just wondering what people would reccomend?? i dnt use any personally, but after 1 for family members. they currently use AVG, but it hasnt been detecting a fair few viruses, worms and trojens, so doesnt 1 know any that would find more than AVG?
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hmmm now to choose lol ^_^ i will probs try them on onecare to start with as its less to explain to my nan then (thats the difficult part lol)
Me and my mate discovered something interesting regarding anti virus software the other day!!! Hed been having some problems with AVG deleting all his MIR exe's saying they had the themida virus lol, so i said try Nod32 as most of my gaming mates swear by it!
He downloaded the trial version and installed it and ran a scan and it didnt pick anything up!! So he thought hed pay for a full version. So after paying and installing the license key he did another scan and it picked up several instances the free one didnt!
So i guess the moral is, free is free for a reason, its crap, doesnt do a proper job as they obv want you to buy the pro version.
AVG 8 had a similar experience on my sons PC, he had the free version installed but picked up so much more when i upped my lisence so i could put the pro version on his aswell. So people who use the free versions beleiveing they are covered, quite clearly are not even slightly.
Just food for thought really. Never tried one care, but nod32 and avg are well worth a look!! Some people reccomend kaspersky... just never use norton lol!!
He downloaded the trial version and installed it and ran a scan and it didnt pick anything up!! So he thought hed pay for a full version. So after paying and installing the license key he did another scan and it picked up several instances the free one didnt!
So i guess the moral is, free is free for a reason, its crap, doesnt do a proper job as they obv want you to buy the pro version.
AVG 8 had a similar experience on my sons PC, he had the free version installed but picked up so much more when i upped my lisence so i could put the pro version on his aswell. So people who use the free versions beleiveing they are covered, quite clearly are not even slightly.
Just food for thought really. Never tried one care, but nod32 and avg are well worth a look!! Some people reccomend kaspersky... just never use norton lol!!
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the AVG8 my nan has isnt a trial / free version, i got the keygen off the net (good old net :P) and still didnt pick them up. norton i wud never touch with a barge pole, but Nod32 seems to be appeling now, i will have to get her to pay for it (because im so nice and loving). right thnx for the help guys, its much appreciated
I agree with Farril. Windows OneCare is awesome. I even paid for it for a year it's that good. It's just...everything you could need in one <3