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What anti-virus software is flavour of the month please? Wanting a change from Norton as the resident experts said there was better.

As always, thank you so much!


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 4:51 pm
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microsoft security essentials. weirdly.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 4:53 pm
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Free or Paid for?

I've been using Avast free version and it has been running perfectly fine. No viruses and uses up near to no CPU.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 4:55 pm
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microsoft is much better than any 3rd ware spy or virus scanner now, I wouldn't have said that previously - but take a punt on my pure geekiness.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 4:56 pm
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yep, for a free AV client then MSE is the choice of Windows nerds everywhere (myself included!). better than most (probably any) paid for ones too, tbh.

i wouldn't say it's better than 3rd party spyware scanners though, but for the purpose CG described then it's the right answer.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 4:58 pm
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MSE, an ocational scan with MBAM and Spybot S&D purely for the immunization feature.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 5:46 pm
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Thanks for the replies with recommendations.

I've always paid for Norton and not necessarily looking for anything free. More a case of peace of mind.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 6:47 pm
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I've always paid for Norton and not necessarily looking for anything free. More a case of peace of mind.

Norton is a virus.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 6:49 pm
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MSE +1

Rolled it out company wide...


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 9:03 pm
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xiphon: Careful with that, it had a non-commercial license last time I checked?


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 9:13 pm
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Another MSE vote here.

Get rid of Norton and your PC will probably run better too.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 9:18 pm
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superdan - the company I work for sadly don't give two hoots about such things.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 10:55 pm
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Another vote for Microsoft Security Essentials. Used to recommend AVG for tight-fisted home users but no longer.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 11:12 pm
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Yep. MSE is the correct answer. You must uninstall Norton completely beforehand though. (The same is true of any AV, running two is Bad.)


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 11:18 pm
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I've always paid for Norton

Urrghh. You bad.

+1 MSE


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 11:24 pm
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What's antivirus software? 😉


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 6:32 am