This is definitely my first post and the sole reason I joined is to ask about the effectiveness of free antivirus software. My kaspersky is up for renewal and I definitely do not feel like paying $60 to renew it. I'm currently working on a laptop with Core 2 Duo (2.00) GHz, 4 GB ram, and 64-bit (Vista) processor. I have also just purchased an i7 920 (2.66 GHz), 9 GB Ram, and 64 bit (Vista) processor. I'm afraid of putting something too cheap on my new PC as well as my old laptop. I have been suggested to pick up clamwin, spybot, and windows defender. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Free antivirus?
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My first choice would be Microsoft Security Essentials.
followed by AVG and Avast.
All 3 are great and free. Find the one that works best for you.
followed by AVG and Avast.
All 3 are great and free. Find the one that works best for you.
+1. All are top notch choices.
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I use Avast. I like it, it's free and I can't say I've ever gotten a bug. It runs quietly in the background, doesn't take up a lot of memory and updates on its own. I'd recommend it
I left ESET to try MS Security Essentials in beta and have never looked back. It is a great program and offers real-time protection. MSE was one of the few to actually earn a good rating on cleaning up infections, as well as a very good for prevention. Neither AVG or Avast did that, nor did the vast majority of the paid Avs.
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