AVG AntiVirus, AntiVir Personal Edition, avast! 4 Home Edition, and F-PROT for DOS....which is best?

Of these free anti-virus programs, which is best? Can anyone give me some feedback on their personal experience with any (or all) of them?

Is there a significant difference between the best of these free programs versus programs such as Norton or McAfee?

AVG AntiVirus, AntiVir Personal Edition, avast! 4 Home Edition, and F-PROT for DOS....which is best?norten

Go with the ratings. Visit http://www.cnet.com and search for any of them in the REVIEWS section. Then hit the COMPARE button.

But I say THERE IS NO BEST. Here's why.

I use Norton... it's good. If everyone used Norton, then a new Virus could KILL us all. But if we use different anti-virus solutions, then a new virus won't WHACK us all. It just makes good sense. But check the reviews. Norton is usually rated high. McAfee is usually a bit lower. Some of the FREE solutions are not listed at the ratings, but other articles and experiences show that they are pretty good.

Good luck and BE SAFE

AVG AntiVirus, AntiVir Personal Edition, avast! 4 Home Edition, and F-PROT for DOS....which is best?panda

I use Ad-Aware SE, AVG and Counterspy, no problems here.
AVG
I use AVG..I used Avast! and it told me that I had like 50 viruses when I didn't have any..so I guess just don't go with avast!, stick with AVG.
I have used almost all of these so here is my feedback