Best free anti virus?

[Wizrdwarts]

I've heard AVG, Avast, and NOD32 are all good. I'm using McAfee right now since I got it free with my ISP.

[pennywise]

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NOD32 isn't free, but by god is it good.

[=98=]

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Avast. Used it for years on every computer.

It has real 64bit support as well (not just emulated 32bit)

[Warhawk]

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Its a pretty close race between avast and AVG. I use them both and they both seem to be alright.

[Hellsent 2.0]

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!avast gets my vote!

[cloakster]

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AVG gets my vote for best free anti-virus, but NOD32 is still the best! :)

[ALANMAN]

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I've found that NOD 32 is better on system resources than any other Anti-virus. It also filters spyware.

In my experience, AVG is crap.

If you really need Free, go for Avast.

[imported_Field]

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is AVG bad because it doesnt really protect you or does it hog resources caus i went from using McAffee and paying money to this and i havent gotten any badness on my computer using this free AVG

[=98=]

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I can't see the reason to pay for a anti virus and firewall unless you're a business (in which case all security should be hardware based) or doing some dodgy stuff on the nets.

Avast and Comodo has kept me safe, well, forever.

[imported_Field]

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whats the difference between AVG and Avast? what makes avast better? caus if there is a big difference or some good perk i can get rid of avg on this one and also download avast on my new rig. so...whats the difference

[ALANMAN]

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AVG seems to have holes it. It also doesn't seem very easy on system resources compared to any other anti-virus.

[imported_Field]

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idk i kind of got the jist that if you are careful on the internet you dont even need an antivirus

[ALANMAN]

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Safe browsing habits help, but that alone won't keep you protected. Any antivirus is better than none at all, but some are better than others.

[Kreepy Kitteh =^o.O^=]

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I use Avast Professional.. It was kinda free and it works perfectly never had a single problem with it and i use it on three different pc's.

[Flt. Sgt. Powderhound]

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idk i kind of got the jist that if you are careful on the internet you dont even need an antivirus

It's inevitable that you'll make mistakes; for example I received and opened a phishing email purporting to be from Edexcel (a major UK exam board) shortly after having signed up to their online results service; thankfully I was in Ubuntu at the time, so I was OK, but it goes to show that one day you might be tricked.