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My  Norton 360 ver 3,  has nearly  run out and  i am  thinking  of  loading FREE  AVG 9 antivirus & Zone Alarm  Firewall, my OS is  Windows 7. Are  there any drawbacks do you think ? ? Or  should  I renew  Norton 360 ? ?

AVG is fine - seems to have got over some speed related issues.  It's not very customisable but it's free and does a good job.

another vote for AVG, here!!

I just paid for the new version of AVG,less than £50 for the year...better deal if you sign up for longer,and it covers 3 pc's.

Another vote for (free) AVG here. Do you need zone alarm? I used to use it, did find it slowed things at times, and now I thought Windows had built in firewalls? I'm sure proper computer people will correct me if I'm wrong  ;D

We had problems with zone alarm. It zapped everything so we got rid of it in the end. AVG seems to work well (and it's free).

Quote from: plot51A on January 31, 2010, 15:54:29
Do you need zone alarm? I used to use it, did find it slowed things at times, and now I thought Windows had built in firewalls? I'm sure proper computer people will correct me if I'm wrong  ;D

Windows does have it's own firewall.
Also, if your PC broardband is via a hub rather than just a modem, then the hub will also have a firewall.

Best to check it out, not all modem/routers have a firewall.

I use Avira for my anti virus which is fine but have used AVG and it was fine also.
Just a thought though.
If you use internet banking the bank often offer security software for free. Try there.