10-31-2012 at 04:06 PM
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Free Anti-virus?
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I think I read somewhere that all McMaster students are entitled to receiving a free anti-virus for their laptops, is this true? If so, where can I get one?
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10-31-2012 at 04:31 PM
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Just use Avira Free or AVG Free.
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10-31-2012 at 04:37 PM
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10-31-2012 at 05:01 PM
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dont use avg so memory/space intense. avira is better. Then again you don't need an AV if you don't go to bad sites
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10-31-2012 at 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Leeoku
dont use avg so memory/space intense. avira is better. Then again you don't need an AV if you don't go to bad sites
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Well, even good sites link to bad sites and so on. Just because you're careful about where you go on the internet doesn't mean you're safe. Heck, even after having a good anti-virus/malware/spyware program, doesn't guarantee you're safe. |
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10-31-2012 at 06:36 PM
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I havent had any issues with AVG, and I got tired of renewing my old one every year which is why I took this path. Just make sure to configure the settings or it may give you a problem.
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10-31-2012 at 06:46 PM
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You're not really "entitled."
But yes, AVG, Avira, Avast!, and Microsoft Security Essentials are all pretty good.
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10-31-2012 at 09:46 PM
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You won't have security issues if you know how to surf properly and don't just download random, unverified torrents. I use a spare license of somebody's paid antivirus, but when I didn't, I used AVG and malware bytes.
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10-31-2012 at 09:49 PM
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Microsoft Security Essentials is by far the best free AV. Lightweight and extremely silent.
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10-31-2012 at 10:28 PM
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What everyone else has said. Microsoft Security Essentials is the only acceptable AV in my eyes these days.
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10-31-2012 at 10:39 PM
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I personally use Avira, it is #1 in most reviews, and I never had problems with that, but I use the paid (I didn't pay a cent of course) version.
I do have to say that the best anti-virus protection is to keep yourself away from questionable websites.
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