Ask Slashdot: Actual Best-in-Show For Free Anti Virus?

First time accepted submitter paperclipman writes "I'm on the college student budget and want to make sure that my recent investment in an Acer laptop will last me a good long while. I like to think of myself as a reasonably competent CPU user so I'm no adventurous link-clicker, but I do download some music as a recent SoundCloud devotee. My Kaspersky antivirus will be expiring shortly and I don't particularly care to renew with that steep of a fee — any advice from fellow thrifts?"

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Re:Winblows, LOL

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Troll? Maybe not spoken as eloquent as some of us but certainly the best advice so far.

  Linux is professional grade software. It powers the most vital and powerful systems on and off the internet. It is written by scientists and engineers in a collaborative environment. It doesn't catch a cold everytime it comes in contact with other PCs. There are volumes of 'Graphic User Interface' applications for most all of your needs. If you are serious, you will try it. If you are smart, it will feel very natural. Welcome to the long bus.