Do you use internet banking? I know Barclays offers free Kasperksy with theirs which I use.
Yes, me too. It works well too as well as being free (for us :cool: )
Its heuristics analysis blocking can be a bit over-aggressive though sometimes, I had to disable it to get my DVBViewer update installed, it got very annoyed with me (and me with it)!
I've been using Avast for a number of years without any major problems. The basic version (antivirus only) is free for personal use.
The builtin Windows firewall should be sufficient for most people so I would advise against paying extra for a full-blown suite.
Seconded - Avast just seems to get on with it with little interference
Also free and including a firewall is Comodo - although, in the past, I have found it slightly intrusive
IMO there isn't a FREE option which is as good as Kaspersky. Since you can get a 3-PC one-year license from Amazon for 20 quid, perhaps you should consider upgrading.
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The builtin Windows firewall should be sufficient for most people so I would advise against paying extra for a full-blown suite.
I have been using this for quite some time
It updates & works in the back ground so you dont need to do anything
Yes, me too. It works well too as well as being free (for us :cool: )
Its heuristics analysis blocking can be a bit over-aggressive though sometimes, I had to disable it to get my DVBViewer update installed, it got very annoyed with me (and me with it)!
Only Kaspersky 2013 is compatible with Windows 8.
MalwareBytes AntiMalware for routine scans maybe once a week.
Both are free of charge.
Seconded - Avast just seems to get on with it with little interference
Also free and including a firewall is Comodo - although, in the past, I have found it slightly intrusive
Each product is rated out of 6 on Protection, Repair, Usability and of the FREE ones tested, they rank:
Checkpoint Zone Alarm Free 5.5; 5.0; 5.5
AVG Free - 5.5; 5.0; 5.0
Avast 7 Free - 5.0; 4.5; 5.0
Panda Cloud Free - 5.0; 2.0; 5.0
MSE - 2.5; 5.5; 5.5
So, Microsoft Security Essentials is obviously offering less protection than the others.
On the paid for security suites: Kaspersky and Bitdefender (my preferred choice) are highly rated in terms of all three abilities.
MSE is rubbish going by those stats - AVG is the only logical choice
Been using this for years, switched from AVG, its much better