Antivirus

[dbailey]

Any recommendations for free Antivirus besides Microsoft's security essentials? I had my mom on AVG free but it has gone downhill. Anything else out there that is free but decent?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I use Avast and don't have any complaints. I've heard Avira is good but I've never used it.

 

[highland145]

You get what you pay for. Have used avast, MS's SE, avg. Educate Mom on what not to do on the net.

 

[Anubis]

i use Avira on all my comps, never had an issue with it

 

[brainhulk]

avira, avast, and if all else i just use windows restore

 

[TwiceOver]

Virus Scanning is pretty much a basic feature these days. Malware scanning is what really needs attention. I haven't found an actively scanning product yet that is worth while, free or otherwise.

 

[lxskllr]

Avira and MSE are my 2 choices. I use Avira. I like Avast also, but never saw a need to switch to it from Avira. I use MSE on mom type computers. Less stuff happens to confuse.

 

[brainhulk]

oh yeah, malwarebytes

 

[Lotheron]

MSE, imo, is the best of the Free ones. There's no pay version that the software is going to try to get you to buy, for now anyway. It's also decent anti virus/anti malware.

 

[dbailey]

Thanks,

I'll check them out.

 

[thescreensavers]

i use Avira on all my comps, never had an issue with it

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