I need a good, free antivirus

[Chernabog]

So the next question is, what did your slutty little computer pick up this time?

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

So the next question is, what did your slutty little computer pick up this time?

I think it was Alex. He goes bareback.....

I use Ad-Aware by Lavasoft for the spyware, and AVG Free for the virus programs. This has worked fine for me for years. The AVG does bog things down quite a bit, but I run it every day at 1 pm when I am least likely to use it (I shut it down at night). If I am on it at that time I just pause the scans.

But I just might give Avast a try.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

I go with Avast! - I put it on every Windows machine I build.

Originally Posted by Andrew

I concur with CoasterMatt; Avast is the one I use on all my Windows machines. It is free but you have to re-register once a year. I find AVG bogs down the machine when scanning, and I believe they have taken away some functionality from the free version.

Just to add further concurrence, I also use Avast, and it's been great, and it installs it's updates with a minimum of disruption to the system.