Antivirus Programs Who blocks the bugs and takes the cake?

Is your Norton subscription expired? Are you debating whether or not to resubscribe. Well, let me help you decide. Many people ask me what antivirus software is the best. Now, there are many out there to choose from, from Avast and Avira to TrendMicro and McAfee. The two best ones, though, in my opinion, are Norton and AVG. Norton (sometimes also known as Symantec) has good software and updates their virus definition files daily. Now, if purchasing Norton, you dont need the kitchen sink. Many times when you are purchasing one thing, they try to get you to purchase everything they offer, including spam blocker, firewall, 360 scanner, personal chef, auto insurance, and a 7 day vacation to the Bahamas. There is nothing wrong with getting all of this from Norton; it allows you to control everything from just one system. However, there are plenty of free options on the web (in which I will talk about in later posts) that do all of the same jobs. Norton Antivirus (yes, just the antivirus) currently retails for $40 (available here). The Norton 360 Protection package goes for $80 (available here).

If youre more into the freeware, AVG free is one of the best free antivirus programs out there (AVG here), along with avast Home edition (avast here). The only catch with these is that you need to update the virus definitions yourself (whereas the paid versions auto-update).

So, there you have it. Keep checking back for new postings. And, as always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them.