I am the first to looks at something that is free and raise an eyebrow. Most of the time, free means junk, but not always. For the last 2 years I have been running Avast Home Edition Anti-virus software on three of my home machines with no problems. Now this software is free for non-commercial & home use, but you must register with Avast each year to keep it free. Registering it not a big issue, and I have not noticed a great increase in my email box since registering with them. Avast has been good at keeping the virus database up to date, and I have noticed that it updates every one to two days (sometimes more). I have not been infected with any viri (viruses) or malware since using the product, and my kids are on the Internet all the time for school. I do periodic checks of my system, just to make sure. Every once and a while someone at my house will hit an objectionable site or get an infected email, but each time Avast pops-up and alerts us to the issue before it becomes a problem.

Overall I can wholely reccomend Avast Home Edition for use. Especially if you have nothing at all. I have seen out there people that are trying to charge for this product, PLEASE make sure that you are getting it for free directly from Avast or Download.com. You have 60 days to try the software before you must register. As I said before, registering has not been an issue thus far.

Don't be caught without virus protection!