colly0410 1,181 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I'm running MSE + windows defender firewall on windows 7 (after mcafee free trial ran out) mostly using chrome & firefox, this was after Money Savings Expert recommended it. Now I've read it's not very good on one website yet other websites say it's pretty good. I'm totally confused, should I be using another antivirus? BTW I've not had any probs since I got this laptop a year ago.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 If it aint broke, don't fix it ! Avast free myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I use AVG , the free version and you can update it for free every so often. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,090 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I've used most of them - AVG used to be very good, then got more hungry for memory and disc space. I then switched to Avast until it started down the same route, as well as always popping up trying to sell me upgrades I neither wanted nor needed. I now use MSE and it's fine. Doesn't hog the CPU, doesn't delay boot-up, and just seems to do what AV should be doing - sitting quietly in the background ready to stop viruses before they can attack, and keeping itself up to date without making a song and dance about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma. 1,533 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 i use Microsoft Security Essentials along with Anti-Malware and never had a problem i did used to use avg for many years but as Rob L said it got memory hogging and felt like nortons so made the switch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Best for your money is Kaspersky, all round protection in one package, even has an inbuilt firewall, updates regularly...Been buying it now for a few years, gives warning if you get on an "unsafe" site that's trying to "phish" etc... Kaspersky has a high reputation! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I use Avast Pro, because my wife where she works, gets a free antivirus for all the computers in her home, and ones she uses for work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I use MSE on my laptop but recently had some unwanted "toolbar" additions appear on my system, after a download, so I enquired with a friend who has been in the IT game for 10 years. He talked me through removing the garbage. He then recommended installing Avast Free, which will run happily alongside MSE with no issues. He also recommended Malwarebytes anti malware program and update and scan weekly. Avast picks up things that MSE has missed and MWB does a great cleanup. Was amazed at what was lurking on my machine ! all clean now, but it still picks up the odd "PUP" potential unwanted program. The Avast can be set up to do a boot scan too, which scans potential threats before they load. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Thanks for all your advice, I've decided to keep MSE & run Malwarebytes once a week for the time being & see how it goes. Malwarebytes didn't find owt. Thanks again.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Been having lots of pop-ups just lately. Uninstalled MSE & installed Avast a few days ago, so far no pop-ups at all. Thanks for info.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiffy49 590 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Lots around offering basic security. One I have been using for many years is SUPERantiSpyware I have found to be very good, there is a free version that works quite well too. Another housekeeping programme is CCleaner, again a free version is available with regular updates. Smiffy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 I have found that online reviews whether for tv's, hotels, or just about anything else are mostly useless. Folks that had a bad experience hate the product or service, others love it so how do you choose? On my desktop i have always used Comodo antivirus and firewall. Add to that CCcleaner and Malwarebytes. Never had a problem except the odd sneaky PUP. No problems on laptop just use Linux. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Everybody seems to have different antivirus programmes on their desktops, tablets etc. I've got McAfee on my desktop computer and I never have any problems. I sometimes think that all this free stuff could be a security risk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 I also use McAfee. It is also important to install all updates and patches as they are released for all programs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zab 47 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 I use McAfee too as I get it free with my broadband package but if I wanted a freebie, I'd probably take a look at- http://www.zonealarm.co.uk/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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