AV Software

tmac · 3 Nov 2007 at 22:44

I wonder what your experiences of different AV software is. I use Norton that I get free with my BTBroadband but it seems to drag the boot time and performance of my pc down but I haven't had any virus problems so am loathe to change. One of my friends uses Kapersky and thinks it is really good but I thought it would be a good idea to get the opinion of youu guys before I change.

Thanks for looking.

liam8582007 · 3 Nov 2007 at 22:52

What OS?

Nod32 is really popular, it isn't free though.

The good freebies are AVG/Antivir/Avast!

Liam

swinnie · 3 Nov 2007 at 22:59

I use AVG on all my systems except one and on that I use Avast!

The free Anti Virus software are good. I truly recommend AVG.

Kobrakai · 3 Nov 2007 at 23:07

Another vote for NOD32 (I expect you will get a lot of these).

Great antivirus, uses less system resources than any other I’ve tried.

MarcLister · 4 Nov 2007 at 00:51

Nod32 and Kaspersky are quite popular here. AVG/Avast are quite good free versions. I'm sure most people will say that almost anything is better than Norton.

Btw poll here.

Kobrakai · 4 Nov 2007 at 01:07

MarcLister said:
almost anything is better than Norton.

Duke · 4 Nov 2007 at 09:01

Norton is dire. Go for NOD32

tmac · 4 Nov 2007 at 09:17

Sorry should have said using XP home

swinnie · 4 Nov 2007 at 09:49

All AntiVirus software mentioned in this thread is compatible with XP Home I am sure.

Thorien · 4 Nov 2007 at 11:20

Another vote for AVG here, I'm using it with XP Pro - It's excellent and Free!!

Jimmy1983 · 4 Nov 2007 at 11:35

Nod32

Agent0range · 4 Nov 2007 at 12:37

I've been thoroughly impressed by both Nod32 and AVG in the past and use them on my home machines. Either one of the two will provide good protection, low system resources and remain unobtrusive.