2009-05-29, 01:53 AM
I use Avira FREE-edition. Why? I've been using it over a year, I didn't see any 90 day trials.
Virus scanners ain't reliable anymore. If I scan my system after a fresh install it doesn't find anything, once I installed all software, it finds 3 malwares and 7 spywares.
Since spyware and malware usually have names closely to windows and program files, the virus scanner can't detect the difference really.
So wether you use a paid version from Norton or Mcafee
Or a free version like Avira or AVG.
Use your operating system wisely, and you don't even need a virus scanner. That's the best advice I can give.
Virus scanners ain't reliable anymore. If I scan my system after a fresh install it doesn't find anything, once I installed all software, it finds 3 malwares and 7 spywares.
Since spyware and malware usually have names closely to windows and program files, the virus scanner can't detect the difference really.
So wether you use a paid version from Norton or Mcafee
Or a free version like Avira or AVG.
Use your operating system wisely, and you don't even need a virus scanner. That's the best advice I can give.