Best Anti-Virus: Many anti-virus has been used, but which one is the best?
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I use Kaspersky Internet Security on my Vista laptop. It works great but at one time for some reason Id get blue screens and Vista said Kaspersky was the cause. What I did was go to the repair-uninstall feature and did the repair and its worked fine since then. I also use nod32. Both Kaspersky and nod32 are very highly rated but I think nod32 is supposed to use less system resources and may be a better choice if you dont have a high performance computer. I found a good deal on nod32 but honestly if you wait and look around you should be able to find Kaspersky for a free after rebate price.
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I did a recent install on a PC that had Microsoft and ZoneAlarm anti-virus programs on it and Bitdefender wanted them removed before install. I've seen many comments about anti-virus programs not getting along with others. All my PC's have CCleaner installed and I've had no issues with Bitdefender. I can't speak regarding the other programs you asked about.
473506
i LIKE AVG 2012 FREE ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM,Ccleaner for cleanup, adaware (free) for malware detection.
593403
Tough to say without knowing the conditions of your PC setup. Most seem to hit a high point in popularity and then eventually fade, so picking a current popular one like Avast or another like Eset Nod that is recommended by Tech Guy, either should serve well.
363858
Norton has really gone down hill over the years and 360 consistently makes your computer slower. Ditch and come over to eset antivirus, it's light weight and will catch that adware virus you're suffering from.
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you should use xp. xp is the best option because it is tried-and-true. also, this is the best option, because parallels (the other option) cost zillions, and don't work as well. just remember to get good antivirus software (even free ones are ok), because now you are using windows :P
1642836
It came without an antivirus program but since you probably want to upgrade up from buggy XP why not switch to Ubuntu and eliminate the need for an antivirus program?
319411
Norton Anti-Virus is very good about blocking sites that are completely safe at times. The best option is to switch to a better anti-virus software as Norton is full of false positives like this. Something like Malwarebytes or AVG will be better choices and not give problems like this.
1608461
Don't know for certain, but Noron would be my last choice for security. Get AVG, Avast, or any of a dozen others that are far superior to Norton and McAfee.
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It comes with some trial antivirus software like McAffee I think. I personaly uninstalled it, and left the Windows antivirus (now part of Windows Defender, in windows 8).
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It comes with virus protection for a limited time. However, you could get free virus protection software from http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus.
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Kaspersky's "Internet Security" (usually more expensive) is an fancier version of "Anti-Virus" (usually cheaper). You pick one or the other, do not purchase both. This website shows the differences: http://usa.kaspersky.com/renewal/home-user-renewals Oddly, the back of the Anti-Virus box has a more better breakdown of the differences. I don't know why they don't put that on their website.
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Kaspersky Internet Security is the Anti-Virus with other extras added in. If you you run more than one Anti Virus software (such as Windows Anti Virus) you PC/Mac will run slower. My suggestion is that you just run the Kaspersky Internet Security and that should be fine. I my suggestions help you in some way.
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yes it can use any anti-virus program you want. I am currently using Vipre with no issues.
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No . I gave this to my Wife she uses it to go on line a lot ,using WIFI when she is away from her computer.I'm sure you will not pick up a Virus as long as you use trusted sites. I Hope this helps you.
1654461
Norton always interferes with apps. Use free AVAST. It's recommended by IT specialist. I never had a problem with a virus.
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Anti-Virus software has always been seperate, the fact that this is made by Microsoft makes no difference. It will never come included with the OS because Microsoft would be accused of using their monopoly to force their anti-virus on users. You can argue that anti-virus should be included for free, but thats never going to happen. You can also only have one anti-virus running at a time. However this is actualy a rip off for a different reason. They are discontinuing the service in June so its a waist of money. Buy NOD32 or Kaspersky instead (I don't trust Norton and Mcafee)