Vista - AV?

[Dracoro]

Have ordered new PC with Vista Ultimate which will be delivered in the coming weeks.

Will I need A/V & Firewall as Vista comes with both these "built-in" does it not?

I have Virgin BB (20Mb connection) that comes with free AV/Firewall suite thingy (currently running on my XP machine).

I know XP needed "proper AV etc." but is Vista protection (Defender, Firewall etc.) a lot better?

I'm also rather wary that 3rd party AV sloooows down pc's so would like to avoid that if possible. I'm also careful re: e-mails etc and won't be installing crap on my PC either.

[Zad]

Avoid Norton/Symantec at all costs! I have never seen a version which doesn't eventually hog all you resources!

[DucatiGary]

www.avast.com

its free for home users and doesnt slow down your PC at all, works too

[MilnerR]

DucatiGary said:

www.avast.com

its free for home users and doesnt slow down your PC at all, works too

Avast Homne edition just sits quietly doing it's thing. Works fine on my Vista laptop

[Mattt]

Vista does not include AV. You can pay for the MS one (OneCare I think it's called).

Use one of the recommended free ones, you should be fine with the in-built Firewall & Defender though.