Free anti virus

[souldriver]

Whats the best free AV program. I know there are several such as AVG, Nod32, Avast and Avira. But which would be best to replace an expired subscription nor norton av?

Cheers SD

[trish432]

I find avg ok, but whatever you decide on you will need to completely remove norton first.
Use the Norton removal too, as it won`t fully uninstall by using add or remove programmes.

http://service1.syman...ocid/2005033108162039

http://www.filehippo....wnload_avg_antivirus/

[souldriver]

cheers i'll look into that.

[AlBags]

Symantec has a removal tool
AVG has a removal tool.
Best to uninstall with the proper uninstaller first.

Norton 2010 is great now, and uses very little memory compared to 2008 and before. It has also stopped immediately a couple of things that AVG free couldnt.

[droopdrawers]

I have used AVG very successfully for many years and recommend it

DD

[AlBags]

http://www.avg.com/ww-en/download-tools

[AlBags]

AVG Free does not stop this .... popular problem at the moment

http://www.myantispyw...netsky-spyware-alert/

Norton 2010 does stop it without a problem.

[Puzzled001]

new avast 5 , appears innovative, just go to avast.com

[willyboy]

Tried a lot (for free).
Avg Free (older versions) used to be good. Newer versions are a complete system hog and there is little help available.
Microsoft do a great free AV program, namely Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). Takes up far less space than all the rest. Have tried it, it works fine, but there are no options to "fiddle" about with.
Avast! has got to be one of the best out there at the moment. For a free program it covers everything. It's new version 5 is a bit strange (for version 4 users), but it does the trick. Go with it!