wilkes

oops, correction- attack versus attach. Darn - won't be long before BlueRidgeGuy will be on my case.

I use three tools for antivirus as no one antivirus program catches everything. I scan my system weekly with Kaspersky tdsskiller, which is a great program for removing virus that attach your Master boot Record, MBR,

The link is http://support.kaspersky.com/5350 .. The free edition of Malwarebytes is good to run at least weekly as well. Link is http://www.malwarebytes.org . These two along with your antivirus program of choice (bit defender is also a good one), should greatly reduce your chances of getting a virus.

I would recommend Kaspersky Pure it is anti-virus, anti-malware, internet security. doesn't use too many resources and has been voted one of the best softwares for the past 5 years

Here is this as well..

Having more than one AV would catch more viruses – right?
No, WRONG! Antivirus programs clash with each other, a bit like two guys fighting over one chick.
AV programs work at a low level whereas other programs run at high level. It is ok to have multiple instances of, lets say, web browsers as they just connect to the net then close down completely when you are finished surfing and they operate on the higher level.
So what actually happens is when you have two programs working at low level is they trip over each other causing program crashes and system lockups.

Most antivirus programs operate in two modes:
Scan Mode: the program examines the memory and files on your hard disk for traces of malware. This involves examining the contents each file for traces that ‘look like’ viruses.
Monitor Mode: usually called or referred to as ‘real time monitoring’, the program runs constantly scanning files as they are downloaded to your machine, notifying you if the file you just received contains something that appears to be a virus.
It’s ok to scan with a different antivirus program than your normal resident scanner as all that happens is the program will scan, report it findings then it will close down. Online scanners are good for second opinions. But if you install a second AV program it will (or should) inform you that another antivirus program has been detected and to uninstall it, if you choose to ignore this warning it will then install its own ‘real time monitors’ and that is when the problems will start – lockups, poor performance and crashes.<"

I'm not very fond of Norton myself. Avast is better at detecting threats compared to Norton, plus it doesn't use nearly as much resources as Norton. Kind of like Vista compared to Windows 7. Never have 2 anti-viruses on your computer, expecially running at the same time. For one it will throw out false positives because both will be scanning each other. Think of it as 2 people cleaning the same spot at the same time. They will be bumping into each other and slowing things down. Try using 1 anti-virus plus Malwarebytes. Set Malwarebytes up to be run manually with scanning. You have enough ram in the machine to run either one you choose.

I don't mind paying if it's worth it. I have had things to get through a couple of times in the past on other computers. Do you think Avast is better than Norton? The reason I would like to get away from Norton is I can tell that it slows my PC down but this laptop is not a high end model with a lot of memory. I don't have it on this one but I do have two Antivirus programs running on my other laptop and I was told this week that is a no no. The guy said that they conflict with each other allowing things to get through their filters. Is that a possibility?

Are you wanting to have to pay for one, or are you fine with just using a free version with less features? If your going to be going the free route, I would recommend Avast anti virus * http://www.avast.com *. If your going to be going the paid route, I would recommend Vipre or Eset. Here is a link to help you decide.

http://www.pcantivirusrevie...nQodTRYAUQ

Thanks,
Chris

My son uses my computer so I set him up with his own account that has parental blocks. He plays games on it that require being on the internet and I have noticed that hackers target websites aimed at kids to plant viruses and what not. Right now I am using Norton 360 and everyone tells me that it's no good and uses up a lot of memory. I would like and suggestions on what would be a better antivirus. Thank you for any advice.

Gateway laptop--- 4 GB Memory--- Windows8