My Norton subscription is up for renewel and I am consideraing other options. What anti-virus/internet security programs do you think are better than Norton? I already have Spydoctor installed for spyware if that makes any difference in your recommendations..
2007-01-13 04:49:39 · 16 answers · asked by arkiemom 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I don't mind paying for good protection - so I am not necessarily looking for free programs.
2007-01-13 05:09:44 · update #1
I for one will never use Norton.... it just slows the computer right up.... Bit defender is one of the top rated Anti-virus programs and it won't slow your computer up like Norton. You can buy it and download it right off the internet.
http://www.hermanstreet.com/store/bitdefender-antivirus-v10-download.html
2007-01-13 05:19:16 · answer #1 · answered by Pen Man 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-21 03:06:25 · answer #2 · answered by Valerie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Currrently, the best commercial Antivirus programs are Kapersky and NOD32. The latter is incredibly fast, and both are much more efficiently written than Norton, which eats a ton of system resources and slows everything down badly. Even AVG free edition (which I currently use) performs much better for me than Norton or McAfee, which I've used in the past.
The person who said free programs aren't worthwhile just doesn't know much about PC security products- two of the best ad & spyware cleaners are free, and the only disadvantage with the free version of AVG (as opposed to the registered, paid version) is no technical support, and the ability have customized scans- the free version defaults to a complete system scan every time.
2007-01-13 05:25:32 · answer #3 · answered by C-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
**Stay away from the free programs.
They are not as good as you think. I've try nortons, mcafee, and a few other no name AV. Everytime I head back to nortons. Currently I'm using Nortons internet Security and I have nothing bad to say about it.
P.S. - Nortons, does take up a lot of memory. So make sure you have at lest 1GIG. Which most pc's already have. A good AV like nortons requires alot of memory simply because, its working to protect your pc. A l l _ t h e_ t i m e ! It doesn't just sit there looking at you with a stupid look on its faces like a lot of AV's.
2007-01-13 05:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by asgrafxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can give a few links that offer free virus and spyware removers...!You may be having a virus or spyware installed on your PC. Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
2007-01-15 02:02:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG for your anti virus and Zonelabs for your firewall.Make sure you uninstall norton completely using their own uninstaller (found on their website)otherwise it can leave a lot of files behind that you wont be able to shift. Its about time more people shifted away from norton as it slows your machine down considerably.
2007-01-13 05:01:48 · answer #6 · answered by joe t 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go here and download FREE and very good antivirus and antispyware software:
http://www.helpero.com/Questions-and-answers/Computers/Software/Are-there-any-good-FREE-spyware-programs_291.html
http://www.helpero.com/Questions-and-answers/Computers/Software/Can-you-recommend-me-a-free-antivirus_2568.html
Helpero is a web site that helps every Internet user, from all over the world, solve any computer related problem. You can ask Helpero for free.
2007-01-13 11:50:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG and Avast are pretty good if you want a free anti virus service.
Kaspersky is the best rated, but you have to pay for it.
2007-01-13 05:01:10 · answer #8 · answered by Snerler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a list of free anti-virus to try http://www.basicspywaretips.com/freevirusremovaltool.html
2007-01-13 05:00:58 · answer #9 · answered by Tyler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My nod goes to www.avast.com
It is what we recommend to our customers and we use in the office.
Avast is small...doesn't tax your computer like the big two. And it is not clunky like AVG.
Give the free home edition a try and then if you like...throw them some money.
Let us know what you decide and how it works out for you.
2007-01-14 03:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by nationalcomputertechs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋