I want to get a free antivirus, but i currently have norton which is about to expire!!!?

can someone help me!! what steps do i take first, like uninstall norton first or download avg or some free programm first, any help on steps i need to do to get free antivirus program, thx.

I want to get a free antivirus, but i currently have norton which is about to expire!!!?hijackthis

Take a look at this answer I've given previously,

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

choose the programs you want to install, download them, uninstall norton, reboot, then install the new programs.

I want to get a free antivirus, but i currently have norton which is about to expire!!!?malware

First download this lot then remove Norton before installing these. There can be a problem completely clearing Norton. Go to the following link for help . http://service1.symantec.com/support/tsg...

I have used AVG Anti Virus, Zone Alarm Firewall, Spy-bot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware both spyware killers for years. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans etc. AVG does not slow the system down as much as some other products and Zone Alarm allows a lot of personal configuration unlike the Windows Firewall. They can all be downloaded from the following link. http://www.computeractive.co.uk/... On the home page select downloads and then the appropriate category.I also use Windows Defender from the Microsoft site. It is safe to use two anti-spy products but never use more than one A/V as it can cause conflicts. You should run A/V and anti spy weekly. Hope this helps.
You should note that no free antivirus program is as good as a paid program. ALL the reviews I read about the antivirus programs always show free programs as being less than best. That said, here are the general steps you will need to do...