What security software do I need on my laptop?

Kailua

devizes18193 wrote: »

On the other side of the hence currys are doing kaspersky 3 user inernet security for £19 and if you use quidco its even cheaper will do every thing and will update its database of spyware and viruses hourly as oposed to daily which most of the free stuff does.
Although there is nowt wrong with the free stuff stated ,I've used them my self

Thanks for the heads up on the Kaspersky - just ordered for collection tomorrow - decided to go via TopCashBack. Many thanks as desparately needed - your post was very very timely. Thank you.

Best Wishes
Kailua

The_Mighty_Gusset

NualaBuala wrote: »

You can do that?! Wow! How do I sign up as a beta tester?

Google for Beta McAfee (for some reason the forum doesn't like me posting links).
Sign up couldn't be easier - just give them a valid email address and make up a password - click on the activation link they send you and that's it.

Log in and download the latest software.
It's really entirely up to you if you want to participate in their forum and report any bugs/glitches etc. - in 3 years I've not had any problems worth reporting and you don't get any e-mails hassling you if you don't report anything.

Most software companies do something similar, not just the AV companies.

NualaBuala

Thanks Gus! :beer: Should have thought of Googling it myself!

Rainbow_Liberty

NualaBuala wrote: »

Thank you! You make an excellent case for Avast - and I do remember that it was easy to install etc.

I'm going to leave McAfee on for now (it expires in April) as I haven't noticed any problems with performance cos I don't use the laptop for anything too demanding. I'll post back my update when I install my free alternative - and probably will have more questions knowing me! :D

Sorry but Im obviously doing something wrong as I can't get this to load, maybe Im trying in the wrong place but it's defo not working for me. Any help with the exact link would be fabulous. Many thanks

busenbust

mheymans wrote: »

Sorry but Im obviously doing something wrong as I can't get this to load, maybe Im trying in the wrong place but it's defo not working for me. Any help with the exact link would be fabulous. Many thanks

http://www.avast.com/en-gb/index

http://www.avast.com/en-gb/free-antivirus-download

luci

gaming_guy wrote: »

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507

I have removed McAfee using Add/Remove Prrograms and gone to the link above, but I can see where to click to get the removal tool. All it seems to say is that restarting your pc after removing will remove it.

rmg1

Can I make a quick case for Avira (free). Small, light, nice interface (couldn't get on with the Avast one, maybe that's just me) and jut sits there doing it's job with no fanfares.
As for firewalls, I've the PCTool free one and, again, just sits there and does it's job.

gaming_guy

Step 2 - 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.

If the message Cleanup Unsuccessful is displayed, follow the steps below to view and save your MCPR log files for analysis by Technical Support.

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507

luci

Thank you so much, I appreciate it.

I "read" the instructions 3 times and still managed to miss Step 2. Somehow I read it as "if" MCPR.exe pops up to click on it and it didn't. I was also looking for Win 7 instructions, but the Vista ones worked fine.

All done now.

martindow

I've been reading this thread and have decided to change from AVG to MSE.

When downloading MSE it suggests uninstalling current virus programs. Is this wise or essential? Can I disregard the message and remove AVG after MSE is in place?