FREE PC anti-virus recommendations?

[Claymore]

Microsoft Security Essentials

Seconded. It's not as full-featured, but it's relatively lean and fast. Avast and the others have become bloated monsters with annoying annual reminders. It's not fun when you discover your antivirus is so comprehensive it stops you from printing.

 

[Electric]

Seconded. It's not as full-featured, but it's relatively lean and fast. Avast and the others have become bloated monsters with annoying annual reminders. It's not fun when you discover your antivirus is so comprehensive it stops you from printing.

Must be a bad tech.

 

[padjakkels]

I don't trust their testing methods, you can't test each component separately and expect to get an accurate result. Also their testing procedure relies heavily on static detection. I mean what normal user would willingly disable their anti virus to knowingly install malware ?

Rather go with Dennis technology labs as they test the anti virus as a normal user would use it.

Here's the link for corporate, small business and home protection:

www.dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2014/

Thanks, it interesting how they do the tests. Just sad that they don't test as many antivirus programs as av.comparatives.org.

 

[padjakkels]

Must be a bad tech.

Eletric, some of us do have feelings ....

 

[Electric]

Eletric, some of us do have feelings ....

Not you. You bad tech you.

 

[padjakkels]

Not you. You bad tech you.

At least I didn't suggest NORTON or McAfee!!

 

[Rickster]

Seconded. It's not as full-featured, but it's relatively lean and fast. Avast and the others have become bloated monsters with annoying annual reminders. It's not fun when you discover your antivirus is so comprehensive it stops you from printing.

What the hell did I just read?

 

[k-4]

Thanks, it interesting how they do the tests. Just sad that they don't test as many antivirus programs as av.comparatives.org.

I feel the same way.

 

[k-4]

At least I didn't suggest NORTON or McAfee!!

Norton is much better than you think. Here are the results from. Dennis technology labs. For Q2 this year (home protection)

 

[padjakkels]

Norton is much better than you think. Here are the results from. Dennis technology labs. For Q2 this year (home protection)

Thanks, but I will NEVER use NORTON.

 

[k-4]

Thanks, but I will NEVER use NORTON.

Why?

Do tell.

 

[padjakkels]

Why?

Do tell.

Well, many years ago it didn't stop virusses, its part of bloatware, and it slowed my pc down... so my image of them is not that good, and maybe preference.

 

[padjakkels]

Well, many years ago it didn't stop virusses, its part of bloatware, and it slowed my pc down... so my image of them is not that good, and maybe preference.

And because I'm a noob and a bad tech! lol

 

[Electric]

You even needed a separate uninstaller to get rid of all the Norton ***.

 

[k-4]

Well, many years ago it didn't stop virusses, its part of bloatware, and it slowed my pc down... so my image of them is not that good, and maybe preference.

Are you aware of how much has changed over the years ?

If you tried a trial version of Norton now, I'm sure your opinion will change.

 

[Jar-man]

Avast! Been using it for 4 years. Converted from AVG.

Love it.

 

[padjakkels]

Are you aware of how much has changed over the years ?

If you tried a trial version of Norton now, I'm sure your opinion will change.

Nah, not interested. Thanx!

 

[Claymore]

Must be a bad tech.

LOL.

I haven't seen any of the AV programs stop what happens in the real world: end-users installing Ask toolbars, Teamview, Mindspark software, etc. all on their own. Actual viruses are really rare.

 

[Claymore]

What the hell did I just read?

Want me to requote it for you?

 

[padjakkels]

LOL.

I haven't seen any of the AV programs stop what happens in the real world: end-users installing Ask toolbars, Teamview, Mindspark software, etc. all on their own. Actual viruses are really rare.

So teamviewer is a virus now!?