Antivirus/Security software recommendations?
13 February 2014, 01:18 PM
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Antivirus/Security software recommendations?
Afternoon,
My current Internet Security software licence expires in a couple of days. I'm after advice on a decent package, which doesn't hog memory and sits nicely in the background and does it's job.
Any recommendations?
My current Internet Security software licence expires in a couple of days. I'm after advice on a decent package, which doesn't hog memory and sits nicely in the background and does it's job.
Any recommendations?
13 February 2014, 01:34 PM
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I have been using this for 7 years and never had a virus, and its free 
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
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13 February 2014, 10:21 PM
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Of the free ones Avast or Bitdefender free - paid would be Kaspersky or Nod 32
Easy to get full legit versions of the paid ones from ebay at V reasonable prices
Richard
Easy to get full legit versions of the paid ones from ebay at V reasonable prices
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13 February 2014, 10:41 PM
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Something to bare in mind when considering MS Security Essentials.
http://www.howtogeek.com/173291/good...rty-antivirus/
http://www.howtogeek.com/173291/good...rty-antivirus/
17 February 2014, 01:45 PM
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I like the Trend Micro stuff but I would say that 
Nod is cool, Microsoft is shoit, avast does the job but at the end of the day it's about not actually exposing yourself to threats in the first place, although it's not always that that is the problem
Nod is cool, Microsoft is shoit, avast does the job but at the end of the day it's about not actually exposing yourself to threats in the first place, although it's not always that that is the problem
17 February 2014, 07:02 PM
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tried bit defender, eventually sacked it off after a year, now use Norton. But in all honesty.
Security essentials for win7 is good or win8 defender same thing really..
if you need a 2nd line then just get a free one.
Security essentials for win7 is good or win8 defender same thing really..
if you need a 2nd line then just get a free one.
18 February 2014, 12:53 PM
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The other thing to remember is that AV software isn't 100% protection. We see plenty of PCs at work which have some sort of virus or malware on them, yet the AV is happily claiming life is good.
18 February 2014, 01:42 PM
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True. Plus, just endpoint protection and traditional AV or security (including firewalls etc.) doesn't really do the trick anymore.
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19 February 2014, 12:06 AM
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It's called discussion, you might not have noticed but this is a discussion board. If someone mentions that Antivirus protection is not enough then that brings up a discussion on what can help, that's how discussion works. Buying a Mac will definitely help and will save you money in the long run.