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  1. 07-12-2011, 02:48 PM #1
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    Ok, Broke down and got a laptop computer.
    It has norton on it, (i hate norton). What is the best software out there that is a free download. AVG, Malware Bytes, etc. ?



    Thank you in advance
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    I use the free AVG and have had no problems for the past few years.
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    Avira
    “You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of your grandfathers. So that they will respect the land, tell your children that the earth is rich with the lives of our kin. Teach your children what we have taught our children, that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves.”

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    The free AVG is good enough according to the techy's at work.
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    Microsoft Essentials.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Whitetail Widowmaker View Post
    Microsoft Essentials.
    X2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Whitetail Widowmaker View Post
    Microsoft Essentials.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ftroop82 View Post
    Avira
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    Quote Originally Posted by Whitetail Widowmaker View Post
    Microsoft Essentials.
    X4 + Malwarebytes scans every now and then (free version doesn't proactively scan)
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    AVG
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    Quote Originally Posted by ftroop82 View Post
    Avira
    I dropped AVG after some bloating problems they had. Avira is presently rated in the top group, although that changes from year to year.

    Also use Malwarebytes Antimalware and Spybot Search & Destroy.

    Another fast, small program that cleans junk out is 'ATF-Cleaner' along with 'Crap Cleaner'. I run both programs because for some reason neither one gets everything.
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    I have Kaspersky on my home computers and have had no issues
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    Prevx is on my ma-sheens...
    At least I'm housebroken.
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    Microsoft Essentials and MalwareBytes
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