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@rahmu
Yup it was around 2004. They were very early versions. I think I was using version 5 or something. It was on my Dell Inspiron 8500 Pentium 4 laptop.

@Vartan
Kaspersky has a history of being a great security software. I find it to be the best out there. Even better than Avast. Avast has a free version though. The free version of something vs a paid version really doesn't give you anything more, other than extra features.

@Chafic
I don't recommend using all in one software. For example, AVG might be good with viruses and spyware, but it has a crappy firewall. A company might be great in something and might be horrible with something else. I recommend using AVG Free. Windows Defender does a great job as well (Considering you're updating your OS) The Windows Firewall is also great, but some prefer 3rd party software like Comodo Firewall. You might not need such extreme measures when it comes to security. But some people are very picky and tend to get the best of the best. But for the average Joe, any free or payed version of almost any anti virus software will do just fine for them.

People should always be careful when using the web, and most importantly, they shouldn't download or click on stuff they don't know about. Some people don't even use any security as they trust themselves enough..
That's true as well of course. But why would you visit websites you don't trust ? :D
the last time i used norton, it maid my pc 100 times slower.
the last time i used bitdefender, i had to format my pc, don't ask me what happened, i don't know and don't care.
I used ESET, it was useless. AVG free wasn't that good..

(that's just me, maybe you guys are satisfied with your antivirus, it's just me)

Now i use AVG internet security on windows, it's not free but i have the serial number, you can get it pretty easily, by googling or on youtube. I don't download cracked software, no torrents no shit, just a serial number, there's even a website where you can find millions of serial numbers for so many software, i can't give you the link, at least not on this forum, good luck finding it on your own.

On mobile, i use avast, which is free.

Note: use google chrome if you can, it alerts you when it finds malware, pretty basic stuff, i'm sure every browser has this option now but i trust chrome, and use adblocker extension for chrome, firefox or whatever browser you use, get rid of those spammy ads
9 days later
I Despise norton :P I use avast and malware bytes since the database differs a little bit, both are equally great even though malware bytes is just a scanner.