Retail internet security, what should my Dad buy? Options

[thesorehead]

Hi all,

My Dad is a maths teacher and a complete computer luddite, and today he asked me what antivirus he should buy. Personally, I use Avira AntiVir, have a regular backup regime and periodically run SpyBot S&D. However I want Dad to have someone to call on the phone when (not if) he has questions and he's going to need something completely automatic. He has already learned about backing stuff up, so what I really need is a recommendation on full-featured retail internet security software for Windows.

Based on universally good reviews, I'm leaning towards Norton 360 but as always I'd like some at0mic advice before I tell him how to spend his hard-earned.

What would you recommend for your n00b relatives?

[Hubbo]

I think you need to go for a paid solution, free antivirus or firewall software isn't going to cut it.

Making things "simple" is hard to do unless you go Mac or iPad ;-)

[Master_Scythe]

I think you need to go for a paid solution, free antivirus or firewall software isn't going to cut it.

Making things "simple" is hard to do unless you go Mac or iPad ;-)

[.:Cyb3rGlitch:.]

I think you need to go for a paid solution, free antivirus or firewall software isn't going to cut it.

Making things "simple" is hard to do unless you go Mac or iPad ;-)

I don't know, his emoticon made it pretty obvious that he was jesting.

This post has been edited by .:Cyb3rGlitch:.: Jul 8 2011, 05:18 PM