Alrighty, so, I just got me a new compy because the last one got a fatal virus... Didn't stand a chance.

Now, no way am I going to let that happen again. (Especially since this thing has quite a bit a punch to it)

I know that this will be debatable, but I want to know what you guys think is the best Security, Anti-Virus, or Spyware programs to buy or for free. Price isn't much of a problem, as long as it's a seriously powerful program.

Appreciate the help!

AVG is damned good for a free program, but for a commercial product I cannot give a higher acollade than to NOD32.

Best. Anti-virus. Ever.

AVG, Nod32, or Avast.

Also, a good idea is to stop being dumb and downloading virus-infected files.

I'm using Avast right now, and it's pretty good. Not that I can really tell, cause to my knowledge, I haven't gotten a serious virus or anything ever.

I use the SheildDeluxe 2008, hasn't failed me yet and hardly eats up more than .5% of my CPU.

Lavasoft Adware is good for small files, but my only major antivirus is Norton.

I'm nice to people. Lavasoft and Grisoft. Learn and love these names.

The above is by Tim, not I. I called FalconX an idiot and showed why Norton sucked. Tim actually took out a part that was helpful. Good job Tim. OP was

Listen to this man.

I'm stuck with Norton.

ARGH!

When I was in school, they refused to let anyone access the network without passing a few virus tests. Even AVG wasn't enough to log on with my laptop, so I had to bite the bullet and use the free Symantec AntiVirus offered by them. Only time I ever use it is when I needed to connect to the internet at school. Aside from that, I have gone years without any anti-virus software, and have yet to contract anything.

The best anti-virus, aside from netAbstinence, is just being smart about what you do online.

... Failing that, just use AVG. In my opinion, the best commercial anti-virus is PC-Cillin, but my opinion is based on one I got many years ago, and I haven't used it since then. Cheapness prevails.

How very ironic that your name is Virus. Anyway, I use AVG and I like it. It's fast, it takes up next to no memory and it doesn't constantly bug you about useless things such as javascript trying to run. I used to use McAfee, until it went from okay virus program to horrible, slow, annoying virus program that makes annoying sounds after its 5-hour scan.

I'm using Norman (No, not Norton). I think it works just fine, but I don't know what to expect. I'm just watching what I'm downloading, and steer away from everything Chinese, and I'm relatively safe. Well, at least I hope so.
(Oh yeah, it's not free, just mentioning it)