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CU Medallion [67853]
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Anti virus question
Sep 19, 2015, 5:24 PM
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My Kaspersky AV subscription is ending. Should I stick w them or is there something better and cheaper I should consider. Thanks for serious responses
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Re: Anti virus question
Sep 19, 2015, 5:25 PM
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Avast Antivirus is free and is really good. Also Malwarebytes.
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Re: Anti virus question
Sep 19, 2015, 5:26 PM
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thank you. On Malware do you pay or are you using the free one
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110%er [5287]
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Re: Anti virus question
Sep 19, 2015, 5:29 PM
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Free. Though the main one I use is Avast. Malwarebytes I keep on the PC for routine scanning, as a backup.
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Orange Blooded [2455]
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Just spray some Windex on it every few weeks***
Sep 19, 2015, 5:25 PM
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Orange Blooded [4036]
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Re: Anti virus question
Sep 19, 2015, 5:32 PM
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I still just us Microsoft Security Essentials. I think it is included in win8.1 and 10. For Windows 7 and earlier you have to download. 3rd party paid virus apps are not worth it unless you have a business need, and they tend to cause more problems than they prevent. I used AVG for a while until they started sending occasional pop-ups. They are probably still decent.
Never actually had a virus or trojan. Avoiding risky sites on the net is the best security. Also Firefox + noscript + adblock prevents 99% of malicious stuff.
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Re: Anti virus question
Sep 19, 2015, 5:34 PM
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WebRoot secure anywhere. Price is right, gets good reviews, not a resource hog, includes malware protection and seems to do its job
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Yes.
Sep 19, 2015, 5:35 PM
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Do not pay for virus protection.
1. use Firefox or Chrome with extensions like ad-block
2. use 'AVG Free' with Firefox or Chrome browser extensions
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All-TigerNet [14090]
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Get an Apple***
Sep 19, 2015, 5:36 PM
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Orange Blooded [4988]
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Ditto that!***
Sep 19, 2015, 5:38 PM
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Re: Get an Apple***
Sep 19, 2015, 5:48 PM
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But it comes with the ultimate virus, apple os. 
No problems with virus on any of our pcs. We use ms security essentials. Kapersky is a pain.
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All-TigerNet [14090]
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haha, it's not even called Apple os....
Sep 19, 2015, 5:58 PM
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But hey keep on risking identity theft, and malware and viruses with grossly over rated Microsoft products
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Athletic Dir [881]
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Re: haha, it's not even called Apple os....
Sep 19, 2015, 6:03 PM
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I know. Os x or whatever the current version. Identity theft, malware,etc. are risks on both platforms if you aren't smart. Apple makes great products but I don't like the apple ecosystem. To each his own.
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AVG...free & better than Kapersky. I have been using it 4
Sep 19, 2015, 6:06 PM
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years with no problem. And, unlike some of the other free ones, they aren't bombarding you with ads, either.
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Re: Anti virus question
Sep 19, 2015, 6:22 PM
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My computer science son recommends Avast. Clemson University uses Trend Micro.
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Re: Anti virus question
Sep 19, 2015, 7:09 PM
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I recommend either comodo or avast.
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Re: Anti virus question
Sep 19, 2015, 7:14 PM
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Webroot is the best I've used, it costs but it also doesn't take up space on your pc. Easy breezy.
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All-In [40936]
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avast is my favorite that and firefox with noscript and
Sep 19, 2015, 7:17 PM
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adblock and you really don't need antivirus anyway. run spybot S&D about once a month too and ccleaner to keep junk files cleaned up
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