Anti virus recommendations?

[Mike_RS]

Hey guys its that time of the year for me when the dreaded anti virus subscription has expired and McAfee want £40 to renew it for another year! :S

Personally i would rather fill the 182 up and go for a drive so anybody got any cheaper suggestion or recommendations what anti virus is the best out there? Free or not.. Help appreciated

 

[Sym0n]

Avast.

 

[scott.p]

Bullguard or BitDefender

 

[Bodge!]

Avast.

 

[Dafthead]

AVG

 

[scott.p]

Bullguard or bitdefender > avg

 

[DaveDreads]

I've used Norton and Bullguard but now use AVG, it's free.

 

[Rich_172]

AVG or Avira. Both free

 

[lrj]

I use Microsoft Security Essentials.

 

[panda15]

I use avast the free version does more then enough and doesnt slow your system down like norton or mcaffe

 

[hughski]

I use avast the free version does more then enough and doesnt slow your system down like norton or mcaffe

+1

 

[Ben]

What about protection for a Mac?

 

[sideways danny]

Avira. AVG used to be good, but it's gone to s**t now

Norton and Macafee did more bad than good on every machine I've had with them

 

[lrj]

What about protection for a Mac?

Sophos have made a free version for Macs.

http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-edition.aspx

 

[JackJack]

I use avg and think it's alright no problems.

 

[Adam.]

What about protection for a Mac?

We use Sophos at work. Brilliant and doesn't get in the way.

 

[Malachi]

Avast

 

[Gareth]

AVG

 

[Badgerman85]

i get this question all the time, almost daily infact!

Avast or AVG if you want a decent free one!

If you want a paid for one then check out ESET NOD32, possibly one of the best on the market but its main selling point is the absolutely tiny system footprint it has, therefore it wont slow your system down as much as alot of the other ones!

but really, why pay, just get avast or AVG

 

[welshname]

Avast free. its s**t hot. the pay version is even better.

 

[sbridgey]

if you have barclays online banking you can download a free 3 user licence of Kaspersky which is a very good one

 

[DeeKay86]

Kaspersky has been rated the best anti-virus and internet security for years. I've only ever used kaspersky, its NEVER let me down. It also uses bloodhound technology to detect viruses which arent even in the virus database.

Once installed, you will notice a very small slowdown on your machine whilst Kaspersky configures itself, once thats done, its smooth sailing.

As above, free 3 user license if you have a Barclays internet banking account is the deal of the century! Do it!

If not Kaspersky, my second option would be Eset NOD32.

 

[Lancs-Trophy]

After dealing with this day to day let me tell you .... you get what you pay for.

Free AV is free for a reason more open to risk ,

I would look at kaspersky you can pick it up for around £23 for 3 machines for a year, very good anti virus.

If anyone knows anything about machines you will also understand about the risks you take , If you use a paid AV your less likely to get infected due to the ammount of updates and databases you are able to download.

 

[riz]

Is it worth getting any protection for a mac?

 

[lrj]

Definitely. There are a lot less viruses for Mac than for PC, but they do exist. Every platform probably has at least 1 virus written for it; PC, Mac, Linux, RISC OS, all the different mobile devices.

 

[oska]

I switched to Avast after using AVG for years as it got shite.

 

[Adam.]

Is it worth getting any protection for a mac?

Definatley. While they may not directly affect your mac, if you use USB sticks etc then they can easily spread! PITA lol.

 

[riz]

Definitely. There are a lot less viruses for Mac than for PC, but they do exist. Every platform probably has at least 1 virus written for it; PC, Mac, Linux, RISC OS, all the different mobile devices.

Oh Ok what should i be looking at?

 

[rory182]

I just use Microsoft Security Essentials

 

[Saner]

Kapersky, I pay for it but if you cant get it free like mentioned above, steal!

 

[Don]

Kapersky, I pay for it but if you cant get it free like mentioned above, acquirel!

Edited for Accuracy

 

[Adam]

Kaspersky Internet Security FTW!

 

[riz]

Cool ill have a look at the mac edition