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Post by gale w on Aug 1, 2016 5:02:13 GMT
I'm so ready to dump AVG. I get multiple daily pop ups lately, asking me to either upgrade or buy another AVG product. Today's scheduled scan was still going after 10 hours (not exaggerating) so I finally shut it off because when it's scanning I can't do much else on the computer (and I knew that 10 hours and only up to 65% is not normal).
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Post by mlynn on Aug 1, 2016 5:14:47 GMT
My computer guy put Avast on mine. I get little popups in the corner from time to time, but they go away if I ignore them.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 1, 2016 11:31:10 GMT
I also use Avast Free.
Once in a blue moon I'll get a small corner pop up, but I can X it out immediately and it's gone.
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Post by Restless Spirit on Aug 1, 2016 11:48:11 GMT
Another Avast Free user. We have it on both of our MacBook Pros.
The only pop ups I get are when it isolates a suspicious email or one telling me the virus definition is up to date.
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Post by Country Ham on Aug 1, 2016 12:12:54 GMT
I just use the defender that comes with microsoft and it works great. I had more issues when I used avast, and avg etc.
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Post by hosschick on Aug 1, 2016 13:43:58 GMT
Another vote for Avast.  |
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Post by babylou on Aug 1, 2016 13:47:45 GMT
Are you using Windows or MAC? And what is your operating system?
My husband and I do this type of work for a living and usually recommend Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender for the Windows computers. Most of the other anti virus programs slow your computer down and don't really accomplish anything.
If you are on a MAC, you could try Avast as others have suggested. That is not a bad program and may work better on a MAC.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 13:54:15 GMT
We use Sophos at home. My company uses Sophos on all of our datacenter servers. We have a shit-ton of datacenters across the globe if that tells you anything about how trustworthy Sophos is.  Sophos is free for home use on both Windows and Mac. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Aug 1, 2016 14:58:33 GMT
Avast! and Sophos both have free versions.
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Post by iowgirl on Aug 1, 2016 15:23:54 GMT
I have been using Microsoft Security Essentials and been happy with it.
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Post by gale w on Aug 1, 2016 16:53:23 GMT
Are you using Windows or MAC? And what is your operating system? My husband and I do this type of work for a living and usually recommend Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender for the Windows computers. Most of the other anti virus programs slow your computer down and don't really accomplish anything. If you are on a MAC, you could try Avast as others have suggested. That is not a bad program and may work better on a MAC. Windows 7 home (64 bit). I read in several places that MSE shouldn't be used as a stand-alone product. |
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Post by babylou on Aug 1, 2016 17:01:58 GMT
Are you using Windows or MAC? And what is your operating system? My husband and I do this type of work for a living and usually recommend Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender for the Windows computers. Most of the other anti virus programs slow your computer down and don't really accomplish anything. If you are on a MAC, you could try Avast as others have suggested. That is not a bad program and may work better on a MAC. Windows 7 home (64 bit). I read in several places that MSE shouldn't be used as a stand-alone product. Well, this could get to be a long discussion if we wanted to go into everything! LOL! First off, don't have more then one anti virus program on your computer at a time. Having more then one can severely slow down your computer. Also, they sometimes counter each other and think that the other program is actually something bad. Secondly, MSE is just an anti virus. As is AVG. A lot of what people get on their computers is actually malware, not a virus. Your anti virus programs aren't going to catch malware anyway. That is not what they are made for. It is good to have an anti virus program that is scheduled to run/scan regularly. Along with that, you could also have anti malware program that you update and run occasionally. Malwarebytes is a good one. Here is a link to the download if anyone is interested. Just use the free download program. That is more then enough for the normal home user. www.malwarebytes.com/antimalware/ |
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Post by babylou on Aug 1, 2016 17:04:09 GMT
Just wanted to add-
The best solution is prevention. Be wary about what you click on. Both on websites and in emails. If it looks fishy, weird, or not what you wanted, then don't click on it.
I know that can be hard sometimes, but just being aware of what you getting ready to click on, can really prevent a lot of it.
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