In the market for a security program

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EWC88

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I have a new desktop that I am looking to get a security program for. The desktop is fairly new (6 months tops) and our free norton program is done with and now asking for us to purchase it, but I remembered from this forum that Norton sucks, so we are not purchasing it lol.

So that leaves us to looking at getting a program. To give you a idea about this computer it is the main computer in the house. Everyone (me, sister, and mom) have our own laptops, but this desktop is also my mothers. Now she uses this desktop more then her laptop so this computer is VERY important far as things with her work, email, schooling (for all of us), etc.

No gaming or downloading of music is done on this desktop.

With all that in mind what would be something good to get for this desktop that isn't crap?
 
O man, everyone is going to post what they think is the best.. I have avast home edition and I love it. It is also free, I have trend micro at work, it does a good job but is a bit pricey. Kaspersky is good but I thought It used too many resources.

Use AVG Free or Avast Free
 
I use MSE mixed with malwarebytes and I have never had a virus on any of my many computers i use. Its all kind of preference, I tried so many different things before I finally decided on one, some programs seem to work differently for different systems
 
Free antivirus: Avast (run it on three systems) and Avira

Free Anitspyware/AntiMalware: Superantispyware and Malwarebytes; both are excellent. The free SAS version runs in real time protection but you have to manually update the definitions. Malwarebytes free also has to be manually updated.

Free Firewall: Online Armor free with HIPS (if your Vista is 32-bit; no 64-bit applications yet); Comodo

* Everyone of these offerings have very active and helpful communities.
 
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