What virus protection should I get?

Question

I get McAfee for free from Comcast. Is that enough to protect my computer? I am getting a new computer this week and want to make sure it stays protected.

Answer 1

look , all the computers are vulnerable . now if you want to have  high security , buy norton anti virus and internet security , it is good protection program ( And Bad For Hackers Like Me :d) .

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Answer 2

That should be OK, but NOD32 and Kaspersky are the best.

Recent tests prove Kaspersky and NOD32 are better than the best sellers Norton and McAfee (av-comparatives.org). Norton is notoriously bloated and takes forever to perform full systems scans.

Trend Micro Antivirus is a viable alternative if you're having a lot of trouble with software conflicts. Trend Micro rounds out the top three. BitDefender is very good as well, but gives a high number of false alarms.

The most popular free anti-virus programs (AVG and Avast) have poor detection rates (82.82%, 87.46% respectively). If you want a free anti-virus Avira has higher detection rates than AVG or Avast! (94.26%).

Answer 3

Avast is a good anti-virus

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...  [Free home edition]

Avira is also a good anti-virus

http://www.free-av.com

Answer 4

spybot search and destroy is also popular as well

Don't get norton antivirus, it is seen as bloatware

Answer 5

That depends. If your new computer runs Linux or Mac OS X, then you don't need to buy any extra programs - they are already good. If your new computer comes with Microsoft Windows though, then you're in real danger!

Something like this:

http://www.eset.com/smartsecurity/

Will help a lot, but you'll also need to get a bit tech-savvy too. Make sure you always all all Microsoft patches, don;t use any of the built-in mini applications (like "IE" or "MSN Messenger"), watch where you browse, etc.

Answer 6

don't forget avast! its great firewall that can't be killed