Anti-virus programs?

[Ash]

It's that time of year again when if have to renew my anti-virus. Now I've tryed a few over the years and they all been total bolx. Any recommendations?

So far i've used:

Norton:roll: lol
Trend Mirco PC-Cillin
McAfee
and something else which started good and then fell apart.

Most seem to start off fine actually and then after about 2 months my PC gets slower and slower and ... you get the idea. I've heard good things about AVG, any news?

[FUSION X16XE]

AVG FTW. Its all ive ever used and i doubt ill ever buy a brand name one like Norton. Well recomend it mate.

8.0.169 is the version im using btw.

[Steve]

Im using norton and virus wise I've had no problems but my pc is now ridiculously slow, didn't think norton would have done that, ive just put it down to having a large porn storage! lol

[Breeny]

AVG Ed8 or Kaspersky 2009 are the only products I would install on a home system.

AVG do a free license for home users which is even more of a bonus.

[large_steve182]

all about avg. download 8.something from www.download.com

i also use a version of adaware for getting rid of some crap

[Dan]

i tend to run along with avg, the others always seem just far to intrusive and slow systems down on their own merits. although i always run this alongside a regular check with spybot and adaware for good measure

[FUSION X16XE]

Well sed ^

[paul james]

I have used the Free versions of AVG for years and years on various computers, and its never let me down or impacted performance.

[brainsnova]

Im using norton and virus wise I've had no problems but my pc is now ridiculously slow, didn't think norton would have done that, ive just put it down to having a large porn storage! lol

NORTON IS THE CAUSE :thumb: im using avg and spyware doctor. norton got deleted and my computer is 10 x faster

[salter]

I've also been using Norton and 360 and found my laptop started to run slower over time and been told they are the cause.

I have been recommended Avast which I will move to once 360 expires.

[Ash]

Excellent, cheers for the replys. Thats the kinda answers I was looking for.

Brains - You actually managed to uninstall Norton! I found bits a pieces of the program dot all over my HDD months after I uninstalled it!

[craig green]

NORTON has turned my parents computer into a snail like thing. Rediculous!

[dhdev (Oli)]

This may explain why my old laptop that my mum uses runs so retardly, she recently had a new version of Norton installed :cry:
Think I'll be removing norton from mine and trying out AVG free :thumb:

[Ash]

Yes, do! AVG has sorted my PC out a treat - I can actually listen to music AND surf the web at the same time now! lol

[mowgli]

I use virgin broadband & their free anti virus, it works very well on vista.
every couple of weeks, after the kids have been loading games etc, I use a program called registryfix. it cleans the registry up & helps speed things up.
I have a password for how to fiddle the free download if anyone is interested....

[Mazz]

Norton sucks balls, AVG 8 FTW :) Its all i have used for 4 years now..

[Welsh Dan]

http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

Uninstalling is not enough.

[Mazz]

Norton is bitch to get rid of..

[brainsnova]

easy when you know how lol lol lol my mate knows how to extract all the crap

[Welsh Dan]

Not if you download and run that tool ;).

[Courtnova16v]

Kaspersky all the way.

[Rich]

i have avg and my computer runs crap, had avast before which i prefered

[loggyboy]

i use a business version of Mcafee, which works fine and never slows my machine. But AVG is good.

[Prey]

Id get Avast and steer clear of Norton/McAffee definately

Personal opinion of course.