Originally Posted By: funkycornwall
For many years now I have simply used Microsoft Security Essentials as my antivirus system.


Same here. I fix computers for a living and can't tell you the amount of customers I have persuaded to switch and save money. Sure Norton and others like it "MAY" protect you more in certain conditions, "MAY". But I've seen much adware and malware get onto computers and the big boy securities ignore it. subscription security cost money every year and slows your computer down, adds lag which personally I hate. The amount of people who complain about their computers running slow and most times it's their security doing it. Most people I see buy budget computers which have poor performing CPU's so the Nortons of this world do a very good job at making things busy which leaves the computer sluggish - CPU over load.

I used to use AVG free but now found it terrible! Microsoft Security Essentials is good.

Last edited by PaulH; 12/11/13 03:25 PM.