Anti Virus Software

2 blogs in one day? I must be drunk (well technically since UK time its after 12 there a day apart but still 2 blogs close together.)

On to the topic of this discussion, anti-virus its a big thing and there is so much choice available, I have used so many including:

Avast
Panda
F-Secure
Mcafee
Norton


Now by far Norton is the best I have used but obviously it has several issues:

Cost
It makes your computer slow
Cost
oh and Cost

The reason I say cost so much is because in all honesty at times it feels like daylight robbery, I had used Norton Internet Security 2006 until February this year when the subscription was up for renewal, anyways I signed onto Symantec's website to renew the subscription when I decided just to purchase the 2007 upgrade package. About a week later buyers remorse really kicked in when the £10 I paid for delivery turned out to be 2 DVD cases (it had System Works Basic) in a brown envelope (no padding) and was sent second class, normally I wouldn't care but that was nowhere near worth £10, in fact I have had similar things delivered from Amazon Zshops for less than half the price. Anyways Norton was an easy install and like all my previous experiences with Norton software needed around 10 reboots while installing. Remorse kicked in yet again last month when PC shops started selling the software for £30 with 3 user licenses, compared to my 1 user upgrade package for £50.

Despite my issues with Norton I have to admit, if you are looking to buy a Internet Security Suite then Norton's the way to go but if you are looking for a free alternative the most popular seems to be Avast.

Also remember no matter what anyone tells you, security software is essential, even if you have firefox its still open to vulnerabilities, as outlined in the interesting read FireFox Myths

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