I'm generally not a fan of Microsoft products, but this one is free and actually works very well: Microsoft Security Essentials http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download
It is not only virus protection, but also protects you from spyware (like Malwarebytes does, which is another excellent product but costs $29 to turn on the "real time" protection). It also does not bog down your system as Symantec/Norton/MacAfee do. On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > Quoting Bill <[email protected]>: > >> After a decade at least of not running any sort of antivirus, I am giving >> some thought to installing some sort of anti virus/spyware program. >> What's the consensus on what is a good but not bloated AV program. The >> last one I ran was a Norton program that was almost worse than getting a >> virus, so if they have suddenly become good, it might take some convincing. > > > > Another vote for Avast (free). It updates itself regularly and hasn't (as > far as I know) let anything nasty through. > > You do get regular messages suggesting you upgrade to the paid version but > they're easily ignored... > > > -- > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
