hey guys,
i am looking for a new anti virus, i have norton at the minute but slows ma computer down so much

any one got any recomendations?

cheers.

I got reccomended by many people to choose AVG.

Here ya go mate >> http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

You won't regret it

yeah AVG is very good!

I think it's safe to say that AVG and avast! are the overall best choices for free antivirus softwares (good protection, light weighted, good update rates, ...). That's at least what I can grap from the many antivirus comparatives, these two are always around the top.

As Lyle already has posted the link to AVG, I'll, just paste the link to avast!:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

I've personally been using avast! for a few years now, and I've always been satisfied with it... after having disabled the program sounds!

Edited at 23:15 Fri 20/06/08 (BST)

I used the AVG free service, but then it told me that i needed to upgrade to version 8 which you have to pay for, well you should have to pay for anyway...

ok cheers guys

might have to give it a try

Edit : Sorry mate, you cant ask for serials or advice getting around paying for software. Thanks.

Edited by forum moderator cuchulain, at 22:09 Mon 23/06/08 (BST)

I downloaded AVG it takes quite awhile to scan the computer doesn't it.

I've had both AVG and Avast and I would say that Avast was the better one of the two...

AVG does that every 6 months, just go to their website and download the latest free version.

http://www.grisoft.cz/filedir/inst/avg_free_stf_en_8_100a1323.exe

I swear by AVG, and regularly use it at work to clean up infected machines which were supposedly "protected" by Nortons corporate software.

And yes, AVG takes a while to scan, because it actually scans all the files, it doesn't just look for one's that have changed since the last time

As you always hear - the best things in life are free

Edited at 23:40 Mon 23/06/08 (BST)

yeah it take awhile but i have noticed my computer running slighty faster so am happy with it.

I use F-Secure and i have had no problems with it

it updates itself automatically and gets rid and dedtects the grizzbies that try and get into you pc/laptop

Now you tell me spinn

Nod32 is ment to be the best AV to use but I don't use any think its better to get rid of them yourself

NOD32 is known to be good, but unfortunately it isn't free.
And with the existing free solutions being of a very good quality, I would only recommend one from the free anti-virus we've discussed earlier in this topic.