Topic: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?

[mistybear]

I have been using Avast free anti-virus and have been quite happy, but it seems to be time limited and I'm sick to death of the constant reminders that it's about to expire.
So today it expired and when I tried to download and install it again, it disappeared?? I'm taking that as a hint that I shouldn't re-install it as it will only give me the sh**s further down the track.
I don't really want to go back to AVG, as it gave me the proverbial....... as did Malwarebytes

I've had a look on FileHippo and there doesn't seem to be much choice??

I have Ad-Aware and A-squared, but I want something that runs in the background and keeps me safe. Actually, if you can suggest one that is clean and tidy, I'll marry it. 

[Simon]

Lol!  Is this on XP, Kate?  If you had Vista, I'd say to try Microsoft Security Essentials, but I'm not sure it runs on XP.  Are you sure you installed the free version of Avast, and not a trial?  I was under the impression that the free version was free without time limits. 

[Rik]

Hi Kate.

[mistybear]

Hi Rik. 

Yes, XP on my PC and Windows 7 on the laptop.

I'm trying to download it again as the earlier tries ended with an empty file?

I'll have to restart to see if it has worked this time, but I'm waiting for A2 to update, takes foreveeeerrrrr.

[Rik]

0 bytes? Odd... You could try the MS offering on the lappy.

[mistybear]

Avast had a installation log which I looked at, about 1000 pages of error code 00000 and something about failing to install.

I'm going to run HijackThis and see what's going on. This is running at snail's pace and A2 failed to update fully as well.

[Rik]

Happy hunting.

[Simon]

Try a scan with Super Anti-Spyware?

[mistybear]

Okay, nothing nasty.

And if I had of paid attention to what the avast installation was actually doing, I would have realised that it was UNinstalling it first....so when I went looking for it, I couldn't understand why it wasn't there. 

It's now installed, and it is the FREE version.

So let's just pretend that this thread doesn't exist and I'll crawl away very quietly, and no one will know I've been here......   

[Rik]

 

[Camstop]

I seem to get on ok with Avira Antivir and it mostly just sits in the background.

The only thing is it sticks 1 pop up add on each day at a certain time but you just click it off and soon get used to it.

Im sure there would be a way of disabling the add but i haven't looked into it.

Another essential is CCleaner is you haven't already got it.  

[Simon]

Hi Cammy, how you doing?

[Camstop]

Hi Cammy, how you doing?

All fine in cam-land Si.

Did you ever change your mobile?

I think the best thing is to buy, then not look for 18 months 

[Rik]

It's the only way, Cammy. That or we lock up his credit card.

[Simon]

Still got the BlackBerry at the moment, but always looking.