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Cheap Anti-virus software
« on: September 11, 2012, 07:17:44 pm »
After nothing but trouble with Norton I've eventually managed to remove it, it wouldn't even do that correctly  :smiley: Can anybody recommend some cheap(free) anti-virus software for my old laptop???

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Re: Cheap Anti-virus software
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2012, 07:23:39 pm »
The free avg, I know loads of people who use it with no problems

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Re: Cheap Anti-virus software
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2012, 07:37:42 pm »
MSE (microsoft security essentials) from Microsoft.
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Re: Cheap Anti-virus software
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2012, 07:43:15 pm »
MSE and AVG are the best ones, I find AVG a bit of a system hogger

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Re: Cheap Anti-virus software
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2012, 08:03:26 pm »
If Mac OSX give Sophos a go. Discrete and free as well :)
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Re: Cheap Anti-virus software
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2012, 08:05:23 pm »
Avast, free or you can pay for extra bits. :happy2:
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Re: Cheap Anti-virus software
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2012, 08:12:12 pm »
I use avg with no problems at all,found Norton slows your computer down

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Re: Cheap Anti-virus software
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2012, 08:42:50 pm »
I use avg with no problems at all,found Norton slows your computer down
Same here. McAfee wasnt much better

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Re: Cheap Anti-virus software
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2012, 08:49:17 pm »
cheers fellas  :happy2: AVG now installed. I also found Norton made everything a bit sluggish also

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Re: Cheap Anti-virus software
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2012, 09:34:00 pm »
I used to love AVG. used it from v4 to v6. V7 was just bloatware. Switched to Avast and never looked back. Also use Comodo firewall as was having problems with zonealarm and alcohol 120%.

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Re: Cheap Anti-virus software
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2012, 10:03:18 pm »
I used to love AVG. used it from v4 to v6. V7 was just bloatware. Switched to Avast and never looked back.

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