Greg Walton - IT services

I am often asked what is the best Anti Virus software, to me the best Anti-Virus software is one that simply ‘does what it says on the tin’ and doesn’t interfere with your machine speed (too much).

This may cause some controversy as some other I.T Companies may disagree my recommendations but, after many years seeing the options, I have my own choices and are not being a partner of any AV Company

ESET NOD32
My absolute favourite AV Solution. Its a little more expensive then Kaspersky but is quick, uses very little resources (memory etc), and updates itself in the background whilst on line.
For Businesses that have servers it also offers a central administration section so all computers update from the server instead of going on line, reducing the bandwidth requirement.

Kaspersky
A lower cost solution to NOD32  but basically offering the same functionality. Its very cost effective and simple to use but does take up a bit more memory so not for older computers.

Not so Favrourites…

AVG
An effective AV solution, however i’m not keen on the daily scanning that is automatically configured (this can be turned off or rescheduled)

AVG Free
A popular choice with home users mainly because its free, however if you receive a lot of emails i would strongly suggest one the other solutions above.

Norton
Once upon a time, Norton was an incredibly good package. However I find it more intrusive than useful nowadays. It seems they have gone fro one extreme to providing a fast effective program to one that tries to tell you  what you’re machine needs doing.

Mcafee
Like Norton, I find this also interferes too much with day-to-day running. If it concentrated purely on protecting you and not what you should be doing it would be great.

Again these are my personal choices and should not be deemed as a definitive list of Anti-Virus options.