New Laptop. Which Antivirus to use?

Looking for some Boomer suggestions and comments for antivirus protection. I quickly downloaded AVG Free for the time being, but obviously want to upgrade at some point soon.

I've been using ,Avast Free Antivirus, hagatha.I really like it.
Richard

Hadn't heard of that one. I'll check it out.

That's what I use too - Avast. It doesn't hog resources and has never given me any troubles/conflicts with games. I've had it for about four years now. I use the free version.

Did your New Laptop come with Windows 8 (or 8.1)? If so, check to make sure that AVG did indeed disable Windows Defender to be on the safe side, since WD is also a built in A/V software.

You have to be careful when you download any software. They sneak AVG Free and install it when you aren't looking. Some gamers might like it but I don't.
Richard

What Starcom said... if you got Windows 8.1, Windows Defender antivirus is already installed. It's not rated the highest in the bunch, but I like it. I use it along with Malwarebytes Pro and have had very good luck with it.

Avast is probably rated the highest of the free options, but I got rid of it because I got tired of having to renew my subscription every year so they could bombard me with requests to upgrade to the paid version. I got rid of AVG because it hogged so many resources - my hard drive was running constantly. I thought they had gotten better, but someone else here at GB said they didn't think so.

You might do a search for the best free antivirus solutions... there might be some recent comparisons.

And how are you liking your snazzy new gaming laptop?!

No, I got Windows 7 with and option to upgrade if I want to later.

I'm having trouble getting downloads to go where I need them to be -- on the data drive, not on the C drive, which is very small and intended for OS functions.

But I got some help from a typically helpful Boomer, and am now organizing everything on D Drive.

Draclvr, this machine seems to be wonderful, but I can't put it through its paces until I get a new wireless mouse because mine doesn't fit into the ports. I guess these are newfangled ports. More gadgetry to buy.

Yes, you must tell your browser where to put the downloads. The defaults are always to the C drive. But I think Inland already got that sorted out for you. Your old mouse wasn't USB?

I'm another one who uses Avast. I started with the free version but upgraded to the paid version for the additional functions. Compared to the last two anti-viruses I had, Avast is a dream. It sets in the background and minds its own business. And notifies me when it's updated the virus definitions or if it finds something funny; there are several notices which will pop up for this or that reason, but you can control which to want to see.

Draclvr, I had to buy a new mouse. For some reason the old one just wouldn't fit into the ports. Can't figure out why. It should have, but it seemed to be too big. Still, I got a nice new Logitech gaming mouse out of it, so it's all good.