I am looking for some anti virus software for my husband's computer. We have used one of the free antivirus programs for a while, but I think that we'd like to get something that's a little bit tougher, since I've heard that "you get what you pay for" regarding actual anti-virus capability.
I once used a free trial version of some mainstream av software (Norton? McAfee? I don't remember) and was not impressed. I didn't like the generic, doomsday warnings about "OMG HACKERS ARE GOING TO GET YOU!" all the time, particularly when coupled with the lack of specific information. It seemed like it was designed to keep a computer novice scared and in the dark, while providing minimal actual protection (or, at least it was unclear about what actual protection was provided).
I'm looking for something that's got good detection and removal ability, plus enough specific information to aid in a manual removal, should that be necessary.
Does anybody use something that they're particularly happy with?
I once used a free trial version of some mainstream av software (Norton? McAfee? I don't remember) and was not impressed. I didn't like the generic, doomsday warnings about "OMG HACKERS ARE GOING TO GET YOU!" all the time, particularly when coupled with the lack of specific information. It seemed like it was designed to keep a computer novice scared and in the dark, while providing minimal actual protection (or, at least it was unclear about what actual protection was provided).
I'm looking for something that's got good detection and removal ability, plus enough specific information to aid in a manual removal, should that be necessary.
Does anybody use something that they're particularly happy with?
Why can't we all just get along
--Pete
--Pete