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Anti virus software

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 10:32 am
by sylla
My McAfee subscription runs out next week. Can anyone recommend a good product? Are there any free products that do the job?

Even though I am protected I still get a lot of pop-ups....do I need something in addition to the AV software?

Appreciate any advice.

Re: Anti virus software

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:03 pm
by Twingo
There is an article with a list of 5 free products for windows 7 below, but it should work on any version of windows.
http://news.brothersoft.com/five-free-e ... -8906.html

Personally I use Microsoft Security Essentials (XP/Vista/Win7) and have found it to be perfectly adequate
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security ... fault.aspx

Re: Anti virus software

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:21 pm
by Floydoid
I find Avast does an excellent job, alongside Comodo firewall.


Re: Anti virus software

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:14 pm
by Sam Slater
As Twingo said, Microsoft Security Essentials is the best one out of the free versions. Perfectly adequate for most people and it's frequently updated by Microsoft.


Re: Anti virus software

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:25 pm
by MegaTon
Avira and Avast are pretty good ones, stay clear of AVG though!

Re: Anti virus software

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 2:35 pm
by sylla
Thanks guys....appreciated.

Cheers

Re: Anti virus software

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 2:41 pm
by sparky
Author: Floydoid

I find Avast does an excellent job, alongside Comodo firewall.


I and several friends / colleagues use this combination too and they have kept the gremlins out.

I used to use AVG. It worked fine but became increasingly demanding on processor and memory.


Re: Anti virus software

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:19 pm
by Bob Singleton
What's a virus???































I'm a Mac user !grin! !grin!


Re: Anti virus software

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:38 pm
by Sam Slater
Just don't use Safari.