Judy
I have been using Avast for a number of years, without problems. It's a free
utility for non commercial home use and can be found at;
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html


"Judy" <Judy@spamex.com> wrote in message
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> WinXP.Sp2 Home....AMD Athlon3000 1.81 GHz, 512MB RAM.Which is the best
> anti-virus to use that will not slow computer down too much? Now using
> trial version of AVG Professonal. Also got Zone Alarm Pro. Always used
> Norton with the Utilities...I did like the Utilites part. Need to buy
> something but want the best protection. And something that won't make it
> so slow for starting up. Suggestions?