Author Topic: Best free Anti-Virus master thread (Read 68375 times)

ezmk · « **Reply #200 on:** December 08, 2015, 12:06:31 AM »

Quote from: ckmk47 on December 07, 2015, 08:23:23 PM

An anecdote, not for statistical purposes:
I got McAfee free, too. I installed it earlier this week. I had AVG on my computer. McAfee didn't do an immediate scan. I scheduled it for next week. Within a day, the computer was vvvveeerrrrryyy sssssllllllllloooooowwwwwwww. It got so bad we couldn't use it. I wanted to go into McAfee and adjust the settings or do an immediate scan, but the program wouldn't open. At all. So I uninstalled it. Going to the control panel and 'uninstalling' it didn't work. So I googled it, and got a McAfee uninstall program.
I saw (and installed) a program called 'unchecky' that unchecks all the add on programs that they sneak into an installation. Then I uninstalled AVG. And I downloaded and installed Avast. Unfortunately, I may have some Avast junk installed, too. So I think I'll

Were you running both at the same time, in the wiki it says never to, that might be the cause of it being so slow,

DanH · « **Reply #201 on:** December 08, 2015, 08:26:55 AM »

mcafee slows you down, and i hate the interface

ckmk47 · « **Reply #202 on:** December 10, 2015, 11:48:42 PM »

Quote from: ezmk on December 08, 2015, 12:06:31 AM

Were you running both at the same time, in the wiki it says never to, that might be the cause of it being so slow,

I was running AVG and McAfee at the same time. But I thought the problem then is that they each mark each other as a virus. I didn't know that it causes slowness, but I just looked it up and it can.

noturbizniss · « **Reply #203 on:** April 03, 2016, 11:03:17 AM »

is the wiki still true? what's best free or paid antivirus and malware protection/cleaner?

DanH · « **Reply #204 on:** April 03, 2016, 03:50:59 PM »

Quote from: noturbizniss on April 03, 2016, 11:03:17 AM

is the wiki still true? what's best free or paid antivirus and malware protection/cleaner?

Best paid: Eset Nod32. Kaspersky is also very good but its heavy.
Best free (ime): Avast. Make sure when installing to choose customize, and select ONLY File shield.

malware removal.. either adwcleaner or malwarebytes antimalware (free version).

Einstein · « **Reply #205 on:** April 03, 2016, 09:43:23 PM »

Quote from: DanH on April 03, 2016, 03:50:59 PM

Best paid: Eset Nod32. Kaspersky is also very good but its heavy.
Best free (ime): Avast. Make sure when installing to choose customize, and select ONLY File shield.

malware removal.. either adwcleaner or malwarebytes antimalware (free version).

is this an opinion? How can you be sure that these are forsure the bets ones?

DanH · « **Reply #206 on:** April 04, 2016, 01:58:47 AM »

Quote from: Einstein on April 03, 2016, 09:43:23 PM

is this an opinion? How can you be sure that these are forsure the bets ones?

its my opinion, and most other people that i confer with.

rileywiles23 · « **Reply #207 on:** April 04, 2016, 10:11:20 AM »

What's the reason to only download the avast file shield ?

DanH · « **Reply #208 on:** April 04, 2016, 10:57:34 AM »

Quote from: rileywiles23 on April 04, 2016, 10:11:20 AM

What's the reason to only download the avast file shield ?

Install*

Because it's all you need. Everything else will just slow you down for no reason.

rileywiles23 · « **Reply #209 on:** April 04, 2016, 10:58:11 AM »

Quote from: DanH on April 04, 2016, 10:57:34 AM

Install*

Because it's all you need. Everything else will just slow you down for no reason.

Ok. Will do.

Einstein · « **Reply #210 on:** April 04, 2016, 12:17:20 PM »

Quote from: DanH on April 04, 2016, 01:58:47 AM

its my opinion, and most other people that i confer with.

interesting, I fix computers too, and I find that Avira is great

DanH · « **Reply #211 on:** April 04, 2016, 02:46:12 PM »

Quote from: Einstein on April 04, 2016, 12:17:20 PM

interesting, I fix computers too, and I find that Avira is great

has an issue with false positives.. haven't tested it though to say anything more
although i was told there is some sort of popup issue with it

Thingywingy · « **Reply #212 on:** May 02, 2016, 07:36:10 PM »

Anyone see any free FAR offers for Kaspersky. Mine is expiring in about a month.

Work-for-ur-muny · « **Reply #213 on:** May 17, 2016, 06:26:17 PM »

I bought a paid version of Norton (which I'm pretty happy with) back when I first bought my laptop. My three-year subscription is running out in some 20 something days, though. My question is, should I pay to renew it, or is there anything free out there that does at least as good a job as what I have? The money is not necessarily the greatest issue here, and I'm ready to cough it up, but only if it's worthwhile. If there's anything free out there that will give me exactly what I need then I'd prefer to that direction.
Thanks in advance

etech0 · « **Reply #214 on:** May 17, 2016, 06:41:05 PM »

Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on May 17, 2016, 06:26:17 PM

I bought a paid version of Norton (which I'm pretty happy with) back when I first bought my laptop. My three-year subscription is running out in some 20 something days, though. My question is, should I pay to renew it, or is there anything free out there that does at least as good a job as what I have? The money is not necessarily the greatest issue here, and I'm ready to cough it up, but only if it's worthwhile. If there's anything free out there that will give me exactly what I need then I'd prefer to that direction.
Thanks in advance

Absolutely don't pay to renew it. Avast free is better than any version of Norton. Be sure to do a Custom installation and only check off File Shield (more info upthread).

Work-for-ur-muny · « **Reply #215 on:** May 17, 2016, 06:42:58 PM »

Quote from: etech0 on May 17, 2016, 06:41:05 PM

Absolutely don't pay to renew it. Avast free is better than any version of Norton. Be sure to do a Custom installation and only check off File Shield (more info upthread).

Thank you. If I check off more will I have to pay, or its just that that's the best set up?

etech0 · « **Reply #216 on:** May 17, 2016, 06:47:50 PM »

Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on May 17, 2016, 06:42:58 PM

Thank you. If I check off more will I have to pay, or its just that that's the best set up?

No, that's just the best setup. The other stuff is extra junk you don't need or want.

DanH · « **Reply #217 on:** May 17, 2016, 06:48:10 PM »

Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on May 17, 2016, 06:42:58 PM

Thank you. If I check off more will I have to pay, or its just that that's the best set up?

Just the best way to set it up.

I don't know if Norton is better then Avast. If I were going to pay for an AV, I've been very happy with Eset NOD32...

Work-for-ur-muny · « **Reply #218 on:** May 17, 2016, 06:50:11 PM »

Ok thank you all!

P.S. When I first bought the AV it was (obviously) in my pre DDF days...

etech0 · « **Reply #219 on:** May 17, 2016, 07:51:08 PM »

Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on May 17, 2016, 06:50:11 PM

Ok thank you all!
P.S. When I first bought the AV it was (obviously) in my pre DDF days...

You're welcome. We all were new, once upon a time

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