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[TheHitMan-1973]

Norton Or AVG

I have 3 days left on my Norton , i have been looking at AVG as its a free download . Is it worth downloading AVG or carry on with Norton a £19.99 ?

 

[mhvcbv]

AVG

 

[ivrytwr3]

ESET Smart Security

 

[UnworthyBean]

IMO, Neither.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18115179

 

[Akagi]

I use Avast Free and it is prefectly fine.

If you want to pay then Kaspersky or ESET. Preferably the latter.

Norton and AVG are both absolute crap.

 

[Hyburnate]

I used Avast but it was causing PC lockups so I'm now using Avira, it's not the best but it does me fine I use it as a AV + Firewall. It's firewall isn't the best but if it's turned off it's annoying about it so I just leave it on.

 

[Akagi]

Avast causing lockups?

Only you.

 

[marc2003]

IMO, Neither.

indeed. it's like being asked you prefer aids or cancer.

 

[Hyburnate]

Avast causing lockups?

Only you.

Yeah some drivers it was installing were causing lockups. They've stopped now.

e; @marc2003 At least cancer can be dealt with (most types)

 

[Akagi]

Yeah some drivers it was installing were causing lockups. They've stopped now.

You trusted the software update feature?

When I installed it and saw that option my reaction was "Ahaaaaaaahaaaaaa, I don't think so..." *unticks box*

I wouldn't let any AV do that for me. I wouldn't even want Windows to do it without asking.

 

[KIA]

Use a free AV. Don't waste your money.

 

[spoffle]

Don't waste your money, go free.

Also, what's with the spaces?

 

[Showboat]

Stick with norton. I have usually been able to renew for about £12 in recent years. Can't seem to find anything this year though... Renewal in about a week..

 

[C.R.A.Z.Y]

Symantec Endpoint Protection V 12.1.2015.2015 x64 Edition here.
IMHO the virus defs on FREE versions aren't the most up-to-date & comprehensive!!

 

[Hyburnate]

You trusted the software update feature?

When I installed it and saw that option my reaction was "Ahaaaaaaahaaaaaa, I don't think so..." *unticks box*

I wouldn't let any AV do that for me. I wouldn't even want Windows to do it without asking.

Nah, on the install menu it was installing drivers

 

[jkb]

ESET Smart Security

I wouldn't use anything else

 

[marc2003]

Stick with norton.

as far as i'm concerned, norton is a virus. i remember using someone's machine where the subscription had ran out and the ****ing thing kept flashing popups in my face telling me to subscribe - the very same behaviour you'd expect from a machine that has been infected. as i didn't have admin rights, i couldn't even stop it.

i've also ran into problems fixing other people's pcs which have had it installed. un-installing it has not been clean and left the internet broken. it took ages trawling google on another pc to fix it.

i would not touch that crap if you paid me let alone expect me to pay for it.

 

[Elevon]

Yeah some drivers it was installing were causing lockups. They've stopped now.

e; @marc2003 At least cancer can be dealt with (most types)

Install Avast 2014 free without software updater,that's what I did.

As to AVG remark well I have used free version and it was fine,only one that gave me issues was Bitdefender 2014 Free ie kept crashing my Origin launcher when trying to play ME3,both Avast and AVG never gave me that issue.

 

[Orcvader]

Avast, without all that extra crap (software updater, browser cleanup, etc). No need to pay for one, the free ones work just as well.

 

[UnworthyBean]

indeed. it's like being asked you prefer aids or cancer.

And I'd take both of those over Norton