Do I really need Norton Anti virus Software on my computer?

Q: My computer came preinstalled with a 90 day subscription to Norton Anti Virus and Internet Security, but to be honest I don't like it and have always used Avast Anti virus instead. What do you think am I better off deleting Norton and crossing over to Avast or would you not recommend that at all? Thanks for your help.

A: hi wrighty norton anti-virus is one of the most complained about anti-virus programs and the main reason for this is the way its designed for starters it uses far too much system memory,unlike other anti-virus software that uses between 5 and 20mb memory usage norton anti-virus uses about 50 to 60mb of memory,and when pc.s running windows xp with just 256mb this is a large portion of the ram used avast(http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html) is a excellent choice of anti-virus software,and this program uses only 5mb of system memory,making it much more memory efficent,and along with this you get a excellent scanner with regular updates one great feature of avast 4.8 is its audible update reminder,after any update a american sounding voice will remind you that your "virus database has been updated" another excellent feature is the downloadable skins,these are skins designed by avast users and can brighten up your desktop when running virus scans other anti-virus software worth considering are avg(http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition) and bit defender free(http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-Free-Edition.html) the bit defender anti-virus is a excellent choice especially for gamers,i discovered this when using this software last year unlike other anti-virus programs that can produce lag when playing online bit defender allows online gaming to run nearly lag free good luck mate !

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