Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

General Topics => Computer Problems & Questions, Virus/Scam Warnings => Topic started by: lance on March 09, 2010, 19:22:20 PM

Title: norton
Post by: lance on March 09, 2010, 19:22:20 PM

My 11 month old H.P.lap top had 1 year of Norton on it ,that is now running out what is the best free one i can download or is it best to get Norton again cheers. ;)

Title: norton
Post by: Jim Fraser on March 09, 2010, 19:31:17 PM

Try the freeby as posted by Scunner

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Title: norton
Post by: Elsa Padfield on March 09, 2010, 19:37:39 PM

I'd use kaspersky

Title: norton
Post by: ukchris on March 09, 2010, 22:08:56 PM

couple of other free ones

AVG Free Edition

http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage

Avast

http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

Title: norton
Post by: stoop on March 09, 2010, 22:50:32 PM

Let's face it Lance - what fool would hack into your computer??????

Title: norton
Post by: tinkerman on March 10, 2010, 06:46:53 AM

Lance does every morning

Title: norton
Post by: Scunner on March 10, 2010, 08:31:27 AM

It's hacking out of it he struggles with

Title: norton
Post by: lance on March 11, 2010, 19:02:53 PM

Will i have to get another security programme ,i seem to have another one on  my lap top it keeps saying it wants to check for viruses its
Mcfee is that the same as Norton thanks Egg Heads no pun there Keith ha ha :D:D ;)

Title: norton
Post by: lance on March 11, 2010, 20:45:07 PM

Whats going on here doing my head in tried to load http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/the other day it came back it couldnt load to my p.c. ,i have just noticed that it has loaded on now ,also why is it i have to keep signing on i dont sign off i go to mail box come back and have to sign in again is it something to do with Vista .[^] ;)

Title: norton
Post by: Kapitan on March 13, 2010, 10:34:34 AM

Go for "Karspersky Internet Security". It's a real deal.

Title: norton
Post by: chewyturk on March 13, 2010, 16:29:03 PM

Without a doubt Eset Nod32 is the best (very effective and lightweight to run)
AVG is an excellent free tool.

I wouldn't burden my system with Norton or McAffee even if they were free!!

Title: norton
Post by: Manzarali on March 13, 2010, 22:16:14 PM

BEFORE you load a new anti-virus software DELETE the old one.  Otherwise there will be conflict and you could get all manner of odd things happening.  

For something free, use AVG, as recommended elsewhere.  Don't use Norton, it's clunky and slow.  After many years I find PCtools the best.  There is a free version of that but the professional version isn't too expensive,  It's much faster than Norton when doing the daily scan.

What do you mean you don't scan every day!

Title: norton
Post by: jackstee on March 14, 2010, 16:59:51 PM

Also
Think of changing to windows 7