Endorsed Free Antivirus

[johkell]

What would be a really good antivirus choice?
I am coming to the end of a subscription with AVG and i am wondering which is regarded as the top choice as a replacement .
I assume that mcafee and avast are still poor (or are they?)
Also, can only one antivirus be used or can two be used together as cover for what the other may miss?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

McAfee is always poor.

I use Avast and it has been nothing but good to me.

Best free would probably be Avira - http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-antivirus,review-2588-5.html

 

[jimmysmitty]

If you want a free AV I personally prefer Microsoft Security Essentials, it is free for XP/Vista/7 and is integrated into 8/8.1 and will probably also be integrated into 10. It is light weight and so long as you don't click ok to install junkware it does a decent job. I also like to compliment it with Malwarebytes Free and sometimes Super AntiSpyware, because nothing seems to find them all.

 

[johkell]

McAfee is always poor.

I use Avast and it has been nothing but good to me.

Best free would probably be Avira - http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-antivirus,review-2588-5.html

any opinions on bullguard or AVG??

 

[Saberus]

AVG can be a resource hog.

I switched from AVG to Avast when I went from XP to 8. It's been good to me as well.

 

[USAFRet]

Currently, I use the free version of BitDefender. No problems, small footprint.

 

[USAFRet]

Also, can only one antivirus be used or can two be used together as cover for what the other may miss?

You want only one active AV tool running at a time.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I'm running BULLGUARD on my newest build , very smooth, seamless.