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08-21-2005, 08:48 AM
so my free trial period for mcafee is up and im wondering is it worth buying it for the next year or is there any better (or equal?) software available for free?

its not that i mind paying the fee but if i can get something the exact same for nothing, whats the point in paying for it?

im not that great of a technical mind when it comes to virus protection and would like something that will do the work for me so if it finds a virus, it automatically deletes it and i dont have to do much except maybe run the scan......

any advice appreciated
ChoicestHops
08-21-2005, 09:32 AM
I use Avast which is free software, and I like it.
Bikeboy
08-21-2005, 10:18 AM
I switched from Norton's to Avast last year and would never go back. Not only is Avast free to home users but I think it works better and also auto-updates its virus database.
muckdumper
08-21-2005, 05:26 PM
how do i get and try i had norton allso
MyMindIsGoing
08-21-2005, 05:55 PM
http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html
TobDog
08-21-2005, 07:02 PM
you like better than AVG?
MyMindIsGoing
08-21-2005, 07:30 PM
Never tried it.
Timer
08-22-2005, 04:13 AM
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There are often moral principles that compete with each other. An example of two, "It is good to help others" and "It is good to help yourself".

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McAfee is the nuts. I've tried all of the freebies (Avast, Zone Alarm, etc.) and everything else, and I've never been happier with McAfee. It's easy to use, unobtrusive, reliable, and not that expensive for the peace of mind.

Screw all that free crap--it ain't worth it.
rlr
08-22-2005, 07:11 AM
I really like NOD32 (http://www.nod32.com/home/home.htm).
StevieG
08-22-2005, 07:55 AM
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I use Avast which is free software, and I like it.

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Nice.

I mentioned www.twoplustwo.com (http://www.twoplustwo.com) as the reference when registering the Home product. Can't hurt the advertising prospects here.
benfranklin
08-22-2005, 04:01 PM
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I use Avast which is free software, and I like it.

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I recently talked to tech support at my ISP (a small and user-friendly operation), and they said Avast is the best there is.
John Feeney
08-22-2005, 04:34 PM
I like NOD32 as well, but when I get my new computer I'll probably try Avast. I like the idea of using freeware as much as possible. I gave up Norton/McAfee long ago. With my computer of modest resources it was a resource hog. I then found it to be unbelievably difficult to completely uninstall. It left files all over the place which were not deleted in the standard uninstall process. Had to use a registery cleaner to get rid of all of them. Just recently I had to unistall and reinstall NOD32 and it uninstalled cleanly and completely in one shot.
Reef
08-22-2005, 05:57 PM
AntiVir
(free)

found on www.download.com (http://www.download.com)
CORed
08-22-2005, 06:44 PM
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
There are often moral principles that compete with each other. An example of two, "It is good to help others" and "It is good to help yourself".

[/ QUOTE ]

McAfee is the nuts. I've tried all of the freebies (Avast, Zone Alarm, etc.) and everything else, and I've never been happier with McAfee. It's easy to use, unobtrusive, reliable, and not that expensive for the peace of mind.

Screw all that free crap--it ain't worth it.

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McAffe came with my PC with a free trial, and I've paid to extend it. My only complaint (minor) is that it makes you log in as an administrator to install the updates.