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I can’t tell you how many people have asked me which is better. For me it is like trying to figure out the best between a Ford Pinto and a Yugo. It is just a waste of time trying to figure out which is best of the worst. But, I have still done it. Mcafee is more effective at preventing virus infection on your computer, of course it is likely to make your computer run slow if it doesn’t make it completely unstable. Norton however is unstable, and can block you from using the internet at all. On top of all that I can’t count how many viruses I have had to remove from new fully updated Norton systems.

I always tell people that your best bet is AVG or Avira my to favorite anti-virus programs. They are free and very effective. There is no perfect anti-virus, especially if people are high risk internet users. What is high risk internet use? The people who go to porn sites, game pirate sites, or do lot’s of p2p downloading with programs like Limewire and Shareaza. You know who you are, and you can’t expect to get off virus free, with that kind of internet use. It is like putting on body armor and thinking that after that you can go and insult gang members is south central LA, you are still going to get shot.

It also doesn’t mean that a software is good because it has a big name and costs a lot of money. If you want good protection at least try the higher quality programs, AVG and Avira, and please stop the high risk internet use.

So which one is better? Neither one, end of rant.