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Anti-Virus Software

  • 02-02-2016 11:18pm
    #1
    Happy Monday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,216 ✭✭✭


    My computer has been sick and is at the PC doctor! :pac:
    Picking it up tomorrow and they want me to purchase anti-virus software.
    Would cost EUR70 and I am told free options are just or almost as good.

    Please advise - is Avast free for Windows 7 a safe and good option? :)


Comments

  • #2
    opus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,053 ✭✭✭opus


    Avast or Avira look to be good choices, use Avast myself at home.


  • #3
    jhud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭jhud


    Have avast on 4 laptops 1 desktop and no issues with it. No virus.....now after saying it I will get them all :-)


  • #4
    Mike Litoris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,539 ✭✭✭Mike Litoris


    No need to pay. Use Avast Free!


  • #5
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    If it's Windows 10, I would just let Windows Defender deal with security. Using a secure browser and some common sense and you'll be fine.


  • #6
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    That's a rip off. So much profit to be made on those.

    Avast and Malwarebytes are both excellent and free!


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  • #7
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,088 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Bitdefender works well for me.. they have a free version or paid options and there's plenty of offers/discount codes available around too.


  • #8
    PropJoe10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,348 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    Dont pay for antivirus. Total waste of money!


  • #9
    eezipc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 534 ✭✭✭eezipc


    PropJoe10 wrote: »
    Dont pay for antivirus. Total waste of money!
    Thats probably the best advice. We sell AVG at work and its shocking. I personally use Panda free. Its very light and doesnt slow down the pc. Also alot of people recommend Avast.


  • #10
    Skerries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    yeah just use a free one and run Malwarebytes every month or so
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  • #11
    Rigsby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Rigsby


    PropJoe10 wrote: »
    Dont pay for antivirus. Total waste of money!


    Thanks. :) This answers question #2 in my thread :

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057560831


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  • #12
    PropJoe10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,348 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    Rigsby wrote: »
    Thanks. :) This answers question #2 in my thread :

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057560831

    Just to elaborate a little - I'd rather have ten trojans on my laptop than have McAfee. So if you end up buying a new machine that has McAfee preinstalled, get rid of it! Terrible awful program.


  • #13
    Rigsby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Rigsby


    PropJoe10 wrote: »
    Just to elaborate a little - I'd rather have ten trojans on my laptop than have McAfee. So if you end up buying a new machine that has McAfee preinstalled, get rid of it! Terrible awful program.

    Thanks for the heads up. I cant remember how I came to use McAfee, but at the time, I must have read good things about it. :rolleyes:


  • #14
    StereoSound
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,155 ✭✭✭StereoSound


    I started using Panda, its very light and uses Tiny resources. AVG was hogging my computer and slowing it down to a crawl.


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