need a good virus scanner

[synd66]

what would you guys recommend?

i had norton virus but i had problems getting updates

[Akatosh]

AntiVir Personal Edition. Free and good.

[EldKatt]

You could also check out avast!. (Yeah, the capitalization and exclamation mark are theirs.) Also free, and has treated me well for over a year now.

[blueskirt]

If you're looking for an excellent and free anti-virus, Avast! is for you. The only problem I can find it is the scanning speed which is insanely slow.

However if you are willing pay for the best anti-virus out there, Kaspersky, with its updates every 3-4 hours and its incredibly fast scanning speed is simply the best anti-virus there is.

[Mr Flibble]

I'd also recommend AVG, which is also free and useful.

Oh, has anyone ever seen this? Insanely useful little online virus checker for when you're in a hurry or have limited resources available to you.

http://virusscan.jotti.org/

[Haddas]

My favourite is NOD32. it's got everything you need and more.

[synd66]

I Try NOD32.   

[dasjoe]

i can recommend http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/clamwin_portable - especially when you don't want to lose performance. it's a simple but efficient on-demand scanner, no silly realtime-services

[Da_Elf]

ive been using NOD32 for a while now too. it doesnt hog your resources like the rest do