Bert H

Question for you pc/internet experts out there. We had McAfee for about 3 years, (had to buy it regularly), and someone told me about the free avg product, which I now have installed. My question is, is it worth the $$ to keep purchasing McAfee, or is AVG good enough? This is kinda like the question of 'how much insurance is enough'? - hard to answer, but I would like to get some feelings from folks out there. Thanks.

Homer_Simpson

Don't waste your money and go with AVG. I have googled this subject to death and the consensus among those that have switched to free Anti-Virus programs like AVG and Avast claim that the free programs are just as good and some claim even better than Norton and McAfee Anti-Virus Programs. If you would rather place your trust in a commercial Anti-Virus Program, the consensus seems to be that you cannot beat Kapersky and N0D32 Anti-virus. There are also several free on-line anti-virus and anti-spyware program. For me the best option to virtually eliminate such threats is to go with a MacIntosh computer or create a dual boot Linux/Windows XP computer. Use Linux to surf the net and don't worry about updating and running a anti-virus program weekly and anti-spyware programs and boot into Windows XP to do your regular stuff. Linux is free. I have dedicated a whole page to safeguards you can take to protect your computer against such threats. It is full of useful information and resources. The web page was set up to provide information about the free internet hotspot I created in my building but I decided to add additional useful information about computer threats and security.
http://azdhan.googlepages.com/home

Regards.

Script404

I really like AVG. Nortons horribly boated, Mcafees/symantec arent as bad, but AVG works perfectly in the background without being resource hungry.

Yeaulman

I use NOD32 myself.

jessem

Avast!

Jesse

frozenbarb

I think the micro trend has the best, And there are sites for registeration codes

John N.

AVG is what I use on all my computers. Haven't had any incidents since I've installed it a few years ago to replace the Norton and McAfee programs. AVG is one of the best free programs out there.

-John N.

foom

AVG is good. Especially when they have a free version. It also don't load a bunch of useless item that hogs processes. PC-Cillin is also another one I would recommend if you need a multifunction type of protection. I've notice it tends to have a few processes but no over kill at least.

Just my 2 cent.

Fong

MiSo

another vote for AVG. i love it.

BigRed27

I second Yeaulman... NOD32
I have tried what seems like all of them. NOD32 doesnt bog down the system resources and is still functional.