Virus Protection what do you use?

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Question  Virus Protection what do you use? Post: #1
What is the best out there? paid and free?

I have tried McCafee witch came free with my ISP provider but I got BSOD with it.

I tried AVG and it's ok. I would like something more reliable.


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Microsoft Security Essentials.

I used to use AVG but its gotten a little bloated.

MSE has a good reputation. Its lite weight, I never get false positives. I highly recommend it.

Also there is no substitution for smart internet behavior.

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Mse

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I use Avira, but I hate the damn nag screens.

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Another vote for MSE.

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clubwerks Wrote:I use Avira, but I hate the damn nag screens.

I have both Avira and MSE on my 2 pc and I'll probably remove Avira because of the upgrade pop-ups. Also, I would suggest Malwarebytes free version along with either Avira or MSE.

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Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 for me

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FishOil Wrote:Linux

I knew you would come along with that exact answerLaugh

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On Microsoft Security Essentials do all the OS Updates have to be there? or it does not matter?

I am trying it now... it turned on my Automatic Updates.... I don't like that so I disabled the Automatic Updates.

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