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Choosing An Antivirus Program.

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  • Just came across this thread - thanks guys you may have saved us quite a bit of money. We have mcafee on which expires today and will try avast but do we need to take mcafee off first? Can't ask hubby as he is ill in bed!!!!!
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    download avast, uninstall mcafee, install avast, register avast, run mcafee removal tool. make sure windows firewall is on
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • hannoja
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    MooBag wrote: »
    Funnilly enough, my renewal for McAfee is coming up and I thought I'd be bagging a bargain with their promotion of £25 instead of £50. Thanks for starting this, Kevin - me thinks I'll be going to one of the freebies thus saving myself £25!!! Any recommendations on what free ones people use with Windows 7. Many thanks.

    Avast :T
    Just came across this thread - thanks guys you may have saved us quite a bit of money. We have mcafee on which expires today and will try avast but do we need to take mcafee off first? Can't ask hubby as he is ill in bed!!!!!

    I would. I don't think you have to though. Just don't have them (or any 2 anti-virus progs. running at the same time.
  • Computer Shopper magazine done a review of 10 or so AV programs in Febs issue, they also bench tested them at how good they were at removing virus, malware etc, from memory TrendMicro came out on top removing 100% of infections trying to access the hdd, Norton and the free version of AVG were close 2nd and 3rd, may have been other way around, norton is £23 1year 3pc's on amazon at the mo, i use Avast 5 free as it uses less ram and slows down laptop and pc less, MSE is ok but i find the need to do regular full checks to clear everything that is throw at my laptop and pc,

    RJ
  • Just read "Expert Reviews" Newsletter which reckons that the best free anti-virus is AVG Free Edition 2011. Don't know how reliable their opinions are though.
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  • Sublime_2
    Sublime_2 Posts: 15,741 Forumite
    I'm an Avast girl. MSE is good too though.
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    Sublime wrote: »
    I'm an Avast girl. MSE is good too though.
    me too/ Avast is just too brilliant :D

    http://www.avast.com/en-gb/free-antivirus-download
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • Sublime_2
    Sublime_2 Posts: 15,741 Forumite
    me too/ Avast is just too brilliant :D

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

    Have you got the free or paid for edition? I feel almost guilty sometimes for all the free security software I use, and feel its about time I paid for something. :o
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    Sublime wrote: »
    Have you got the free or paid for edition? I feel almost guilty sometimes for all the free security software I use, and feel its about time I paid for something. :o
    sub, I have the free version / the paid-for does have benefits I agree but instead I have installed (in addition to ) the paid-for version of mbam -- it's a one-off payment and lifetime product install :cool:

    http://www.malwarebytes.org/
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
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