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Dog BreathDog Breath Posts: 314
edited February 2018 in The cake stop
My Avast subscription will be ending shortly and I am pondering whether to stick with them or try something different.

Can anyone recommend one that is not mega-bucks but provides excellent protection. Was thinking maybe Bitdefender, but maybe not Kaspersky (Russian).

Whaddaya think ?
Planet-X SL Pro Carbon.
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  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,320
    I tend to switch between, Norton, macafee amongst others whichever gives best VFM at the time. I never renew as I begrudge paying full whack for something that I can get discounted just for moving to them. Loyalty went out the window when macafee tried to rip me off one year at renewal.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • timothywtimothyw Posts: 2,482
    Or you could just use Microsoft security essentials/windows defender for free....

    And virustotal for anything suspect you come across.

    Still, it's your money, do what you like with it.
  • fat daddyfat daddy Posts: 2,605
    Yup, I see no need for anything other than MSE
  • pblakeneypblakeney Posts: 22,385
    Step 1 - Don’t go on dodgy sites.
    Step 2 - Don’t click on dodgy links.

    Eliminates most problems.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,321
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Step 1 - Don’t go on dodgy sites.

    Eliminates most problems.
    Where's the fun in that!!??
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • sniper68sniper68 Posts: 2,910
    Avast Free?
    That or MSE.
    I haven’t paid for security for years.
    Lynskey R480

  • Ben6899Ben6899 Posts: 9,681
    MSE and stay off the blueys.
    Ben

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  • orraloonorraloon Posts: 11,438
    What's the rationale now for the Nortons and McAfees of this world now for your average Joe home internet browser person? If Msoft albeit late to the party have recognised the issue of security?
  • pblakeneypblakeney Posts: 22,385
    seanoconn wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Step 1 - Don’t go on dodgy sites.

    Eliminates most problems.
    Where's the fun in that!!??
    Other people's devices.
    Allegedly.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • agentorange88agentorange88 Posts: 95
    Avast free comes up recommended alot on tech forums/reviews

    Norton used to crash my pc or grind it to a halt as did AVG so switched to Mcafre which gave me less problems, found Avast and yet to have any issue, Windows firewall is meant to be as good as any basic off the shelf option
  • ballysmateballysmate Posts: 15,903
    Ebay.
    Pay < a fiver, buy a product key, download and install. Norton, Mcafee etc, take your pick.
    Voila!
  • briantrumpetbriantrumpet Posts: 14,076
    Since I've been on Windows 10, I've been mostly content with Windows Defender. A recent experiment with BitDefender led to some gobbling up of memory resources, so I've gone back to Defender. Past experiments have been with most of the rest at various times, and Avast came out as the least problematic, though I got tired of the incessant pop-ups with the free version.
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
  • tangled_metaltangled_metal Posts: 4,021
    Work pays for bullguard. Worst av you can buy IMHO. Especially if work hasn't changed your laptop for some time.
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