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| Dr.Agon:
can anyone recommend a good FREE anti-virus? tried out both AVG and adaware which froze my PC i know i should probably pay for one but i havent got the money this month |
| Blumpkin:
I'm pretty happy with Avast. Just be sure to uninstall and delete your old antivirus programs, they work against each other if you have multiple ones running at the same time. |
| Quazimoto:
--- Quote from: Blumpkin on August 20, 2013, 06:23:27 AM ---I'm pretty happy with Avast. Just be sure to uninstall and delete your old antivirus programs, they work against each other if you have multiple ones running at the same time. --- End quote --- I second this. Been using Avast (free version) for years and never had a lick of trouble with it. |
| Vt102:
--- Quote from: Quazimoto on August 20, 2013, 08:06:34 AM --- --- Quote from: Blumpkin on August 20, 2013, 06:23:27 AM ---I'm pretty happy with Avast. Just be sure to uninstall and delete your old antivirus programs, they work against each other if you have multiple ones running at the same time. --- End quote --- I second this. Been using Avast (free version) for years and never had a lick of trouble with it. --- End quote --- I use a combo of MS Security Essentials and Malwarebytes. I have a friend that dose security systems for Casinos and police agencies. He told me that this the better than many paid AV software out there (including Norton). |
| Dravenae:
As some have mentioned both MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) and AVG are both decent free anitvirus. I've used MSE for 3 or 4 years, and I haven't picked up a virus yet. Malware Bytes is also a good anti - malware program, so in combination with either MSE or AVG, you'll be pretty well protected. CCleaner from piriform is a decent piece of software for cleaning out your C drive, and correcting registers issues. If your PC is freezing or slow just: 1, update your software. 2, turn off anything that runs upon launch, things that you don't need or use. 3, run a full scan, with both your antivirus or choice, and malware bytes. 4, defrag your hard drive. 5, run ccleaner to check for registry issues, and to clean your c drive. 6, (optional) use windows disk cleaner to delete any shadow copies or back-ups that you don't need. EDIT: Someone made a good point. More than one antivirus will give you bother, as they'll conflict with each other. 1 antivirus + malware bytes + ccleaner = happy campers. |
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