so don't worry about having two antivirus running on the PC, because SSD is not.
19th Feb
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Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security
I like pretty much Trend Micro Titanium, been with Trend Micro for as long as 8 years and always detected malware and stuff...
you can try with free solutions like Security Essentials and recently, I??ve tried Fortinet Lite which was a surprise since I never imagined that it could work as nice it is working for me right now.
you can try with free solutions like Security Essentials and recently, I??ve tried Fortinet Lite which was a surprise since I never imagined that it could work as nice it is working for me right now.
19th Feb
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Another vote for comodo
My Vipre AV is just expiring, and they want 39.99 for an annual renewal. So I am ditching it and going to put Comodo AV on the computer. I already am using Comodo Firewall on this computer.
20th Feb
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Yeah, but ...
Easy to use, nice and light on resources, works for me ...
All nice, but how can we know whether they do the job? It's like buying car insurance ... we all look for the lowest price, but it's only when we come to claim that we find out what we really bought. Ditto backing up your data ... it's only when you try to restore that you find out whether you've been wasting your time.
All nice, but how can we know whether they do the job? It's like buying car insurance ... we all look for the lowest price, but it's only when we come to claim that we find out what we really bought. Ditto backing up your data ... it's only when you try to restore that you find out whether you've been wasting your time.
20th Feb
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Unthreat
I recommend you try Unthreat Antivirus, it's surprisingly light on the system and seems to find all the threats on my computer without slowing it down. It's a free antivirus and doesn't have any of those annoying popups.
26th Feb
