No, I haven't heard of them. The big names in the anti-virus crowd are Norton, McAfee, Grisoft (AVG), and Microsoft (yeah, I know, it sounds strange). Norton has sucked for a long time now, AVG has become the standard for free virus protection, I think McAfee is good on the enterprise level but their home software sucks, and Microsoft (Microsoft Security Essentials) actually stays on top of things. The only aspect where Microsoft fails is that their software, much like their operating systems, are widely used so "hackers" go after it first.
I actually think that Security Essentials is rather easy to use and it consumes less resources than any other virus protection software I have used. It also lumps spyware, adware, and virus protection all into one package. However, as I said, it tends to get cracked first simply because it is available on so many machines.
Personally, I would never trust a "Free" virus scanning application that continually asks for money. AVG Free will often advertise for the full versions of AVG but it isn't forcing you to buy anything. You can download AVG Free, scan your computer, and remove infections without every seeing a "you must spend money to remove this" warning.
As I originally said, CyberDefender sounds fishy and it turns out they are. A quick Google search shows that CyberDefender's software is in fact fake. They essentially trick people into thinking that their computer is infected and then charge them to remove bogus files making it look like the software cleaned your system. Don't use it, uninstall it, and never look back. Continuing to use CyberDefender means that you are just asking for trouble. Uninstall that fake program and go with something else. AVG Free will be more than adequate, I think even Microsoft Security Essentials would be better. You might also be able to obtain a free enterprise edition of McAfee or even Norton if you are a college student. My old university offers up downloads of the enterprise version of McAfee that I am still running on my netbook without issues. Either way, you need to get rid of CyberDefender.
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