ColdFireYYZ Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 So I only have 6 days left until my Norton subscription runs out. I hate Norton and once its expired I'm going to delete all traces of it off of my computer since it takes up so much space. Does anyone know of any good, free anti-virus software? There are so many free downloads out there so I was wondering if anyone here has had any success with any of them. I'm looking for something that is as effective as Norton yet free and doesn't take up much space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Dec 27 2011, 02:02 PM)So I only have 6 days left until my Norton subscription runs out. I hate Norton and once its expired I'm going to delete all traces of it off of my computer since it takes up so much space. Good luck with that. Norton can be a pain in the ass to eradicate from your system. QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Dec 27 2011, 02:02 PM)Does anyone know of any good, free anti-virus software? There are so many free downloads out there so I was wondering if anyone here has had any success with any of them. I'm looking for something that is as effective as Norton yet free and doesn't take up much space. AVG Free used to be a good free one. Haven't heard about it in a few years, but it's still available. Anyone using it, and having good results with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Microsoft Security Essentials is free and works fine. You can download a Norton Complete Removal tool from the Symantec website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Dec 27 2011, 03:11 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Dec 27 2011, 02:02 PM)So I only have 6 days left until my Norton subscription runs out. I hate Norton and once its expired I'm going to delete all traces of it off of my computer since it takes up so much space. Good luck with that. Norton can be a pain in the ass to eradicate from your system. QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Dec 27 2011, 02:02 PM)Does anyone know of any good, free anti-virus software? There are so many free downloads out there so I was wondering if anyone here has had any success with any of them. I'm looking for something that is as effective as Norton yet free and doesn't take up much space. AVG Free used to be a good free one. Haven't heard about it in a few years, but it's still available. Anyone using it, and having good results with it? I have used AVG and Avast Free Editions. They worked great. Still using AVG actually. I run a separate Malware/Spyware detector too. I like Spybot too, but it is a resource hog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) I've been using Avast for a few years now. I used to Microsoft Security Essentials on another computer but I got a virus almost instantly. AVG is good too but the interface annoyed me. Edited December 27, 2011 by USB Connector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) I think I'll go with Avast and AVG. Does anyone know if Malwarebytes is any good? Norton has been a pain in the ass so once it expires, I'll use the Norton removal tool. Thanks for the recommendations guys. -- Edited December 27, 2011 by ColdFireYYZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate2112 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Dec 27 2011, 02:54 PM) I think I'll go with Avast and AVG. Does anyone know if Malwarebytes is any good? Norton has been a pain in the ass so once it expires, I'll use the Norton removal tool. Thanks for the recommendations guys. -- I love Norton...it protects me from all the sorts and though I'll have to remind my father about renewing it, whats with the hate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 QUOTE (Nate2112 @ Dec 27 2011, 04:23 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Dec 27 2011, 02:54 PM) I think I'll go with Avast and AVG. Does anyone know if Malwarebytes is any good? Norton has been a pain in the ass so once it expires, I'll use the Norton removal tool. Thanks for the recommendations guys. -- I love Norton...it protects me from all the sorts and though I'll have to remind my father about renewing it, whats with the hate? It has caught a bunch of viruses over the last year, but my laptop is extremely slow because of it. Norton takes up so much space its ridiculous. My dad swears by it and when I got a virus last year he downloaded it onto my laptop because he didn't know that there were other free options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgeranacoke Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 QUOTE (Tony R @ Dec 27 2011, 02:37 PM) Microsoft Security Essentials is free and works fine. You can download a Norton Complete Removal tool from the Symantec website. What Tony said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 QUOTE (Nate2112 @ Dec 27 2011, 04:23 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Dec 27 2011, 02:54 PM) I think I'll go with Avast and AVG. Does anyone know if Malwarebytes is any good? Norton has been a pain in the ass so once it expires, I'll use the Norton removal tool. Thanks for the recommendations guys. -- I love Norton...it protects me from all the sorts and though I'll have to remind my father about renewing it, whats with the hate? It uses an insane amount of RAM (meaning it slows your computer down a LOT), all of the updates don't really do anything, all of the "threats" it finds tend to be tracking cookies (you can remove these yourself by deleting your cookies and temporary internet files), it only protects against small fries and doesn't stand up against real threats to your PC. Oh and you have to pay for that crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Enemy Without Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 QUOTE (Nate2112 @ Dec 27 2011, 03:23 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Dec 27 2011, 02:54 PM) I think I'll go with Avast and AVG. Does anyone know if Malwarebytes is any good? Norton has been a pain in the ass so once it expires, I'll use the Norton removal tool. Thanks for the recommendations guys. -- I love Norton...it protects me from all the sorts and though I'll have to remind my father about renewing it, whats with the hate? Norton is the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scars Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Might I direct you to this site: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/pr...-list-world.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 avast free....dont hesitate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 +1 for Avast. Been using it for years, and still love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 I decided to go with Avast Free and Mawarebytes. Thanks for the input everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Norton is a virus itself IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Farewell to Things Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Dec 30 2011, 08:07 PM) Norton is a virus itself IMO F**k yeah and avast is the answer no contest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassProductionZone Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 ColdFireYYZ, if you're still looking or want to update have you tried majorgeeks.com?I've used their site for years and have scored a huge amount of freebies and support.Software I've used lately is CCleaner,360 amigo, Avast, Iobit and a bunch of Piriform stuff. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 QUOTE (MassProductionZone @ Jan 24 2012, 06:07 PM) ColdFireYYZ, if you're still looking or want to update have you tried majorgeeks.com?I've used their site for years and have scored a huge amount of freebies and support.Software I've used lately is CCleaner,360 amigo, Avast, Iobit and a bunch of Piriform stuff. Hope this helps! I got Malwarebytes and Avast Free. But thanks anyway for the link - I'll use it if I ever need any other freeware programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EmotionDetector Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 QUOTE (USB Connector @ Dec 28 2011, 11:47 AM) QUOTE (Nate2112 @ Dec 27 2011, 04:23 PM) QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Dec 27 2011, 02:54 PM) I think I'll go with Avast and AVG. Does anyone know if Malwarebytes is any good? Norton has been a pain in the ass so once it expires, I'll use the Norton removal tool. Thanks for the recommendations guys. -- I love Norton...it protects me from all the sorts and though I'll have to remind my father about renewing it, whats with the hate? It uses an insane amount of RAM (meaning it slows your computer down a LOT), all of the updates don't really do anything, all of the "threats" it finds tend to be tracking cookies (you can remove these yourself by deleting your cookies and temporary internet files), it only protects against small fries and doesn't stand up against real threats to your PC. Oh and you have to pay for that crap. Exactly. It slows your CPU down to a crawl. Bottom line...Norton is complete crap. (I've use AVG, and I've used Avast. Both are great IMO.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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