Back when Sunbelt Software (the company that created VIPRE) was still around, I used to use VIPRE antivirus for my computers and recommend it to others. At some point in 2012 I migrated off of it because the newer versions, under a different brand now (a company called GFI) had in my opinion become bloated and buggy. Back then I stopped recommending it, and over the last 3 years, I’ve run into several instances where VIPRE was behind a number of computers being slowed down by it.

After running more and more into this, and finally recently deciding to survey a number of readers and clients, I’m ready to recommend against using it at all. be it the 2014, 2015 or 2016 version.

Get something lighter and more effective. I personally use Kaspersky and have been using it since I phased out of VIPRE 3 years ago, and have not had any problems with it. Other users with different computer configurations might want to choose otherwise, but I definitely recommend against using VIPRE.

Ask me if you have VIPRE and want to try something else – I’ll recommend something tailored to your needs if you tell me about your computer system.