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Offline Rik

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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2010, 15:12 »
Re-arrange these letters into a well known brand name, CHT. ;D
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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2010, 15:55 »
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.

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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2010, 17:01 »

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......  :shh: 

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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2010, 17:10 »
Not me.  :o:
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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #19 on: June 01, 2010, 17:26 »
I thought I heard something, but it couldn't have been her.  ;D
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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #21 on: June 02, 2010, 13:50 »
free ones I would say Avira like Cam said it just sits there.my son and wife have it on there laptops.

me I have NOD32,have done for years but you need to buy that.mines up for renewal this week.£17 ish for a year.not bad  :thumbs:

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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #22 on: June 02, 2010, 15:31 »
Cheaper if you take out longer or multiple licences, Baz.
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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2010, 22:32 »
thats it Rik  but it seems to have stuck around this price for the last two renewals for me, 1 licence

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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #24 on: June 03, 2010, 16:44 »
0 bytes? Odd... You could try the MS offering on the lappy.

Oh, I forgot about the lappy. Well, not forgot about it as I'm using it........   :sigh:

What was the MS offering, Rik?

I have Avast on this as well. It did come with a free Norton Subscription which I couldn't get rid off, but Michael found a way of stopping it in start up.


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. 

 Hi Cam, thanks for those. I have CCleaner, downloaded the latest version the other night.

Haven't tried Avira, but it sounds good. Avast has a pop up thing every time it updates, which is everyday. It annoys me on the laptop as I haven't figured out how to turn the sound off. "Virus database has been updated". It's a female with an American accent, grrrr.
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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #25 on: June 03, 2010, 17:02 »
What was the MS offering, Rik?

I think it's only available with Vista & 7.
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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #26 on: June 03, 2010, 20:58 »

 Hi Cam, thanks for those. I have CCleaner, downloaded the latest version the other night.

Haven't tried Avira, but it sounds good. Avast has a pop up thing every time it updates, which is everyday. It annoys me on the laptop as I haven't figured out how to turn the sound off. "Virus database has been updated". It's a female with an American accent, grrrr.

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I don't remember clicking the "pop up" today so i'm assuming Dave's instructions on disabling it worked  :thumbs:



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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #27 on: June 04, 2010, 04:23 »
I use online armour which includes anti virus and firewall
Backed up by Malwarebytes and Super anti spyware

They seem to do a fantastic job
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Re: Recommend for a Anti-Virus program?
« Reply #28 on: June 04, 2010, 08:28 »
Rod may disagree with you there, Dave.  :)
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