I use AVG Free after getting away from the older Symantec Antivirus. I actually preferred it, but they stopped supporting it.
Anyway, AVG Free is one of the best options at the moment. And I second the statement about toolbars, and take it even further. Never, ever, *ever* let any program install toolbars in your computer. If you have any, remove them. You'll notice an immediate improvement in system performance and internet transfer speed. Those things are ugly, and insidious. Not to mention even the most benign exist to perform net traffic performance modeling on your internet habits, and send it back to the programmer...
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.
Anyway, AVG Free is one of the best options at the moment. And I second the statement about toolbars, and take it even further. Never, ever, *ever* let any program install toolbars in your computer. If you have any, remove them. You'll notice an immediate improvement in system performance and internet transfer speed. Those things are ugly, and insidious. Not to mention even the most benign exist to perform net traffic performance modeling on your internet habits, and send it back to the programmer...
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.