Anti Virus ..systems
- Saintsman27
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Anti Virus ..systems
I recently had an appraisal of some free anti virus systems out there.... and well
it is advised that you only get what you pay for I agree on that.... but I
like to dabble and try out this and that ...so to speak. I have a stand up
Pc and two lappies and well the missus uses solely uses one of the
laptops mainly for her geneology... and she has amassed over 1200 genuine
contacts... amazing ... the others well are use by self..
Missus laptop is protected by Norton duly purchased ... but the others I
have recently changed from AVG freebie which hardly ever detected anything and
the other which used MSE , Microsoft Security Essentials which was quick but a bit
shallow didnt find much... again a freebie.
I read a report about AVAST 2014 was intrigued so I downloaded it.. and TBH its the dogs danglies
... finds stuff from the word go , is easy and is described by some geeks as the best " Fremium " Well impressed you can upgrade and buy extra properties etc but the basic avast is finding bad malware
and virus that AVG and MSE ignored... check it out on CNET downloads and editors reviews.
I am just a computer user/ punter not connected with this company at all and Avast is free for
anyone to dowload...just thought I would mention this
it is advised that you only get what you pay for I agree on that.... but I
like to dabble and try out this and that ...so to speak. I have a stand up
Pc and two lappies and well the missus uses solely uses one of the
laptops mainly for her geneology... and she has amassed over 1200 genuine
contacts... amazing ... the others well are use by self..
Missus laptop is protected by Norton duly purchased ... but the others I
have recently changed from AVG freebie which hardly ever detected anything and
the other which used MSE , Microsoft Security Essentials which was quick but a bit
shallow didnt find much... again a freebie.
I read a report about AVAST 2014 was intrigued so I downloaded it.. and TBH its the dogs danglies
... finds stuff from the word go , is easy and is described by some geeks as the best " Fremium " Well impressed you can upgrade and buy extra properties etc but the basic avast is finding bad malware
and virus that AVG and MSE ignored... check it out on CNET downloads and editors reviews.
I am just a computer user/ punter not connected with this company at all and Avast is free for
anyone to dowload...just thought I would mention this
Re: Anti Virus ..systems
Avast is definitely some of the better anti-virus out there. Unlike Norton and Mcaffee (or however it's spelt). Combine it with Malware-Bytes anti-malware and you've got one safe system
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Alb, I agree with you, and have been a big fan of Avast for many years
As for MSE, I think you'll find even microsoft now recommend using a third party anti virus instead
Here's a bit about it:- http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/38 ... s-rankings
Chris.
As for MSE, I think you'll find even microsoft now recommend using a third party anti virus instead
Here's a bit about it:- http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/38 ... s-rankings
Chris.
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I also concur, have used Avast coupled with Spy Bot search & destroy for many years.
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so where do get it from
i googled it and quite a few pop up
so which one is a safe bet
i googled it and quite a few pop up
so which one is a safe bet
told you not to but oh no you knew better
- lloydie
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Re: Anti Virus ..systems
Uninstalled agv then installed avast now puter won't boot up :-(
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Any luck yet Lloydie in sorting your pc
Avast supply their own removal tool that is recommended to be used in safe mode,
Chris.
Avast supply their own removal tool that is recommended to be used in safe mode,
Chris.
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i had to do a factory restore as there must of been conflicting info from left from agv .sirch345 wrote:Any luck yet Lloydie in sorting your pc
Avast supply their own removal tool that is recommended to be used in safe mode,
Chris.
now its working again avast looks good .
just a shame i lost my movie player and i cant remember what it was called and it played everything too
- lloydie
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no i found it "EM total movie player" but it aint working the way it shouldplayerone wrote:vlc?
hate puters when they dont work right....
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Good man Lloydie, glad you managed to sort it out, computer's eh, a right pita sometimes.
http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc_32/
macdee, I put my trust with filehippo for most of my downloads:-
http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/
Chris.
At a guess I would say the same:-playerone wrote:vlc?
http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc_32/
macdee, I put my trust with filehippo for most of my downloads:-
http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/
Chris.
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thanks sirchsirch345 wrote:Good man Lloydie, glad you managed to sort it out, computer's eh, a right pita sometimes.
At a guess I would say the same:-playerone wrote:vlc?
http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc_32/
macdee, I put my trust with filehippo for most of my downloads:-
http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/
Chris.
this sh1t scares the sh1t out of me will check out hippo now
told you not to but oh no you knew better
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Ah well at least you found it so that's a good start, I hadn't heard of that one.lloydie wrote:no i found it "EM total movie player" but it aint working the way it shouldplayerone wrote:vlc?
hate puters when they dont work right....
You're right to be cautious when downloading anything.macdee wrote: thanks sirch
this sh1t scares the sh1t out of me will check out hippo now
Just one thing comes to mind when installing any software, take note of what you're installing, IE you have to un-check tool bar options (unless of course you want to add them as well) and the likes with many. I have a feeling Avast gives you that option. Just read the options as you install, or go for the custom install if that is available (I don't think it is with Avast A/V). That way you just install what you want.
Chris.