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Anti Virus, etc

Drea
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I got my laptop around 4 months ago now, and had a Norton trial already installed so I was using that. A good few months ago the trial ended (and I'm still trying to get rid of Norton, it seems impossible to delete), I haven't had any form of virus scanner, etc since then and think it's about time I got it sorted out.
I know there are some good free ones that people use, what are they? Is it just one virus checker that I need or are there other things? Any ideas how to get rid of Norton?
Thanks for any help :T
I know there are some good free ones that people use, what are they? Is it just one virus checker that I need or are there other things? Any ideas how to get rid of Norton?

Thanks for any help :T
Just because you made a mistake doesn't mean you are a mistake.
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You need to use one of the Norton Removal Tools.
Once removed there are free antivirus products you can use.
Avast!
AVG
AntiVir
just to mention a coupleHope for the best.....Plan for the worst!
"Never in the history of the world has there been a situation so bad that the government can't make it worse." Unknown0 -
Use Avira AntiVir, or Avast if you need email scanning.
Also, install Malwarebytes's Anti-malware and SuperAntiSpyware (go into its options and disable it running at startup).0 -
Avira antivirus is highly recommended by the geeks and I have used it for the last 18 months and found it fine. It also does not slow up my machine as much as Norton or mcfee. Comodo also do a good free antivirus as well as a first rate free firewall0
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So many to choose from now... :eek:
I know my mum uses AVG but I haven't heard of the rest.Just because you made a mistake doesn't mean you are a mistake.0 -
Ive used avast, AntiVir and AVG, i have found avast and AntiVir to be good, the 2 are imo much better than AVG0
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I use Avira myself, very good product that doesn't slow the computer down.In Progress!!!0
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mulldoonuk wrote: »As of yesterday....switched from AVG to AntiVir myself .
The first scan using AntiVir after install.....
......found three nasties :eek:
I've never replaced AVG with Avira AntiVir on a computer and not had it find things AVG missed.0 -
I've never replaced AVG with Avira AntiVir on a computer and not had it find things AVG missed.
clean as a whistle!
Downloaded AAV ...scanned the downloaded file with AVG and Malwarebytes (clean) uninstalled AVG...
installed AAV then setup a system scan while i watched a movie....
then it found the three nasties!
So......??0
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