Anti-Virus, WHICH ONE????? HELP !!!!

horrible life

I have used Norton security and Anti-Virus protection for 2 years. I downloaded from Norton, for what I think was $89.00. It expires tonight. I was going to
re-signup. The cost now is $49 to $59. The $59 is Norton 360. with an extra $12.00 tacked on, if you want to ever download it a 2nd time. Like an insurance policy, if your computer goes down. Fine

I went on the internet, to see if this was the cheapest I could get it for. YES!!! Re-signing has its advantages. BUT, I found a, rate this product, site, and it is horrible. People are saying it crashed their computers etc. They give it a failing grade.

So, what should I do?? I need it tonight, and I can download it from the computer, or I have a Walmart. HELP!!!!!

AlphaOmega

I gave up on Norton a year or so ago - the AV was fine, but the rest of it just slowed the computer down horribly.

I did use AVAST (free) but it let me down a week ago, and some snotty little mailer worm got me !

I now use AntiVir also free as it got me out of trouble. http://www.free-av.com/

Brother Apostate

Norton and McAffee are old code based products that bog down your computer immensely.

I suggest Panda, which is new code based, uses minimal disk space, doesn't bog your computer down, and has adaptive algorithms that search for "virus-like" behaviors, allowing it to potentially find viruses way before Norton or McAffee are updated so they can find them.

BA- Uses Panda

5go

I use Defender 5 in 1 or what ever is at your store $20 most of the time.

It works good enough, don't bother with the rest they suck down too much memory and CPU resources. Next in line would be PC-cillin it is the best over all in my opinion. Most of my tech friends use PC-cillin.

SixofNine

BA may have the best advice about the various products. But, for what it's worth, you can get McAffee free from AOL (firewall, spyware, virus), you don't have to be a member. It updates most every day, and I usually run it in the middle of the night because as BA points out, it's a resource hog. I'm no huge fan of AOL, but they do have as much vested interest as anyone on the planet in keeping the net safe from virus and spyware.