5 possible anti-virus applications
-Norton anti-virus 2010
-McAfee anti-virus
-Avast! home free edition anti-virus
-AVG home free edition anti-virus
-Bit Defender free edition anti-virus
Norton 2010 costs $39.99 for a year subscription. This will stop and remove malware but does not protect home network or prevent hackers from accessing your computer.
McAfee 2010 costs $44.99 and provides everything Norton does plus backs up your data and manages your home network
Avast! free edition is of course free prevents and removes malware and also has a silent firewall to prevent hackers access to your computer. It also will scan your emails for viruses. It does not offer some of the addition convenience features that McAfee offers. (i.e. manages home network and back up data)
AVG free edition only includes anti virus and an email scanner. And is also a free download
Bit Defender is free to download and provides virus scans as well as scheduled scans.
All of these anti virus applications will run on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7
I have selected McAfee anti-virus because it offers the best security as well as data back up and easy home network managing. Norton 2010 did not provide the extras that I would desire. If I were to go with a free download I would pick Avast! because it offers the most security with its silent firewall. AVG and Bit Defender do not have a free firewall and could make my computer succeptable to hacker attacks.
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Primary reason you selected McAfee seems to be the firewall. Question for you... Does your internet connection run from the wall to a modem to your computer? Or, does it run from the wall to a modem/router to your computer? Most routers provide a hardware based firewall which would reduce/eliminate the need for the McAfee firewall. Could save you money ;-)
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