what anti virus do you recommend?

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I use Avast. I would recommend it. Definately one of the best free anti virus programs

 

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I would uninstall the McAfee before installing a new anti virus. Then do a full system scan. That's what I did and my system works fine

 

[grumpygrouter]

thanks for all the replies, the more the merrier

if you were me, would you remove the macafee, so it doesnt interfear with the avg or any other new anti virus soft ware??/ the avg seems to be popular, might opt for that and any other extras that could benefit
any thoughts??
cheers ed.......

Macafee and Norton are a nightmare as far as I am concerned Ed! First thing I uninstall if ever I get a new computer!! I am using AVG Internet Security and the licence is valid for 2 years not one, not expensive either if I recall, around £40 I think?

AVG Antivirus and Security Software - Home and Small Office Security

 

[Aston]

Macafee and Norton are a nightmare as far as I am concerned Ed! First thing I uninstall if ever I get a new computer!! I am using AVG Internet Security and the licence is valid for 2 years not one, not expensive either if I recall, around £40 I think?

AVG Antivirus and Security Software - Home and Small Office Security

hi russ
thanks for the advice, i really appreciate that
all the best
ed..

 

[DHTiling]

Good word Mike, I will remember that one..........:lol:

I managed to start in safe mode and download spybot, that found over 200 high risk bugs and tons of others, the worst ones take over everything and insist that you have to download their stuff to get rid of the virus, it costs a minimum of $30, spybot managed to get rid of them and I managed to get everything back to normal (I think).
The pc keeps freezing now and then and I have had to press the reset button 3 times because nothing was happening. I now have AVG, Microsoft security essentials and spybot, I also have an aerosol of bug spray in case they come back. What a nightmare.
Thanks to all that helped with advice.

Hi Dom.. i knew the spybot woould work...

It is best not to rum to all those together as one could hinder the other...

I would delete the avg and just run the microsft essentials... keep spy bot as that is more malware..

Sp glad you got sorted..

 

[DHTiling]

Oh!! and the freezing could the spy bot search and destroy... that is a down side of it on some pc's but it is great at blasting viruses...you could even remove that now to see if the freezing stops... if it does then just keep the site bookmarked incase you need it again..

 

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can somebody come and do all that on my laptop please? i wouldn't even know where to begin :lol:

 

[Aston]

i have downloaded microsoft essentials...all ok there
i googled spybot, free download.it then it showed pctools, spy doctor .it found some low risk stuff but then said i would have to register and pay to remove what it found ..do i have to pay or is there a way round this...????
i havent put avg on yet...

 

[DHTiling]

Ed... it is spy bot search and destroy and the best place to down load is Cnett..

 

[user123]

thanks for all the replies, the more the merrier

if you were me, would you remove the macafee, so it doesnt interfear with the avg or any other new anti virus soft ware??/ the avg seems to be popular, might opt for that and any other extras that could benefit
any thoughts??
cheers ed.......

I removed McAfee after a few days with Avast,which I first heard about on a technical helpline, and I just asked them what they used in their call centre and that was it. McAfee just slows everything down. I do miss McAfee's website safe or unsafe ratings though.