Anti virus software

[JohnnyE]

I need some as mine is just about to run out. What do people use and is any free stuff available...........

 

[DrR]

zone alarm free is what i use

 

[MWright]

Microsoft Security Essentials.

 

[Gareth]

Microsoft Security Essentials / AVG Free

 

[Flat Eric]

I need to get some too as mine has just ran out

 

[Munson]

MSE for normal consumers. End.

 

[JohnnyE]

I'm just downloading the Microsoft one now cheers

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Avast free. Brilliant software and rated #1 on CNET. Mse is rubbish in comparison

 

[Ranter22]

MSE is useless, even Microsoft said its just a baseline and users should install 3rd party anti-virus.

 

[JohnnyE]

Ive deleted MSE and downloaded Avasti now thanks

 

[Sam]

MSE is useless, even Microsoft said its just a baseline and users should install 3rd party anti-virus.

I've always used MSE and it's never faulted yet.

In fairness, if your careful on the Internet you shouldn't need an anti-virus.

 

[Amberlamps]

AVG for me, used it for years and never had any probs with it. Also pair it up with malwarebytes.

 

[Darius]

AVG or MSE

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

I've always used MSE and it's never faulted yet.

In fairness, if your careful on the Internet you shouldn't need an anti-virus.

If you're going to have anti-virus on, you might as well use the best you can.

Totally agree with the second part, haven't had it on my own laptop in years. I have no need for it!

 

[LB197]

If your with barclays and have online banking you can get kaspersky for free, thats what i use

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

If your with barclays and have online banking you can get kaspersky for free, thats what i use

I wouldn't want to use Kaspersky even if I got paid for it.

 

[adamlstr]

If your with barclays and have online banking you can get kaspersky for free, thats what i use

This, a lot of banks offer free/subsidised AV.

 

[Ranter22]

In fairness, if your careful on the Internet you shouldn't need an anti-virus.

Totally untrue, your computer can be infected from simply visiting a website, even the most trusted ones. If there is a zero day exploit in your browser or in a plug in like flash it can be used to install keyloggers trojans etc on your computer.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Totally untrue, your computer can be infected from simply visiting a website, even the most trusted ones. If there is a zero day exploit in your browser or in a plug in like flash it can be used to install keyloggers trojans etc on your computer.

Wrong. If you have UAC on, and a decent browser such as Chrome you will be fine.

 

[Ranter22]

a decent browser such as Chrome you will be fine.

Come off it, a teenage boy used zero day exploits to escape Chromes sandbox.

 

[Amos91]

I'd go for Avast free based on detection rates etc. Just turn off the stupid voice telling you its updated!

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

Come off it, a teenage boy used zero day exploits to escape Chromes sandbox.

And how is Anti-virus going to stop that?

 

[Ranter22]

And how is Anti-virus going to stop that?

Its what he can do after that is why you need anti-virus as another layer of defense.