AVG v Virgin Media Security

[GoochDogHigh5s]

I have currently got AVG's free anti virus thingy installed and have had no complaints with it. I can download the Virgin Media Security software for free (there is a payable one as well) and I wondered if anyone knows which one is better.
I did used to have Virgins PC Guard but it slowed my PC down

[Viero_Berlotti]

Personally I'd stick with AVG because they specialise in the anti-virus stuff. The Virgin software has probably been knocked together as cheaply as possible by some third-party software developer. So it will probably be more of a resource hog than AVG and the support and updates won't be as good.

[GoochDogHigh5s]

Personally I'd stick with AVG because they specialise in the anti-virus stuff. The Virgin software has probably been knocked together as cheaply as possible by some third-party software developer. So it will probably be more of a resource hog than AVG and the support and updates won't be as good.

Thanks.
That was my initial thought as well

[shiftwork2]

Probably an obvious thing to say but have you tried Microsoft Security Essentials?  Effective, lightweight and unobtrusive.

[GoochDogHigh5s]

Probably an obvious thing to say but have you tried Microsoft Security Essentials?  Effective, lightweight and unobtrusive.

Is it free?

[Treguard of Dunshelm]

Yes.

[GoochDogHigh5s]

Yes.

In that case...

[Obel]

I also recommend MSE. Best free AV by far.

[mook]

if you bank online it might worth checking if your bank gives away a free anti-virus, barclays ships out kaspersky for nowt.