Norton 360 - Alternative Products

[pmeswani]

AVG is shyte! Use it at your peril. Dont take my word, see comparison here
http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivi...a/freeav_2.htm

With a score of just 30 (!) out of a possible 125, do you really want to trust your pc with that piece of shyte?

You've really got to question the knowledge of people who recommend and use AVG!

I agree. And AVG (the free one) doesn't even do real-time scanning. Greater exposure. I went with Kaspersky, but would prefer Sophos... however, I can't afford to but the corporate license.

[Ardesco]

Sophos seems good, what I'll probably switch to when my Kaspersky license expires, definetly one of the fastest and they optimise it for speed.

[AtW]

I agree. And AVG (the free one) doesn't even do real-time scanning.

It does actually - checks stuff on file open.

[pmeswani]

It does actually - checks stuff on file open.

What does it do when you download a file or browsing websites with active content?

[Fred Bloggs]

Look no further than Avast! The last AV app you'll need.

[AtW]

What does it do when you download a file or browsing websites with active content?

It definately does it on file open - most likely does for active sites, I prefer to use NOSCRIPT plugin for my FireFox to only grant permission for select trusted sites to do anything remotely "active": much safer strategy than any anti-virus.

[scooterscot]

Get a Mac....

Happy New Year

[JoJoGabor]

I've used most AV products in Production networks and for home users during a stint working for a PC repair shop and can't recommend NOD32 from www.eset.com enough. It has the smallest footprint of any AV product and has tiny updates several times a day.