Opinions on which ANTI-VIRUS software to download....preferably on CNET.com?

Hi, I currently have Ad-Aware 2007 for my spyware detection and it works great, but i have yet to come across a descent Anti-Virus software...I had AVG Free Edition but it never found anything [maybe i have a clean computer, but the ad-aware found stuff] I un-installed AVG because it was a pain in my butt to have to download something new for it every day...i then downloaded avast! virus system....I HATE IT....

Does anyone have an opinion on what to get?

Thanks

I prefer it to be downloadable[and free] on cnet.com because i trust that site...but if other sites are suggested, I am open to ideas

ps...I have windows vista [premium] on a toshiba satellite notebook...It came with McAfee but the trial is up and i dont wanna pay 69.99 for another year of it....

thanks again

~John

Opinions on which ANTI-VIRUS software to download....preferably on CNET.com?free antivirus

Keep in mind that everyone of these things is either free of charge or open source. That also means that the updates are free. Running the software with out the updates is the same as not running it at all. In addition to anti-virus software, you should also have anti-spyware software.

You should use more than one anti-spyware package because there is no one spyware package that will detect everything. Each one will pick up things that the others miss. Part of this is based on what gets submitted to the people who make the software which in turn is based on what the users encounter. There are so many that its hard to create a comprehensive list of everything out there that spies on you.