What Security do you use?

Trollydolly_2

I have just had to clear my whole laptop coz it was going crazy. Ive re installed McAfee but its an old version and im not willing to pay £50 to update it. So please could you tell me what i need to put on that is preferably free.

Please speak slowly as i am blonde and female and really take a long time to grasp this stuff.

Ive read through this thread from start to finish and im still no better off. Lots of names repeating of different protectors but i have no idea what any of them do or what they are for.

Sorry to be soooooo thick but please help me McAfee is doing my nut in and i want it deleted asap.

Thanks in advance xxx

Art_2

Trollydolly wrote:

I have just had to clear my whole laptop coz it was going crazy. Ive re installed McAfee but its an old version and im not willing to pay £50 to update it. So please could you tell me what i need to put on that is preferably free.

Please speak slowly as i am blonde and female and really take a long time to grasp this stuff.

Ive read through this thread from start to finish and im still no better off. Lots of names repeating of different protectors but i have no idea what any of them do or what they are for.

Sorry to be soooooo thick but please help me McAfee is doing my nut in and i want it deleted asap.

Thanks in advance xxx

Download AVG anti virus. It's good and there's a free version.

www.grisoft.com

Regards,
Art.

Trollydolly_2

Thanks for that link but do you have one for the free download as i cant find it on that website???.

Also once i have put AVG on does that mean i can delete McAfee???
Is that all i need?
Cheers xx

Art_2

Trollydolly wrote:

Thanks for that link but do you have one for the free download as i cant find it on that website???.

Also once i have put AVG on does that mean i can delete McAfee???
Is that all i need?
Cheers xx

Yes, they try to hide it

Just click on 'AVG products' on the left hand side of their home page and it's the 8th item down.

It's not recomended to use 2 anti-virus programs at the same time. McAfee may interfere with AVG and visa versa.

Regards,
Art.

Dead_Eye_Jones

I dont bother with anything, god knows whats on my PC! I find it amusing to think some hacker could be viewing my holiday snaps - good luck to 'em !

Fran

Dead_Eye_Jones wrote:

I dont bother with anything, god knows whats on my PC! I find it amusing to think some hacker could be viewing my holiday snaps - good luck to 'em !

How long have you had your computer?

hobo28

Dead_Eye_Jones wrote:

I dont bother with anything, god knows whats on my PC! I find it amusing to think some hacker could be viewing my holiday snaps - good luck to 'em !

What you are doing is the online equivalent of leaving the doors & windows unlocked in your house and saying "Good luck to any burglar who comes in and looks at my holiday pictures". Its not that he's bothered about and I bet you lock your doors!

Its your own data a hacker is after. (eg. credit card numbers, banking information, personal information). Using some/all information like this, a skilled hacker can steal your identity.

In addition, you're a prime target for a hacker to install a virus/trojan so they can use your PC to launch cyber attacks on others.

I remember once after reinstalling a XP machine, I connected it up to the Internet to download all the security updates but the PC kept getting hacked before the download could complete.

Dave_T_UK

A few weeks ago Aldi were selling AV/anti spam/firewall software for £6.99, I bought a copy and intend to use it when my Norton Internet Securities expires in a few months. It's called "Select eScan" and produced by Focus Multimedia Ltd.
I am curious as to if anyone else has bought and used this software, and what thier opinons are, if any.
Cheers Dave T

Fran

There's this review.

charlieheard

Fran wrote:

There's this review.

I'm always wary of lone reviews on reviewcentre.com. You're trusting to one stranger's view: these are often likely to be "wonderful" (why would I admit to buying a lemon?) or "terrible" (this wasn't for me). And the review saying it has the "Kapersky engine"

A search of Google came up with no mainstream independent reviews, and their site has lots of reviews from sites I've never heard of. So you're buying something to protect your computer about which very little is known. It may be excellent, but it may be !!!!!!. Do you want to be at the (b)leading edge of trying it out? Unless someone can come up with a better review, I'd stick to those recommended in this forum.

FWIW, I ditched Norton when the sub ran out and went for free Avast, but couldn't stop it hogging the CPU. The experts on their forums were no good: I found load of similar complaints and their reply was always "It's doing that for a GOOD reason". :mad: It may work for you, but I ditched it and went for AVG-Free. Both have been recommended here by several people and on the 46 Best Freeware Utilities website