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Off Topic Best Antivirus for Windows.

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  1. Brucebones

    Brucebones Well-Known Member

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    I’ve used Norton Antivirus since I got my first laptop in 2004, I always buy the piece of cardboard with the new number on it every year, never really had any issues with it, until last year. When I went to install it, it came up I had to put my CC in so it would auto renew, there was no way round it & I had to put it in, as the piece of cardboard is less than £20 & auto renew is £80 odd, I was fuming.
    I eventually got in touch with support who sorted it, but I didn’t want a repeat this year, plus I had issues where if I didn’t use my laptop for a while, I literally had to uninstall it, as it was blocking my internet access. Towards the end of my Norton time it stopped doing this, but the whole thing left a sour taste in my mouth. Now I have no antivirus, so not using laptop at all.
    I am considering staying with Norton, but I just thought I’d ask if anyone had any better ideas for one, my tech ability is kind of limited, but I somehow get through with most stuff.
     
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  2. Sir Cheshire Ben

    Sir Cheshire Ben Well-Known Member

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    I’ve not had any for years. I thought windows sorted itself.
     
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  3. Gone For A Walk

    Gone For A Walk Well-Known Member

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    There's a bloke who writes a good 'home computing' column in our local paper every other week.
    He repeatedly says to a) just use the inbuilt MS Defender and then b) download Malware Bytes Free (free not paid for) and run off line scan occasionally (say every couple of weeks / each month). He recommends not to use a paid for AV software - no need as Defender does all you need, doesn't slow your pc down, saves a bit of money, etc.
     
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    I tried that but I found Malware Bytes a bit intrusive. I've been using Eset last 7 years, about £75 for 3 years. I've had no issues and it gets updated regularly, automatically, at least once a week.
     
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    Just for clarity. Malware Bytes FREE isn't active, you don't activate the live functions. All he recommends is to use it for an occasional scan (and removal of threats if it finds something). That way it cannot be intrusive as it's totally dormant until you open it to do a scan. All that is working live is MS Defender.
     
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    Domestos.... kills 99.9% of all germs...
     
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    Fk me I was gonna suggest white vinegar ! Stops smears .. til I read it was the 'other' windows !
     
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  8. Chillo

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    i found norton slowed my machine down too much. tried a few swore by spybot for a while. but for the last decade ive used microsoft defender and malwarebytes. i dont understand the intrusive bit? if it in anyway affected how i wanted to do things it would have been binned years ago. i even paid £30 for a fancy version thats on an old pc in the loft gathering dust.
    if ever i got infected, which has been years now i used to go on bleeping computer website and use all the usual free tools which remove stuff even the likes of mcafee and norton couldnt. rkil adwcleaner and loads of others ive forgotten. having another pc to use whilst cleaning the infected one was valuable.

    i think a decade ago we werent as suspicious maybe a bit daft and infections happened once every couple of months.
    it was my lad honest.

    i think the best safeguard or antivirus is just to watch what you click.
     
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  9. Chillo

    Chillo Well-Known Member

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    windowlene cleans pc's as well as windows. especially if they have glass panels.
     
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  10. DMD

    DMD Eh?
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    What about the ones we don't know?
     
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  11. Chillo

    Chillo Well-Known Member

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    no one knows
     
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  12. TIGERSCAVE

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    THE MUTATIONS...?
     
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  13. The B&S Fanclub

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    Cough......avoiding those sites.

    Sophos is okay. I've never caught anything.
     
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  14. Chillo

    Chillo Well-Known Member

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    is that a brand of condom?
     
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    I use Norton as I have to have a provable anti virus
    It’s expensive but the inbuilt VPN works well.
     
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  16. Des Head

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    I've used Avast free antivirus for years without any problems.
     
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  17. originallambrettaman

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    Me too.
     
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    i've used an assortment of free ones over the years, but ditched several when they got too bloated or tried to take over the universe. i've stuck with the inbuilt windows defender on some and i have bitdefender on my main machine. i hardly notice it.
     
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  19. Oregon Tiger

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    use Linux instead of Windows?
     
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  20. Chillo

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    it took me about 10 years to come to terms with windows, ill be jiggered if im going to try and learn another os. finding my way round my iphone is a struggle somedays.
     
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