are there any GOOD, free alternatives to Norton for virus protection?

Personally I prefer Avast

Unless you have a good computer, I do not recommend you to use Norton,cause they are simply resource hog apps.

I quit using Norton years ago not because of the price but because it was just not reliable enough in my opinion. I have also been using AVG which I got from download.com, and have been satisfied with it's performance ever since switching. There are other options on the site which I highly recommend you looking over there. Good luck.

YES ANYTHING!!!

in truth I use AVAST... one of the best free ones out there, and i think better than Norton....

www.avast.com

its free to install after 30-60 days its asks you to register which is again free and then its fine for life..

updates itself and keeps your machine clean..

I've been using it for years...

try panda internet security2010 it is far better than norton u can search for it

www.bestdl.webnode.com

download kaspersky but it is not free u can download its licence from above site.

Well, There is Avast! that you can download from here:

http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

and AVG download from here:

http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-...

I Recommend AVG

go to download.com they have tons of free anti-virus

I use and like AntiVir, other people like AVG...