We have been using "Norton". Gail is not too happy with it. I am basicly computer illiterate so I am no help in choosing a replacement. What virus protection do you all use? Thanks!
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We have been using "Norton". Gail is not too happy with it. I am basicly computer illiterate so I am no help in choosing a replacement. What virus protection do you all use? Thanks!
R.D.M.
Currently using Avast, the free version. Small memory footprint.
AVG Free is also good.
Many dislike Norton because of issues with it.
Had McAfee for a year, crashed constantly, required 2 days to remove all traces from my machine.
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I hate and despise Norton.
I use the personal (free) version of AVG.
http://download.cnet.com/AVG-AntiVir...=dl&tag=button
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Another vote for Avast. Have used it for years.
About 4 years ago a friend was having a problem he couldn't solve. He had used Norton for years and swore by it. He tried Avast and it found something Norton had been missing so he converted.
AVG is free and great!
Unless it's changed radically in the last five or six years, Norton is, in general, CARP (sp?)...and, when you've got a problem, their customer service even worse. During the time that I was using it, NEVER managed to get through to anyone in tech support who had English as a first language. Last time, from the accent, I think I might've been talking to Bangkok.
Currently using AVG...the full version with unlimited online support...and have found their techs to be outstanding.
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I use Microsoft Security Essentials. It does better than Webroot that I pay for
Kaspersky - them Russians know all about security. You don't see many of their spooks looking for asylum here these days, do you?
I use security essentials and am happy with it. All the ones mentioned above are very good programs and will do a good job for you. Which ever one you decide on, be sure to uninstall the Norton before installing your new one. Never try to run more than anti-virus program at a time.
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That's what I use also. It's bullet proof.Originally Posted by williamwaco
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tried them all...then bought a MAC and stopped worrying about it ! different operating system, i.e. not MS DOS
I use AVG the free ware version. I like it
All anti virus programs are catch up with the bad guy products.
We hope someone else got the infestation before us, and that they reported it to someone, and that someone created a definition file for it that made it to our machine. Accuracy, completeness, any measure of effectiveness depends on who did the testing and how they structured the data. Avast, Avira, Microsoft Security Essentials, Trend Micro, Immunet, Comodo, or any other free product is useful -if- you keep them up to date. -AND- you have the latest Microsoft security patches installed.
Windows has been paying my family bills for about eighteen years. The longer I use Windows, the more I like Linux.
MAC users rarely have infestation issues. Sophos offers free anti-virus protection for MACs.
Microsoft Essentials is free and does a decent job.....as stated by another poster, do yourself a huge favor and remove norton before you install any other anti-virus software.
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Avast, Comodo firewall, Spybot, and Malware Antibytes. Multi layer protection because no single program is perfect.
Make sure to download a Norton remover to get rid of all of it otherwise other AV programs will have problems.
Vipre here!
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Iolo System PC Mechanic about $30 a year, had Norton 360,it let a Trojan come in on an email and wanted 100 bucks to clean my PC, picked up the Iolo at wally world for $20, have updated for 3 years and no problems. It constantly runs in the back round, but you have to tell it when to scan, does the whole scan in 2 hours, haven't had any issues going on the 4 the year.
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1 vote for Avast.
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