I never really understood why so many people thought Norton sucked...

/Jabbalaugh

If someone shoots a portal into your computer, that's a guaranteed back-door access to your personal files!

So are you deciding on what to replace Norton with, or is this just an issue you can shrug off?

Looks like you can just tell it to ignore this, no?

don't use an always on anti virus

The antivirus is a lie.

I hated it because it was slow as hell, only offered me a trial after their free trial run and wanted me to actually pay for their garbage service when there were free antivirus programs that work better.

I like Avast by the way if you are looking for free programs. Otherwise i cant help ya.

Microsoft Security Essentials + Malware Bytes been using it for years now and 0 viruses/malware/adware + low resource use.

I always use malware bytes(The free trial) when my computer needs cleaned, and after I've cleaned it up I start running Avast, and I usually don't get anything. But I decided to stop downloading Avast after the 10th time I had to factoy reset my computer because it ran out of space and wouldn't let me do anything but go to the settings

Nod32 is a good gamer anti-virus

avast free FTW, i've using avast for 4-5 years its pretty good, give it a try

Free: Avast or Avira.

Paid: Nod32 all the way.

I don't, and haven't ever used an anti-virus ever sense I was 11 and had my own computer, years and years ago.
It's been 5years or so now and I've logged tens of thousands of hours online doing various things, and I have never once got a virus.

Unless you understand nothing about the internet, use an awful browser, download random things, looks at porn (on awful websites at that), and more, you should not need an anti-virus.
Not only have I not needed one, but everyone I know, adult or teen, has gotten viruses when they've had anti-virus things, and had issues because of it. Yet they don't use the computer much, so it should be less likely. Theoretically.

While I won't go as far as saying anti-viruses harm you directly, they certainly do not help you from my observations.
If you knew anything about viruses you'd understand the main flaw in anti-viruses anyways, and if you don't, before you blow your money on some anti-virus or download some "free" one and re-download it every 10days, think, if you have anti-bodies to fight the common cold, why does it keep returning? Because it adapts. Viruses adapt, and just like your immune system your anti-virus is NEVER ahead of the virus.
And just as your immune system improves, as does everyone's immune systems improve, the cold, the virus, seems to go away. That strand dies. That coding type, that attack method, that program, whatever it was that was discovered and is now being protected against thanks to your anti-virus is no longer used, as it will never break through the anti-virus.

Would you spread a petty trojan that was developed in 2008 and suspect success or would you invest a few hundred dollars, or a few hours of time making your own, or buying your own virus to walk right past the anti-virus, the immune-system of today. and kill the victim, to have complete power over another persons computer?

Of course the above isn't the only reason why I believe anti-virus is defective, but it's a large part of it.
To launch thousands of petty attacks and get minimal results and be flagged right away simply does not make sense when you could infect almost everyone who comes in contact with you?

Well, I can recommend Avast, I had the full version, but it's not really worth it. (who needs a military grade data shredder o_o) but yeah, Even the free version is more than enough.

Nod32

http://www.av-comparatives.org/ are the only ones really you should be asking this.

Kaspersky if you don't mind paying, Avast if you don't basically as these are the top of the foodchain every time and not just once.

LINUX!

You really cant go wrong with Avast.
And as Tuxilero said LINUX!!!!! Linux is 100000 times better than any kind of windows if i gave up gaming i would move to it instantly.

There are people who use norton? Wow!
Get avira, it's free.

I use smart browsing(not an extension or anything) and run malwarebytes monthly or anytime I think I might be infected

I used MSE for some time but decided to stop having an active anti virus

Greenhorn. Shoulda seen Norton in the 90s.