AVG 8.0 released!

What I noticed with Norton Antivirus is that it uses too much ram. In fact that's one of the reasons I uninstalled it. It just used too many resources and AVG doesn't use too much. Plus I don't want to pay for it each year. Pablo

Safe download is one limitation of the free version, but its real time file-access on demand scanning may cover this ground, beside its free, and for those who can't give time to tinker on techy stuff this might just do the job. Thanks for sharing Santuccie.

I would rather take the lighter view. I've been using AVG for quite some time now in combination with another excellent free tool the PCtools Firewall. I never have locked my kernel but so far it manage to thwart those nasty mutating viruses, lucky I guest. I even tried out Kaspersky one time to see if AVG did allow any, after the complete system scan - zero. There I figured AVG is doing a fine job, though I must admit Kaspersky(or other paid AV) has a lot of extra useful tools. This will all boils down to how we use our computer, you have your needs and I have mine. So far AVG is consistent among the top ten anti-virus reviews, plus the fact that it is free, this is good enough for me to trust AVG.

Ah, you didn't tell me you had PC-Tools Firewall. You're in good shape then. Which top ten reviews site are you talking about? Is it this one? ( http://www.toptenreviews.com/ ) This site is a scam: http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse/AVTW.pdf I am a PC repair technician; I know my Web safety practices. But you need to understand that things change. It doesn't matter whether or not you're looking for trouble anymore, because trouble is looking for you. Drive-by downloads are something even Granny needs to be protected from. You never know when your e-mail provider's Web site will be infected (unlikely; most of them secure their servers pretty well). Ever read about this? ( http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=15 ) Again, you have a decent firewall that will protect you from a lot of Web-based exploits. An even better one is Online Armor: http://www.tallemu.com/free-firewall-protection-software.html Hope this helps!

Thanks for your interest too Newway, we should always see to it that we're updated with tools against ever changing and nastier malwares.

I'm glad that its doing well for you. Welcome to myLot Sidharth and enjoy posting.

Beet me there mate. Of course there is no string attached, they've been doing that since our PII days. Of course you'll just have to pair it with a good firewall and your secured.

Hmm...am downloading it nowHope it doesn't have any string attached

Cool!~ Have downloaded it. Will install it later when I come back or maybe tomorrow since I already have the 7.5 currently. Thanks for the update!~

I haven't evaluated avira too for a longer time. I've read from one discussion here that avira has been around for 6 years and it sure is making its own name recently. AVG 8.0 has a new interface much better than the older version and its real-time link check when you do a search is really great. You'll just have to pair this with a good firewall.

I see your pretty much covered there as far as malware tools. The most important thing here is safe web browsing practices, even if we have the most expensive antivirus utility and we just ignore its warning and don't know what to do next then surely we will be infected. I see too that you are very aware of this things. Some times having no money brings out the best in us. Thanks Pablo.

I believe Kaspersky has no free version plus it has great tools for rootkit, keylogger and others. The AVG free edition offers the basic protection only but as effective.