I'd agree with Chris and recommend Microsoft Security Essentials for anti-virus and Malware Bytes for anti-spyware. I've been using them for between a year and two years now and they have worked well on my windows machines. On Oct 9, 2011, at 11:06 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> I hope you get some feedback on this topic, here's my recommendations for > what they're worth. > > I too! have an Eset licence however I will not be renewing it this year, the > software doesn't scan for cookies and actually its known that the people at > Eset don't think tracking cookies a serious enough issue to be concerned with > so I've ditched Eset and switched to Vipre Anti Virus Premium. > > The "Premium" edition has everything most people would want including a > thorough security scan which includes spyware and cookies, excellent firewall > and is more accessible than Eset has ever been though Eset isn't as bad as > some of the other offerings out there such as F-Secure which I used for a > while. > > Like Eset there is no difference in performance of machines whilst Vipre is > running and Vipre like Eset scans code in the background so you only know > that the Anti Virus software is running if it requires your attention for one > reason or another. > > 1 subscription fee allows you to put Vipre Anti virus on as many computers as > you require, there's also a "Lifetime" subscription which I will be > investigating myself. > > Your subscription entitles you to free newsletters if you wish to use them, > one is a Security Newsletter which talks about the latest threats, scams, > personal stories from Vipre users etc. The other is a Windows Newsletter > which talks about how to fix problems with Windows and so on, 2 very > worthwhile publications for reference at least in my view. > > > On 10/10/2011, at 1:46 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > >> Hello everybody >> >> We are now in the process of setting up a couple of machines running >> Windows. What do people recommend for system security and antivirus? We've >> had an Eset Smart Security licence for the last 4 years but is expires later >> this month and we are trying to decide whether to renew it or go for another >> solution. >> >> Recommendations, suggestions, explanations, justifications, thoughts and >> opinions welcome. Thank you. >> >> Lynne >> >> >> ======================================= >> >> The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free >> >> To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web >> pages located at >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at >> either of the following websites: >> >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html >> >> Or: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> --------------------------------------- > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
