Antivirus Software is one of the most important pieces of software on your computer. It keeps you safe and carefree while surfing around the big ‘ol web. With that said, it should do it’s job quietly, quickly, and with very little fanfare. For years, my Antivirus software of choice was
Norton Antivirus. All other things being equal, I prefer free software, but in this case, there just wasn’t a great free alternative. Norton AV was reasonably priced, about $30 per year. Finally, got tired of paying for Norton AV. So, did my research, and switched over to the free version of
Free AVG. For years, did a reasonably good job on my home machine. If not for the new contender, I’d still be using it. But there’s a new kid in town, it’s great, and it’s free :
Microsoft Security Essentials.
Yeah, I’m surprised too. It’s free, it runs fast, it’s lightweight, gets great reviews, and it’s from Microsoft. I love it. Been running it on my main machine for about 6 months, and recently started installing it on the family’s machines too. Good stuff.
(If you switch over to MSE, be sure to uninstall all the other AV software on your machine. Having multiple AV’s running doesn’t do you any good, and slows down your machine)
