Which Software To Use

[Jacks_Daddy07]

Ok here we go, I am sure this has been mentioned here before but thought I would ask anyways. Currently I subscribe to Norton Antivirus and Webroot Spyware, between the two I spend about $100 a year keeping the subscription up to date, I know that is only like $8 a month, but was wondering if there are any good anti-virus, spyware, and malware software to use that is free. Thanks.

[hech54]

Avast Free Home
Spywareblaster
Spybot
Superantispyware
Malwarebytes
CCleaner
...all free

[Jim44]

Here's what I use:
Anti-virus: Avast! on the main system, AVG free on the 2nd PC, and Avira on the laptop (and we use the corporate version here at work). And, no, no particular reason to use three different ones
Spyware/malware: I mainly use Malwarebytes & Superantispyware now, based on rec's from folks here. I still have Spybot Search & Destroy, but it's so slow compared to the other two that I hardly run it any more.

[Edit: add in CCleaner, also as a rec from the folks here.]