Should I buy an antivirus or are free ones just as good?

[Dearg Doom]

And what would the consequences be should they find out?

If you developed the software would you be happy for users to abuse the license terms so that you don't get paid?

 

[paddyjnr]

If you developed the software would you be happy for users to abuse the license terms so that you don't get paid?

Point taken!!

 

[rgfuller]

And what would the consequences be should they find out?

A visit from "The Spanish Inquisition" [broken link removed])

 

[DaveRowtree]

The free ones are just as good, in my opinion.

 

[quarterfloun]

We should not be working out the consequences of porential criminal activity on this forum.....if was to buy a bag of coke and share it with my friends......

Pay for what you use if a fee is applicable.

 

[glic83]

i use eset nod 32 and find it excellent and its not resource hunger like some of the av's out there

 

[michaelm]

I tend to go with whatever PC Pro recommends.

 

[overthebridg]

sorry to bring this back up again...but which do people feel is better. I currently have norton which is due for renewal this week. Should I go and pay E70 for new service pack or should I try AVG or avast at no charge.

I have had no trouble with norton so I'm not too sure what to do ??

 

[sfag]

never ever ever use norton.
AVG free is completly fine.

 

[rgfuller]

On an asside note: Allegedly Apple are now recommending that users of the Mac OS use antivirus products...
[broken link removed]
Though they have since retracted that: http://www.newsoxy.com/apple/article11414.html

 

[RMCF]

Another vote here for AVG Free.

It comes highly recommended by many websites/magazines etc.

 

[michaelm]

Should I go and pay E70 for new service pack or should I try AVG or avast at no charge.

Up to you. I wouldn't pay the €70. I'd use Antivir (free-av.com) or AVG.

 

[overthebridg]

thanks I'll give AVG a whirl and see how I get on

 

[Dearg Doom]

sorry to bring this back up again...but which do people feel is better. I currently have norton which is due for renewal this week. Should I go and pay E70 for new service pack or should I try AVG or avast at no charge.

I have had no trouble with norton so I'm not too sure what to do ??

Did you read any of my posts on this thread? The best thing to do depends on your situation and computer usage and abilities.

 

[overthebridg]

I read the postings. I was getting more confused the more I read.
I was just looking for a definitve answer
I decided on AVG and have been using it for a few days now and I have to say it's working well.
Cheers

 

[Dearg Doom]

I was just looking for a definitve answer
Cheers

There isn't one definitive answer. Free products are suitable for some situations. Others require or benefit from paid-for products.

 

[ahrp976]

In my Personal Experience the company I work for have a fully paid for AV which in my opinion does not work properly whether this is incorrectly configured I don't know, What I do know is that a machine I worked at had a virus which filled the desktop with shortcuts. The resident AntiVirus did not pick up on this. I installed a free AV which found 123 infections and was able to remove most of them. As with Dearg doom Google, review and choose your weapon of choice.

 

[cleverclogs7]

i have used avast for 2 yrs hasnt let me down.i do a pc scan every 2 weeks.used avg before that and found it pretty bad.