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mcafee has run out is there any better

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sitcom123
sitcom123 Posts: 362 Forumite
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My Mcafee has run out and just been online to renew and its £49.99, is there any better/cheaper which will protect the same. I also need to get one put on my daughters laptop which she got yesterday so that would mean £100 for both:eek:
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,602 Forumite
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    use this to remove Mcaffee


    Download and run MCPR.exe
    1. Download the removal tool from: http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe
    2. Click Save and save the file to a folder on your computer.
    3. Navigate to the folder where the file was saved.
    4. Make sure all McAfee windows are closed.
    5. Double-click MCPR.exe to run the removal tool.

      NOTE: Windows Vista users must right-click MCPR.exe and select Run as Administrator.
    6. Restart your computer after receiving the message CleanUp Successful.
      Your McAfee product will not be fully removed until the system is restarted.
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,602 Forumite
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    then download and run this on both

    http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Home-Edition-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html
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  • spaceboy
    spaceboy Posts: 1,928 Forumite
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    Dont bother with Avast, get Microsoft Security Essentials for free instead.
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    Avast is free also, and it's wonderful :cool:
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
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    edited 26 December 2009 at 2:41PM
    be prepared as you might spend a while removing infections that mcafee has missed.

    avira antivir is another good choice as well
  • spaceboy
    spaceboy Posts: 1,928 Forumite
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    busenbust wrote: »
    Avast is free also, and it's wonderful :cool:

    Computer Shopper did a test and Avast got 3 stars, MSE and AVG got 4 stars.
  • spaceboy
    spaceboy Posts: 1,928 Forumite
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    gaming_guy wrote: »
    be prepared as you might spend a while removing infections that mcafee has missed.

    avira anitvir is another good choice as well

    Not as good as MSE I switched and Avira had missed stuff. Got 2 stars in Computer Shopper.
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    edited 26 December 2009 at 3:33PM
    spaceboy wrote: »
    Not as good as MSE I switched and Avira had missed stuff. Got 2 stars in Computer Shopper.

    What had Avira missed?

    AV COMPARITIVES says completely different (And I wouldnt trust computer shopper at all)
    :idea:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    Is there anything better? yes, loads!

    Interesting that your recommending Avast Browntoa?
    :idea:
  • spaceboy
    spaceboy Posts: 1,928 Forumite
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    edited 26 December 2009 at 3:56PM
    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    What had Avira missed?

    AV COMPARITIVES says completely different (And I wouldnt trust computer shopper at all)

    I would trust my own experience more than AV Comparatives. And Computer Shopper did a proper test with real viruses and malware.

    On my old computer (I have an old P3 and a new Core2 Duo) I had no AV software and it picked up some stinking virus stuff. Avira couldnt detect it all when i installed it, it got most but left a really annoying thing behind. MSE cleared it effortlessly. I cant remember what it was.
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