Norton antivirus?

Thanks for the response tinkerick. I was not aware of the free antivirus programs. Let me try AVF then. And if i choose Norton, which product should I choose? Norton 360 or Norton Antivirus or Norton Internet Security..?

If you were to choose Norton, which package you choose will depend on your online usage, your computer capabilities/knowledge and of course, your budget. The most basic package is the Norton Anti-virus which is exactly that - Anti-Virus. For web and emails. Internet Security is probably a good all-round package for those online alot and with some computer knowledge. If you know how to clear your Temporary Internet Files and History and have some smarts about how to surf safely, than this would be the one for you. The 360 is good for the user who doesn't know much about the computer at all. It sounds like a "do-it-all-for-you" package. Remember, no matter what package you choose the price is for a year's subscription. You will receive updates for that full year until you renew. If you fail to renew you'll stop receiving updates and your security is put at risk. FYI: we use the Avast at home on all our computers that are running Vista and XP. We have been using it for about 4 years now with no problems. BTW: I noticed your problem with Windows Defender. What version of Windows are you running? Do you have the CD and Manual? Did it come with your computer?

I use windows xp, it came with the dell i bought in 2005. not sure of service pack. i have the windows CD. i am not able to download windows defender as it is not going thru while validation. do u have any solution?

tinkerick has given you a few sites to check on, those are free and you should be worried about it. There are a couple of reasons for your windows validation to fail but since that's the problem, you should find other alternate programs. Go to a search engine and search NOD32 and it should come up on the first entry. Good luck.

Thanks Msnforum. Let me try these options and i will post back.

Thanks. I installed AVG and it seems to be ok now, eventhough I get popups sometimes (of course when I go to some stupid sites..)

thank u harisankar. I downloaded avg and running a scan Is there a version of AVG i need to download? Because the free one i saw available was AVG Antivirus Free Edition Version 8.0.176 Virus Database Version: 270.10.5/1883 Is there any latest version i need to have or do u know the place i can get that free?