Opinion on AntiVirus software

[david622]

Hi. My subscription to Norton just ended, so now before I resubscribe to them, I'm wondering what the best Antivirus software is. I'm willing to spend money on the software; I was gonna pay to resubscribe Norton, but before I do, is there anything better I can use?

Thanks,
DSF

[S!X]

Why would you pay for the software? I use NAV05 and it works fine.

[tesco]

I like NOD32 the best.
Uses VERY LITTLE resources, no slow downs form it at all.
And it has some of the top virus definitions as well (up there with norton).

[RPerry]

Norton SystemWorks is one of the few software's I actually buy

Been using it since 2002 and it hasn't failed me yet

[S!X]

Norton SystemWorks is one of the few software's I actually buy

Been using it since 2002 and it hasn't failed me yet

Exactly what im using.

[david622]

We're actually still using Norton 2003; we're not rebuying the software, just updating the subscriptions to the virus definitions.

[S!X]

We're actually still using Norton 2003; we're not rebuying the software, just updating the subscriptions to the virus definitions.

DL 05.

[trajillo]

Bitdefender!

[david622]

Has anybody here tried out a bunch of different AV softwares and chosen a specific one as the "best"?

[uNz[i]]

Yeah, I've tried Norton's 2k1,2,3 and 4, Nod32, Kaspersky (sp?), AVG personal and avast! personal.

I settled on avast because of a few reasons.

It uses very little resources.
The updates download in seconds, even with just a dialup connection.
They update the virus definitions at least once a day, sometimes as many as three times a day, which is amazing considering it's a free AV.

And when avast catches a virus, wow, does it ever let you know!