New AV

[Mulreay]

Hi guy's

My AV is up for renewal, been using Norton for the past three years, and before everyone offers there opinions on the product that's not why I'm here.
I'm here because of very reliable people such as WillyW and Patio that Norton may not be the best and should the opportunity arise to change which has maybe I should look elsewhere.

This is in no way a defamatory look at Norton as I said I have been with them 3yrs and as you may have noticed... never posted a problem in here.
I also run malwarebytes, Ccleaner and superantispyware as a general rule of my week by week caretaker duties.

I suppose I'm asking is there any reason to change and if so why.... money is not a problem but my computer should not be.

As always any useful posts appreciated and I thank in advance. 

[alphanumeric]

you could try sophos AV it's not normally used for home computers and seems to be more aimed at distributed platforms such as in college servers where many different computers/OS's (MAC,Windows,Linux,Unix etc) could be connecting to get on the net. I ran it for 2 years and never had a problem. It was almost like using an industrial chemical for home cleaning purposes...needlessly excessive!!! and more than a safe bet for home computing.

[Mulreay]

you could try sophos AV it's not normally used for home computers and seems to be more aimed at distributed platforms such as in college servers where many different computers/OS's (MAC,Windows,Linux,Unix etc) could be connecting to get on the net. I ran it for 2 years and never had a problem. It was almost like using an industrial chemical for home cleaning purposes...needlessly excessive!!! and more than a safe bet for home computing.

Yeah one reason to move from Norton would be the fact that Norton is a massive 'resource  hog'. How is sophos when it comes to background stuff? Thanks for the reply. 

[SuperDave]

I, myself, prefer MicroSoft Security Essentials. With a 98% effiency rating and not being a resource hog sure gets my vote.

Remember to only install one antivirus!
 
1) Avast! Home Edition
2) AVG Free Edition
3) Avira AntiVir Personal
4) Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows Vista\Windows 7 - 64 bit Download
4-a) Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows XP
5) Comodo Antivirus (Uncheck during installation "Install Comodo SafeSurf..", Make Comodo my default search provider" and "Make Comodo Search my homepage" if you choose this one)
6) PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition

It is strongly recommended that you run only one antivirus program at a time. Having more than one antivirus program active in memory uses additional resources and can result in program conflicts and false virus alerts. If you choose to install more than one antivirus program on your computer, then only one of them should be active in memory at a time.

[Mulreay]

I, myself, prefer MicroSoft Security Essentials. With a 98% effiency rating and not being a resource hog sure gets my vote.

Remember to only install one antivirus!
 
1) Avast! Home Edition
2) AVG Free Edition
3) Avira AntiVir Personal
4) Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows Vista\Windows 7 - 64 bit Download
4-a) Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows XP
5) Comodo Antivirus (Uncheck during installation "Install Comodo SafeSurf..", Make Comodo my default search provider" and "Make Comodo Search my homepage" if you choose this one)
6) PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition

It is strongly recommended that you run only one antivirus program at a time. Having more than one antivirus program active in memory uses additional resources and can result in program conflicts and false virus alerts. If you choose to install more than one antivirus program on your computer, then only one of them should be active in memory at a time.

Very helpful SuperDave, thanks for the links. Thinking I may give MS security essentials a run.