Can I download a anti virus thingy for free - my norton thing is saying I need Symnatec and it is £79.00!!!

[MadameCastafiore]

Am scared that I will have to buy it because a pop up kept coming up when the DCs were on Cbeebies the other day saying someone else was on the computer!!

We use AVG Free - I often see it recommended.

I've also got AVG free and it works fine. You should certainly have some antivirus installed if you're going online, and make sure it's set to update itself frequently.

We use AVG too it is very good. I'm sure it was free, I leave all that kind of thing to DP!

another AVG user here.

AVG Free is often recommended here, but it does have limitations. Unless you only visit web sites you know are safe and never view images or click any links in emails without checking where they go to, you will not be fully protected with AVG or any other free product (as far as I know).

You don't have to pay £79 a year though. Search Amazon or the PC World on-line store. For example AVG Anti-virus Pro £25.49 for 2 years from Amazon.

You're going to need a firewall and anti-spyware software as well, if you don't buy a commercial security suite. There are good free options available for both of those, though.

Avira Anti-Vir here, coupled with ZoneAlarm. Has been fine.

I used to use Norton/Symantec and it was awful. Clunky and bug-riddled.

Right girls thanks!

Although did try and upgarde the AVG thing and got sdtung for nearly £70 from a site that came off of the AVG thing site - rang them because I only clicked on the £69.00 thing and I have been scammed by a bogus Website so am onto Mastercard to try and get money back plus have had to reset all settings on PC because it buggered everything up - not a good advert for AVG!

I use AVG (avast) and I have never had a virus in 4 years. It updates every day.

Have a look at the free downloads on filehippo. The ones I mentioned are there.

Oh god - this is too much now - have the AVg thingy but should I look for more?

If you have AVG that should be fine for anti-virus checking. Do you have a firewall with it?