Expert: Lorry - 12/18/2005

Question
Dear Lorry,

I have a 5-yr. old 1GHz PC, with 384 MB RAM, running Win. XP Home & SP2. The vast majority of the programs I run are Windows ones, & I do not use macros. Which AV software do you recommend? Its scanning speed is not too important, but it must scan files as they are opened/copied/moved, & it must produce reports.

Simon

Answer
Hi Simon,

I prefer Norton AntiVirus over anything else. True, you must pay for it originally but after that, look for the sale prices with rebates for previous owners. Check it out at:

http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/virus_protection/nav2006/index....

You can try it for 15 days for free by downloading it at:

http://www.symantecstore.com/dr/sat1/ec_MAIN.Entry16?SP=10024&PN=29&xid=49997&V1...

If you want a good, free antivirus program, AVG is good. Check it out at:

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Hope this helps!
Lorry