What is the best free anti virus / firewall software availible.?
There is no “best” solution as what will work best for you will depend on your circumstances. Here is a great article about free computer security. Sorry it is a bit long but if you read the lot you will be in a great position to choose what really is best for you: Pay for anti-virus software from the biggies Symantec/Norton or Mcafee and it’ll cost roughly £50 per year. Yet you can also take advantage of a variety of decent free programmes… * Grisoft’s AVG 8.0. AVG has a long history, and has been through loads of modifications to provide a better service on its way to the current version, AVG 8.0. The company makes its money by selling virus protection to small businesses, and offers free home-user versions as a means of promoting its professional service. It’s protection is reasonably thorough, though it doesn’t offer any real tech support. It’s quite unintrusive, doesn’t use too many resources, and it will regularly auto-update. * Alwil Softaware’s Avast! 4. Alwil software’s Avas
