Is your antivirus software about to expire? Perhaps you received a trial copy with your new PC, or the program you are currently using is approaching it’s expiry date (typically one year). Are you satisfied with it, or are you thinking of trying an alternative product?
Some antivirus and security suites are large and use up quite a bit of your system’s resources; the result being a general sluggishness when you are trying to do anything on your computer. This can be aggravating to say the least.
May I recommend the software I use? It is called VIPRE Antivirus Premium and it is produced by Sunbelt Software, a recognized leader in the security software business, both for personal and enterprise use.
VIPRE is a small, fast, yet effective antivirus program that has been getting excellent reviews:
“ZDNet said in their security blog about the VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware (the one without firewall): “Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE – I’ve finally found an antivirus package that delivers the goods. In a follow-up posting they did a performance shoot-out and concluded: “Sunbelt Software’s claim that VIPRE doesn’t hog system resources and doesn’t slow down a PC isn’t just marketing hyperbole but is actually true.”
Recently, Sunbelt Software released VIPRE Premuim, which includes a firewall that is more robust than the one included with Windows, and this is the version I personally use and recommend. Click on the box image to the left to get your free 30-day trial version, which includes full toll-free support.
James is the owner of WindowsTalk.org and has been a Microsoft Windows Consumer MVP since 2003.
I have CA antivirus
http://shop.ca.com/ca/products/antivirus/antivirus_plus.asp
and I am wondering how does the features compare to Vipre. I got it for cheap and im considering renewing my subscription
Twitter: WindowsTalk
says:
I can’t really comment on CA, Walter for I have not used it for quite some time. What impresses me most about VIPRE is that it has little impact on system resources, updates often (even several times/day) and if you use VIPRE Premium, it has a more robust firewall than Windows supplies. Hope this helps!
Twitter: technicallyeasy
says:
I don’t think I have purchased an antivirus package, or software firewall. I just used one of the free ones. I used to use Avira for my antivirus and Comodo for my firewall. Avira has been doing very well in independent tests, and Comodo, well for a free firewall it certainly has many configuration options.
I have since switched to Microsoft’s Security Essentials, and so far I haven’t had an issue with it. It has also been doing well in the tests.
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