Most like Symantec charge per PC. With Free AVG and AVAST, you don't need to go without protection.
If you use Windows 2000/XP, add a firewall such as ZoneAlarm.
Bob
I have a desktop and a wireless laptop. My question is when renewing the antivirus on my desktop is there a way I can share it with my laptop or do I have to purchase a separate application for it?

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