kaspersky

I've been using the Internet Security Suite and I think it's great. You basically install it, run the first scan and "forget" about it. My parents are far from being computer or Internet savvy so I had them buy 3 year licenses and installed them on their computers. After having on their computers for several months, there have been no issues. For the advanced users, you can do more with the firewall with the different portions of the suite. I like to test mine and never had a problem. I also use other 3rd party malware/spyware and scan my computer and nothing has been found on my computer since I started using Kaspersky. Obviously I think it's a great product since I am confident to use on my parent's computers who live thousands of miles away. Kaspersky does offer a 30 day trial, try it for yourself.

After purchasing a new hard drive, Kaspersky was installed instead of Norton. I did not ask for that, and after eight months, I found no benefit, and even had to install a spy protection program, so Kaspersky was basically useless. However, Kaspersky was expiring (why after 8 months and not a year?) so I attempted to click "renew" to be "on the safe side".Here's what happened:1. The pop-up link to renew now" didnt work/was a completely dead link.2. When I navigated directly from the program to their site, it overtook a page I was working in on something else, and I lost that.3. Surprise! The website literally says, "if you want to renew, all you have to do is purchase a whole brand new product!" Big cheshire cat grin from Kaspersky. Insulted, but wanting to get it over with, I went on to purchase.4. The number of hoops to jump through, saying no to all the extras they are trying to sell you is criminal. After that you get to the order page finally.5. The order page starts navigating to... Read more

According to ConsumerSearch.com, a very handy free website that lists the top-rated products according to reviews by the top experts:  "Reviewers say Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 is the best all-around antivirus program. It excels at its primary task of preventing viruses. Reviews agree that Kaspersky is better than the bestseller Norton AntiVirus 2008 in all aspects. Kaspersky is fast and light; it won't slow your computer as much as the bestsellers. According to users, Kaspersky has more software conflicts and issues than the average antivirus program. Yet program users express a much higher level of satisfaction with Kaspersky antivirus software than with Norton or McAfee programs." I can't personally vouch for Kaspersky, since I've never used it, but wanted to pass this along. The ConsumerSearch site discusses reviews of all the top brands.

It does what it says on the box. Protects from Malware, Trojans, Runtime Files, Hourly Updates, On the fly scanning, Rootkit Detection, Disinfection, Anti-Spam. Oh and skin-able too.