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Thread ID: 130305	2013-04-04 22:19:00	Free Anti-Virus software for Windows 8	prayami (13094)	Press F1

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1335540	2013-04-04 22:19:00	Hi, For Windows 7, I am using the Microsoft Security Essential(MSE) for Anti-Virus. Please recommend me the best & free anti-virus software for my Windows 8 laptop. Please also let me know which one is the best & free Anti-Virus software for Windows 7 currently? Thank you in advance.	prayami (13094)
1335541	2013-04-04 22:44:00	For Windows 8, Windows Defender (with Microsoft Security Essentials's antivirus capabilities) comes built-in :)	pcuser42 (130)
1335542	2013-04-04 23:26:00	Best ??? Best free AV seems to change every 6 months :-) Try Avira or Avast. Good enough for most people. Avira has very annoying pop-ups though.	1101 (13337)
1335543	2013-04-05 00:13:00	Unless you think you visit sites that could cause some nasties to hear your way, or open random attachments in your emails, the built in windows defender (used to be called MSSE - Microsoft Security Essentials) is pretty decent . Most threats these days are crapware that sneakily install alongside a legitimate application . You just have to be extra vigilant about clicking next to see if it wants to install extra goodies . If you have a bit of common sense it's unlikely that you'll need a decent aniti virus . In my opinion the only time you should really invest time and money into a really decent AV is if you have a business type environment, or an place where lots of people use a computer . For the most part, if you use discretion it's pretty hard to accidentally pick up a virus from nowhere . It's not like the early days anymore where you could just leave your computer on and end up with problems (which is good) .	The Error Guy (14052)
1335544	2013-04-05 01:06:00	Stick with defender, it's as good as any of the other free ones and you already have it.	dugimodo (138)
1335545	2013-04-07 09:26:00	Everyone before me are correct, and I couldn't say any different >_< I use Avira though, and it does have annoying pop-ups, but those only occur when I am updating it, and not randomly anywhere else, others like to take up your boot time and display a message, like this one from AVG "Did you feel that? Your PC booted up 213% faster than usual." This resulted in my average boot time increasing by about 10 seconds. :badpc:	SanChippy (16951)
1335546	2013-04-07 10:19:00	AVG Pftttttttttt heap of rubbish, bloatware, total waste of time. Computer yesterday, had AVG, it decides to load 3 minutes after everything else had finished. Most threats these days are crapware that sneakily install alongside a legitimate application The FBI warning is doing the rounds again, bit stronger this time even stops booting into safe mode -- Found a good way of getting it out as well :) That's a different thread though.	wainuitech (129)
1335547	2013-04-07 10:22:00	I removed AVG last week from someones 's PC. It made it slow as. And for some strange reason, I dont know if it was the cause of event viewer not opening / crashing. But as soon as I removed it, it opened / worked. Unless it was a program called total recipe that made it crash	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1335548	2013-04-07 22:30:00	The FBI warning is doing the rounds again, bit stronger this time even stops booting into safe mode -- Found a good way of getting it out as well :) That's a different thread though. hmmn, Ive got one of those coming in for a cleanup this arvo. Any hints, or just do the usuals, scan via another PC etc. It sounds like a cop-out, but its usually easier(& quicker) to just wipe & reload. Its not what people want to hear unfortunately.	1101 (13337)
1335549	2013-04-07 22:40:00	hmmn, Ive got one of those coming in for a cleanup this arvo. Any hints, or just do the usuals, scan via another PC etc. It sounds like a cop-out, but its usually easier(& quicker) to just wipe & reload. Its not what people want to hear unfortunately. Download Hitman pro there are X86 & x64 bit versions so make sure you get the right one for the PC (your PC) Make a kickstart Drive Watch the Video HERE (www.surfright.nl) Then boot from the USB drive and run the program, instructions / Video from youtube Here (www.youtube.com) - Then once removed you can do regular checks and any repairs you want. :) The latest versions of FBI wont allow you to get into safe mode - hitman Pro has a trial option for 30 days, its easy to operate :thumbs:	wainuitech (129)
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