Norton, Kaspersky or McAfee?

[sixdogs]

We have Norton right now and aren't happy with it so I've decided to switch to either McAfee or Kaspersky. I'm leaning towards Kaspersky but for no reason other than I see the box at Costco. Maybe McAfee? Does anyone have opinions on these or experience for a recommendation? Thank you.

 

[reb]

I bought Kaspersky last year and have had no problems. Last time I tried McAfee was many years ago. As I recall it was ok then. Seems I heard bad words about Norton a few years ago. Things change from year to year, tho.

 

[murphy1244]

We have Norton right now and aren't happy with it so I've decided to switch to either McAfee or Kaspersky. I'm leaning towards Kaspersky but for no reason other than I see the box at Costco. Maybe McAfee? Does anyone have opinions on these or experience for a recommendation? Thank you.

What don't you like about Norton?

 

[kennyd]

I like Avast, second choice would be AVG. Neither are bloated resource hogs like Norton or McAfee and they are both free.

 

[nybirdman]

I like Avast, second choice would be AVG. Neither are bloated resource hogs like Norton or McAfee and they are both free.

Another vote for FREE AVG,I have had it for several years and it works well.Newest version is called AVG ZEN.
Couldn't recommend Norton or McAfee.

 

[RickB]

Microsoft Security Essentials.

 

[Mendonsy]

I have had all three at one time or another.
I gave up on Norton and McAfee because they both seem to have the attitude that what they are doing is more important than allowing you to actually use the computer.
I am currently using Kaspersky. It has not been a problem so far.

 

[amaxwell]

We have Norton right now and aren't happy with it so I've decided to switch to either McAfee or Kaspersky. I'm leaning towards Kaspersky but for no reason other than I see the box at Costco. Maybe McAfee? Does anyone have opinions on these or experience for a recommendation? Thank you.

I've had them all . I have Kaspersky now, and like it better, although it was a little harder to set up it seems to work best.

 

[sixdogs]

What don't you like about Norton?

Seems like it consumes a lot of time and effort and I think it has still let some problems through. I had to call on a new computer fix and out of the box they guessed it was Norton. I'm not sure if they were just fooling me but I went through a long fix that they said is common with Norton. Next are certain pop ups that I cannot seem to stop. Next is fixes that I have to sometimes go through. Maybe it's just me.

 

[rekees4300]

We have Norton right now and aren't happy with it so I've decided to switch to either McAfee or Kaspersky. I'm leaning towards Kaspersky but for no reason other than I see the box at Costco. Maybe McAfee? Does anyone have opinions on these or experience for a recommendation? Thank you.

I've tried those 3 and they all caused more problems than they solve. Been using Webroot the past year without any problems.

 

[SPIKER]

I've been using Trend Micro for last few years & used Kaspersky prior to that (with OK results.) Also used the free AVG in times past, back in 90's we used Norton and Mccafee both became bloat ware and system speed suffered horribly with those two programs.

So my vote would be for Kaspersky of those you mentioned, however Trend is equally as good & seems to give you 5 PCs vs 3 PCs for same price. We need the 5 licenses what with her tablet/reader thing; the school laptop, my finance laptop, her laptop it also covers phones so bonus...

M

 

[KiotiKowboy]

Microsoft Security Essentials.

Agreed.
Security Essentials for Win 7 and earlier
Defender for Win 8 +

Both are free and both seem to work well.

 

[JPRambo]

I have Kaspersky now because AVG and McAfee let a lot thru.

 

[aczlan]

Kaspersky is EXCELLENT. If you don't do anything foolish on the internet, Microsoft Security Essentials will work.
We have the commercial version of AVG at work and its pretty good.

I would AVOID Norton and McAfee. Both have borked up computers in the past when I tried to remove them after they expired (McAfee actually recommends running a separate uninstall program to remove their software after it has expired...
No need to PAY for something that acts like malware...

Aaron Z

 

[Soundguy]

What don't you like about Norton?

I ditched Norton a few ys back when my wife's laptop wouldn't boot. Got Kaspersky, used rescue cd to boot, Kaspersky found oh.. About 200 things, our active/paid Norton was missing. Of the 200, 95% were minor issues lil tracking cookies, but there were 3 viri and a Trojan that were bad, one of those preventing the boot.. Kaspersky found it first scan before we even updated the files, Norton was missing it.

 

[Wagtail]

I have Panda Internet Security... a US company that's based out of Florida. It's been just over a year and I've had zero problems or attacks that haven't been resolved. They also include a military (ex or currently serving) discount AND they don't mind that my military service is from Australia. :thumbsup:

I also, via Panda, have their Advanced Tech Support (again with military discount). It's great and if I ever have a malware problem, or just want a system clean-up, I just ring them up via an international 1-800 number - in Florida - and they fix things right up then call me to review what they did & is there anything else they can do for me.

When my old computer died, a few months ago, the Florida blokes set up my new system... transferring all of my old data/pictures/etc... it took all of (my) night. I couldn't be more pleased.

 

[TCJatko]

I like Avast, second choice would be AVG. Neither are bloated resource hogs like Norton or McAfee and they are both free.

I have used Avast for years; free and constantly updated.

 

[kco]

I switched to Kaspersky a few years ago and noticed a significant improvement in speed over McAfee. Here is a good website that led to my decision:

AV-Comparatives Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software - AV-Comparatives


Here is another rating site that may help:

https://www.av-test.org/en/about-the-institute/

 

[sixdogs]

If I get Kaspersky, which level should I get?

 

[wngsprd]

I've had Norton for years and always been very satisfied. Also have had McAfee on a second PC and when the free 6 months expired gladly switched it to Norton for free. I have noticed their latest version runs faster with less interference.

Consumer Reports rated Norton the highest in July, along with Eset.

Anybody tried PC-Matic? They advertise on TV a lot.