PC Anti virus

[DWiggy]

Microsoft Security essentials, it Free and made by the guys that that make the OS, (if you are running window) Really lite and again its FREE!!

 

[Blue Hills]

Thanks for the advice folks - somewhat nervously took Kaspersky off just before it was due to run out - installed MS Essentials and so far all looks good and smooth. And definitely not bloatware.

 

[Garz]

Whatever you do, avoid Norton. The software is flabby and slows down your PC.

Absolutely. Norton sucks balls.

Over the years I have used the usual free offerings but have also paid for: Panda, Eset, McAfee, Kaspersky and currently bitdefender. I rated Eset due to their scans not being a resource hog and ultra fast however they upped the pricing so ditched them. All much of a muchness as with bike brands people spouting the best being the one they use.

Thanks for the M$ input - seems the best choice!

 

[rusty bearing]

Another vote for MSE, been running it for quite a while never let anything past. I use it with Palemoon x64 or x86 on laptop. Palemoon is a stripped down vewrsion of Firefox and seems a little faster, particularly in a 64bit enviro.