I use Avast Free which I've been running for the last few years. The only annoyance is the "scanning completed" alerts which you can turn off and you have to re-register the licence annually (takes a minute). I switched from AVG free as it was becoming more of a resource hog.
I also use the inbuilt Windows Defender on Windows Vista. I use Windows 8 occasionally and I noticed in that OS that the inbuilt "defender" stuff seems to be much more like a typical malware checker. There is no longer the "white flag" notice to "choose an antivirus program online". I don't run any kind of firewall on Linux except for the in-built one. I see no need for one as I always use it on a home network and apart from directory sharing I do not run public services. I have never run any Linux anti-virus on laptop/desktop but I hear clamav is popular. On 20 January 2013 21:15, Ally Biggs <bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > Avast anti virus in conjunction with malware bytes both are free never had a > issue :) > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 20 Jan 2013, at 16:24, "Chris Dennis" <cgden...@btinternet.com> wrote: > >> On 20/01/13 12:42, Paul Stimpson wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I use AVG free edition. I'm happy with it and it always used to get rid >>> of the stuff Norton wouldn't. >> >> I've always used and recommended AVG Free Edition, until yesterday when I >> noticed that the free version no longer scans incoming emails! So I think >> I'm going to switch allegiance to the freen version of Avast. >> >> cheers >> >> Chris >> -- >> Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com >> Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK >> >> -- >> Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk >> Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire >> LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk >> -------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------- -- GPG Key fingerprint = B323 477E F6AB 4181 9C65 F637 BC5F 7FCC 9CC9 CC7F http://about.me/imranchaudhry -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
