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Anti virus for windows

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  • DoaM
    DoaM Posts: 11,863 Forumite
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    Why not just read what they say about themselves ... https://www.bitdefender.co.uk/ :)

    Looks to me very similar to Avast.
  • AndyPix
    AndyPix Posts: 4,847 Forumite
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    Do yourself a favour and bin off that horrible naggy bloaty avast.
    Install bitdefender free and go on with your life
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,043 Forumite
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    edited 12 May 2017 at 4:27PM
    I suggest you try Bitdefender. Even the free version has URL scanning - recently fixed so it actually works. Don't think many (any other) of the freebies includes a working URL scanner... A mandatory feature these days.

    *** only try this if you know what you're doing ***

    And test this with the following adware link www.googl.co.uk
    Your feedback on this is expected...

    *** if your virus solution doesn't trap this then it's not good enough. ***
    *** And I am not liable for any data loss etc which you may suffer. blah blah blah...***
  • emptybox
    emptybox Posts: 442 Forumite
    I use Panda free antivirus on my Windows machines.

    http://www.pandasecurity.com/uk/homeusers/solutions/free-antivirus/
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,043 Forumite
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    emptybox wrote: »
    I use Panda free antivirus on my Windows machines.

    http://www.pandasecurity.com/uk/homeusers/solutions/free-antivirus/
    What does it do with https://www.googl.co.uk ?
    *** Use at own risk. I'm not responsible for any data loss...blah blah blah ***
  • emptybox
    emptybox Posts: 442 Forumite
    grumpycrab wrote: »
    What does it do with https://www.googl.co.uk ?
    *** Use at own risk. I'm not responsible for any data loss...blah blah blah ***

    Panda doen't do anything with that.
    Presumably that means it doesn't have a working URL scanner?

    Does Bitdefender free have pop up boxes trying to get you to upgrade to the paid version?
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,043 Forumite
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    emptybox wrote: »
    Does Bitdefender free have pop up boxes trying to get you to upgrade to the paid version?
    Not sure to be honest. When I did a review of AVs a couple of months ago I bought (cheaply) Bitdefender AV 2017 Plus (a bit of a mouthful) which had problems with the URL scanner... That was fixed.

    I know the free one checks URLs but haven't had it running long enough to know if it puts popups up. Sorry. Try it.
  • RumRat
    RumRat Posts: 5,093 Forumite
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    Never had any popups from Bitdefender with pro nags....On 4 machines.
    Drinking Rum before 10am makes you
    A PIRATE
    Not an Alcoholic...!
  • emptybox
    emptybox Posts: 442 Forumite
    grumpycrab wrote: »
    Not sure to be honest. When I did a review of AVs a couple of months ago I bought (cheaply) Bitdefender AV 2017 Plus (a bit of a mouthful) which had problems with the URL scanner... That was fixed.

    I know the free one checks URLs but haven't had it running long enough to know if it puts popups up. Sorry. Try it.

    Might well do just that. Thanks.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,423 Community Admin
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    DavidP24 wrote: »
    Make sure you have at least two Windows accounts, one Admin for installing software etc and one Standard for day to day use.

    Been a waste of time for a while now. The NHS ones that were infected were running standard accounts.
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
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