Computer Security Software Opinion

None | April 21, 2014 | Gypsy286

[GYPSY286]

Favored Computer Security Software-What's the best and most economical?

[GYPSY286]

My subscription for Norton expired over the weekend. They want me to renew at $89.95 although I found the same thing on Amazon for $29.95. Was wondering if any Freeper out there got PCMatic or another computer security software and what you think is the best security/best deal.

[deoetdoctrinae]

TECH PING

[Ingtar]

ESET NOD 32.

[mountainlion]

You can pick several free versions and rotate them, run one one day and another the next and do better than norton. Norton was more trouble than a virus to me. Download.com the old PC magazine is the place to go. SuuperAntiSpiwarare is the one I use the most but the free one has a popup I have to x out each day. If you upgrade you only get 30 days more and they want money. They even have technical advice also.

[ryan71]

Later

[Errant]

IMO, AVG from Amazon with AVG’s PCTuneup as part of a package deal.

[Klemper]

I use Vipre Antivirus

[nuconvert]

From what I’ve been told, PCmatic and others advertised on tv are bad and become a virus themselves.

[TomGuy]

I use MS Essentials with Win7 on both my desktop and laptop.

It is free as part of Win7.

[ShadowAce]

[TomGuy]

Over the years, I have used seveal AV software.

Many of them because bloatware and took more resources, thus slowing the pc to a crawl.

Many upgrades created major conflicts with other programs.

MS Essentials seems to work seemlessly.

[smokingfrog]

Screw Norton .. McAfee too.

I’m using ESET NOD32

[Da Coyote]

1. Remove, destroy, burn, incinerate, and take a bodacious Obama on anything written by Microsoft or Adobe.

2. Get a computer that runs Unix or one of the many variations.

There, that’ll do it.

[GMMC0987]

MS Security Essentials used to be highly regarded, but they have let it slip.

I use and recommend Avast Free Antivirus.

[expat_panama]

MS Essentials with Win7

That's my take.  It's got less adware than AVG too.

[molson209]

Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware Free Antivirus

AVAST Software’s avast! Free Antivirus 2014

AVG AntiVirus Free 2014

Avira Free AntiVirus

Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition

Comodo Antivirus 6

and many more

[minnesota_bound]

I currently use Kaspersky Internet Security. Less headache then AVG. http://usa.kaspersky.com

AVG is free http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage
Only problem was the interface which was confusing to me and it’s aggressive scan. You can set files to be ignored but it was a hassle. It always worked.

[UB355]

My routine is MS Security Essentials real time and run Malwarebytes once a month as a backup.

[KoRn]

Lots of good suggestions here.

I’ve always had great luck with Kaspersky. I think it costs around $40 for a one year, three computer license. (I’ve always gotten it ‘free’ through work)

[mabarker1]

SpyBot S & D Free

AVG Free

ZoneAlarm Free

I have used the above for the last 15+ years.

or

Never connect to the .net

norton SUCKS!!!
Anything on TV is a scam.

JMHO