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Best PC Antivirus?

I've been using free AVG for years, and I used to love it, but over the years it has turned into a resource hog.

Can anyone recommend what they consider the best PC Antivirus (I prefer free, but would be willing to pay a reasonable amount).

Obviously the most important thing is going to be its ability to protect my computer, but just as important would be its ability to run virtually undetected in the background without throwing up unnecessary messages, locking the machine up, rebooting, etc.

Thanks in advance!

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  • 9 months ago

    Bitdefendrr is the best option. I am using since 5 years

  • 10 months ago

    Bitdefender Antivirus Plus is the best choice.

  • Anonymous
    11 months ago

    The best PC antivirus is.......... quit visiting bad sites and expecting your computer to get fixed for free. Well isn't that surprising.

  • 11 months ago

    Of course its AVG its good others are resource hog

  • 11 months ago

    Trend Micro Antivirus is the best PC antivirus.

  • 11 months ago

    The best PC Antivirus is Bitdefender Antivirus plus and Norton Antivirus plus

  • Anonymous
    11 months ago

    Windows Defender hands down.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    11 months ago

    There are a number of free,and very good anti-virus,here is a list: Avast,Avira,Bitdefender,Kaspersky,PandaDome,360 Total Security (this one uses multi-engine protection like Bitdefender and Avira but these have to be enabled)  http://www.360totalsecurity.com/en/features/360-to...

  • ?
    Lv 7
    11 months ago

    I use ESET NOD32 at home and it works great. It is pretty lightweight and not obtrusive.

  • 11 months ago

    If you have Windows 10 just uninstall Avg and Windows Defender will automatically be enabled. WD is among the best AV programs out there and it's free with Windows 10.

    Just understand that No AV will prevent 100% so you the user must be the first level Antivirus. Be aware of what you are opening. 

    You can also add Malwarebytes Premium (Paid version of Malwarebytes) to Windows Defender and have more protection. They both can run at the same time and not cause conflicts. 

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