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| Thread ID: 147523 | 2019-01-08 22:17:00 | Best free anti-virus | DeSade (984) | Press F1 |
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| 1457182 | 2019-01-08 22:17:00 | I have decided not to spend the cash on a NOD32 licence for the childs laptop Its not worth it, just wipe and reimage if necessary. What is the best of the free ones these days please? |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1457183 | 2019-01-08 22:30:00 | I just use defender, and every now and again do a scan with NOD32s free online tool and whatever malware scanner is currently most recommended to supplement it. But a childs laptop is maybe a bit more at risk than my PCs, user behaviour is the biggest risk of infection I think most would agree. I think bit defender and Avira rate reasonably among the free otpions but I haven't tried them recently. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1457184 | 2019-01-08 23:38:00 | The best free one is the one that's already included with Windows 10. | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1457185 | 2019-01-08 23:53:00 | Good that makes it easier | DeSade (984) | ||
| 1457186 | 2019-01-09 02:24:00 | Terrible idea. The child has less common sense and therefore is more likely to get malware. Free - meh. Do it properly, especially being a child. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1457187 | 2019-01-09 02:32:00 | None of the free ones are any good. IMO defender is the best option if you must use a free one, but would highly recommend purchasing Eset NOD32. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1457188 | 2019-01-09 06:37:00 | Linux Mint! Sorry, couldn't resist. :D |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1457189 | 2019-01-09 18:41:00 | Linux Mint! Sorry, couldn't resist. :D Yes but the child may be a gamer....try running Fortnite on Linux, no can do..... |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1457190 | 2019-01-09 20:57:00 | Yes but the child may be a gamer....try running Fortnite on Linux, no can do..... Oh, I was under the impression it was for educational purposes. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1457191 | 2019-01-09 21:30:00 | Oh, I was under the impression it was for educational purposes. :tui: Seen the ad on TV regarding some finance company, where the father asks the kids "the Computer is for homework eh" ( similar wording) and the look on their /his face. ;) If it were strictly for School, many schools these days all you need is something like a chromebook, as everything is on line and you cant get infections. There is another way, which I have set up a few years back on some PC's you install a program that will automatically roll the computer back to a safe state on each reboot /shutdown-Startup, The one I used was Deep Freeze. Only problem with some of the programs ( read free mainly) is you cant install and save anything to the PC as its wiped (including infections) so anything thing you want saved has to be USB / LAN storage/ Cloud. |
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