I've had AVG Free for years and it appeared to save me from all ills. When I bought two new laptops this year I got so sick of the Norton popups (pre installed trial) I gave in and paid for a year's subscription. You would think that would make the incessant popups go away? Not a chance Norton's sales tactics make me want to forfeit the remaining 11 months of "protection" and go back to AVG FREE. They didn't harrass me with popups constantly and I was completely protected for years. I would rather deal with a virus than with Norton.