Originally Posted by bnuk

avg is good if you have an older system because it has a pretty small footprint. Doesn't have spyware protection but if you take care of your computer and aren't installing lots of random programs thats not a problem. For me spyware and all that other "internet security" is just a waste of my memory and CPU.

I have a older dell and I noticed it ran a lot better when I went from Norton to AVG free. if you get the paid version it includes spyware and all the other stuff.