I have been called allot lately by friends and family who are having problem with spyware and viruses.  One of the first questions I ask them is if they are running any anti virus programs.  The answer believe it or not is usually no.  The first product I then recommend is Avast because of it exceptional protection.  Not only does it detect viruses but it also detects rootkits.  Avast also does not seem to use allot of system resources which is pretty impressive when you compare it to other anti virus programs.  Avast also continues to support older software versions which is very nice.  Most of the time uncle “Bob” our aunt “Sally” is not running the most current OS version.

So if you are looking for a great piece of software  check out Avast.  I think you will like what you see!

Avast Home Page – Free Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html