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Title: Anti virus
Post by: LFF64 on 05 June 2010, 18:17:59

Hello  has anyone any suggestions on what to use, at the moment  I  am using Norton 360  on my laptop which is running Vista .  The Norton subscription runs out soon and  I am not sure wether to stick with  Norton or go for something else
So over to the experts for advice please  :y

Title: Re: Anti virus
Post by: waspy on 05 June 2010, 18:25:48

As recommended by someone on here, i use Kaspersky (think that's how it's spelled).
It's excellent :y :y :y
If you have a Barclays account, it's free :)

Title: Re: Anti virus
Post by: SeedyV6 on 05 June 2010, 18:30:23

Hi There. If you want the best anti-virus out there i'd go for ESET's NOD32. It ain't cheap, but there isn't anything it doesn't pick up. Plus the throughput of files that it scans on the fly without a drop in system performance is very impressive, which is what sealed it for me  :y

Title: Re: Anti virus
Post by: LFF64 on 05 June 2010, 18:33:50

Peachy I did not say in what though  :D
 How does that work then  Pete ? I had heard of kaspersky? just wondered if any one had any favourites 
  My computer understanding is basic to say the least  ::)

Title: Re: Anti virus
Post by: waspy on 05 June 2010, 18:41:43

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Peachy I did not say in what though  :D
 How does that work then  Pete ? I had heard of kaspersky? just wondered if any one had any favourites 
  My computer understanding is basic to say the least  ::)

If you've a Barclays account, just pop into their bank & activate your online account. Once done it's dead easy, just follow the links, Kaspersky send you a activation code & you're away :)

Title: Re: Anti virus
Post by: pscocoa on 05 June 2010, 18:47:04

I have used Norton on home pcs and a couple of laptops - updates and upgrades are easy - I do not use the website to back up though as it is not cost effective. No problems with Norton - if it has been working fine for you then continue.

I have McAfee in my netbook (it came with it) and that is fine as well.

Title: Re: Anti virus
Post by: tidla on 05 June 2010, 19:14:47

if you want a free one updated regularly try AVG.

http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage

takes a few clicks to get the free bit but worth it.

Title: Re: Anti virus
Post by: Plomien on 05 June 2010, 19:21:37

I use Avast which is also free, if you search the forum there has been a few threads relating to this though :y

Title: Re: Anti virus
Post by: mars on 05 June 2010, 20:08:34

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Hello  has anyone any suggestions on what to use, at the moment  I  am using Norton 360  on my laptop which is running Vista .  The Norton subscription runs out soon and  I am not sure wether to stick with  Norton or go for something else
So over to the experts for advice please  :y

I also have Vista on my Laptop and use Norton 360, and have always found it to be very good. Renewed my subscription only last night! :y

Title: Re: Anti virus
Post by: Nickbat on 05 June 2010, 22:23:50

I'm using a 6-month free trial of Bullguard and it does seem to be very good, plus it has 24/7 support and comes with an online 5000Mb backup facility (which I schedule each night).

http://www.bullguard.com/

Just looked at their homepage and you can have a 60-day free trial.  :y

 :y :y