What is the best antivirus program to use that is affordable and good?

look at this http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ you will find any thing you want but my recommendation is kaspersky (i am using it now) dont buy it from their website you can find it in amazon for around 26$ ((take the full edition which is call INTERNET security if you ask me about bitdefender >>>it is really heavy and will make \pc slow

McAfee, there are subscription based services available for a monthly fee of $3. You may find them at http://www.fortifyonline.com/

I have nornton antivirus which I think is great! If anything is trying to get into your computer it dectects and stops it straight away, I have never had a problem! You may be able to get a months free trial but it's about £40 for a years protection I think, and when I got mine I could put it onto three computers.

Avast is the best one out there, it doesn't mess with anything and does what you want, and it actually gets rid of the viruses.

AVG is the best free one. Avast is a good one but only free for 18 months

kaperski or go to cnet downloads and get avg it works for me

I use Bitdefender on my laptop and it makes it very slow. Never had any problems, just performance. I use Norton on my Mac and that's brilliant, Norton has one of the fastest processing times...I've seen the research, just can't find the link. Norton has a range of products to suit what you use your computer for. If you do a lot of gaming, then they have a package designed with that in mind. I recommend Norton 360 for your PC because it covers all areas of your system. Just getting an antivirus product will leave you exposed to other threats. http://www.buyantivirusfirewallsoftware.org/Best-Antivirus-Software.html It might cost a few $ more than $60, however getting a 2 or 3 year subscription will bring the price down dramatically.

Go to pcworld.com & cnet.com & look up security software. They have the editors (experts, hopefully) & readers (amateurs for the most part) reviews & ratings. Go to the library & look this up in "Consumer Reports" they rate security software every year. The last time they recommended a free security suite consisting of Avira anti-virus program, Windows Defender anti-spyware & some anti-spam program which I don't think is necessary if your email provider has a spam filter. Also use Zone Alarm's free firewall. Get the free stuff ASAP, if you don't like it or still want to get something better upgrade to Avira's premium anti-virus program & keep Windows Defender, it's not the greatest anti-spyware program but is handy to have. Read up on this & don't take my word or anyone else's without doing some research on your own

kaspersky is a bastard antivirus. Download AVG/AVAST with Malwarebytes.