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« on: June 10, 2011, 02:53:20 PM » |
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Good Afternoon,
I used to have Norton, the 12 months has expired so looking to get some advice on decent anti virus stuff as last time I tried to sort this out myself I ended up downloading something that was supposed to be anti virus but was actually a virus itself... sigh.
Any help would be much appreciated!
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geordieneil
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« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2011, 03:02:31 PM » |
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AVG free edition is not bad for a freebie
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Acidmouse
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2011, 03:05:57 PM » |
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CCleaner for cleaning your computer etc... and Microsoft security essentials for viruses
both free both good
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kinboshi
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« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2011, 03:17:40 PM » |
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I usually recommend Avast for free anti-virus.
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titaniumbean
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« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2011, 03:52:33 PM » |
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Good Afternoon,
I used to have Norton, the 12 months has expired so looking to get some advice on decent anti virus stuff as last time I tried to sort this out myself I ended up downloading something that was supposed to be anti virus but was actually a virus itself... sigh.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Do you do online banking? if so your bank may well provide you a package for free. Fwiw I bank with barclays and they give out free kaspersky licenses for up to 2 computers per online banking account I think. |
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the sicilian
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« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2011, 03:52:38 PM » |
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get what you pay for free=...........
symantec endpoint is what we are currently installing...pretty good..not too resource hungry either
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sovietsong
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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2011, 04:22:26 PM » |
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TY for the help.
I dont really do anything too naughty on the comp, not downloading movies etc.
Going to give the one Kin suggested a blast !
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Longines
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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2011, 04:42:15 PM » |
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CCleaner for cleaning your computer etc... and Microsoft security essentials for viruses
both free both good
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CelticGeezeer
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2011, 05:42:28 PM » |
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I used both avg and avast, belt and braces...
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Supernova
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« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2011, 10:41:42 PM » |
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I usually recommend Avast for free anti-virus.
+1 ~ I also now run Malwarebytes once a week as well, it's more for Spyware & has picked up a couple of things picked up from poker sites that Avast didn't pick up. |
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seven2unsuited
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« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2011, 11:59:28 AM » |
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I usually recommend Avast for free anti-virus.
+1 ~ I also now run Malwarebytes once a week as well, it's more for Spyware & has picked up a couple of things picked up from poker sites that Avast didn't pick up. Yeah Avast is good and you don't really notice it, aslo run ccleaner now and again and download either spybot or anitmalwarebytes for spyware. |
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sovietsong
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« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2011, 03:05:49 PM » |
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so this spybot stuff, what do I do for that just download another program and start it up now and again?
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Supernova
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« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2011, 02:47:33 AM » |
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so this spybot stuff, what do I do for that just download another program and start it up now and again?
Yes, just download & depending on which one you choose don't forget to check for new updates each time before you run it, Malwarebytes will automatically ask you to do this. I run mine every week & kick it off when I have other things to do (or overnight) as it can take a while depending on how much you have on your comp - databases etc. |
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