Good anti-virus wanted!

[ComputerBuilder934]

Hey everyone. Quick question. I'm purchasing the last parts to build my Gaming PC, but I don't know what Anti-virus software to go with. I want one that is simple to use, and runs lightly in the background do it doesn't slow my computer down while running big games. any ideas? also, the less expensive it is, the better. Thanks!

 

[Moonsfang]

If your going to be buying I suggest getting Kaspersky. I've used it for a long time. It works very well and if anything happens it has a recovery disk with an OS to boot to separately so that even if Windows can be booted you can still try to scan/recover

PS: I suggest when you get your pc taking an old formatted HDD or a external HDD and going through windows to create a system image and a recovery disk. Its generally the first choice of recovery when your pc crashes.

Anti Virus: http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

System Image Windows 7: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4241/

System Image Windows 8: http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57604101-285/how-to-create-a-system-image-in-windows-8/

 

[Wolfshadw]

AVG Anti-virus
Avast Anti-Virus
Zone Alarm Anti-virus
Microsoft Security Essentials

Any of the above are good. All are free to use.

-Wolf sends
-Bring Back City of Heroes.

 

[bestwayww]

I Think Top Four Antivirus are :
- Kaspersky Antivirus
- Eset nod32 antivirus
- avast! Free Antivirus
- Avira Free Antivirus

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Independent testing

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