is this anti virus good??is it reliable?and also it comes with my laptop's factory setting...shud i use this one or get myself another anti virus software?

i would suggest avast/avira/MSE for free version,
NIS/ESET for paid version.

I'm using the maximum security trend micro
it's very good actually, some more very fast scan

maybe if want to compare just go to the each websites

i strongly recommend the anti-virus software that came with your laptop. install avast free anti-virus v6 and also Malwarebytes for added protection.
That's the first thing i did when i got my laptop recently.Never regretted it! cheers mate

How can you install 2 antivirus on your laptop? It can and will crash your your laptop. Trend Micro is not free and is not very good either. You have to pay after a few months. I think is just trial. If you don't pay= no protection. It isn't cheap.

Remove it. It is not worth it. I prefer free setup as you can create your own powerful security suite for free.

Use the following free combo :
-avast free v6
-Online armor free v5
-Malwarebytes free
-Sandboxie free (run all your browser sandbox, any keygen. Right click > run sandbox. To set it to auto delete, open sandboxie (double click on the icon in the takbar-near the clock) > Sandbox > Default box > Sandbox Settings > Delete > Delete Invocation > Check "Automatically delete contents of this sandbox After 30 days, it will ask you to buy, but it is still free to use.)
-> Sandboxie create a virtual environment so that if you accidnetally click on an infected link while browsing and your antivirus didn't detect it, your system won't be compromise.
-ESET Online Scanner
- Google Chrome/ Firefox with WOT+Ad Blocker Plus (Firefox)/ Ad Block (Google Chrome)
- Update your flash and java regularly
- Neo's Safekeys (a virtual keyboard that offer protection against keyloggers)
- Lastpass (in case you got lots of password to remember. You just need to remember one)
-Macrium Reflect Free (Make an image backup monthly so in case something gone wrong, you can return it to normal. Your PC come back safe and sound.)

As for me, those are pretty much my combo I always install. I see no need to pay the antivirus company when what I have are as good as thier paid ones or maybe even better. The days of me paying for protection is long gone. And people say paid is better than free. What rubbish. It could be true at some point but when you know the right things to install, I will say, free is better than paid anytime, anyday. Just use the money you save to belanja me.

This post has been edited by Ramjade: May 21 2011, 05:32 PM

go for avast free..much better..for me la.

thx for this this info... i'll tried this after my paid av gone out

If no mistake you need to pay after few months used.

If your window is original, use MS Security Essential, it's free.