Cost of AV's and choices with confusion.

Windows Firewall seems to be the best choise for your family. It is good and easy to use.

 

Well, I live in a country that is NOT economically forward, so I have to look for the cheaper AVs, preferably having discounts for 2-year licenses. For cost effective solutions, the best bets would be:

- Dr.Web ($33 for 1 year, offers attractive migration prices too)
- F-Prot ($29 per year, can be used on 5 PCs, renewal price is the same as the original purchase price)
- PC Tools AntiVirus ($29.95, has a renewal discount but exact amount is unknown)
- NOD32 ($39 for 1 year, has renewal discounts, attractive family pack discounts and student discounts at http://www.nod32-av.com)
- BitDefender ($29.95 for 1 year, has a discount on renewal, allows for installation on 2 computers)
- Defender Pro ($29.99 for AV+Firewall+AntiSpyware, can be used on 3 computers, not-so-good support though, uses Kaspersky engine for AV and Firewall)

All of the above solutions will protect your PC well, and are quite cost-effective too.