Which is best?
I don't want any of that Norton and Kaspersky crap anywhere near my PC.
Or will Defender in Windows 8 do the same job for free?
AVG or McAfee?
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Posted 1 day ago #
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I use Avira home version, which is free and reliable. Has ads but it's not that bad. And if I had to pay for my antivirus, I'd either get nod32 or Avira, Kaspesky is also reliable but never used it on a home machines.
Posted 1 day ago # -
Yeah, I use Avira as well, and so far so good.
Posted 1 day ago # -
Microsoft Security Essentials.
Posted 1 day ago # -
^^
Posted 1 day ago # -
Nod is good, I second that. Using it for 2-3 years now.
Posted 1 day ago # -
What freedoms_stain said. It's built into Windows 8 so if you're running that you are good to go.
Posted 1 day ago # -
MSE isn't in 8. Defender is. Does Defender do AV?
Posted 19 hours ago # -
AVG - 100%
It is the best right now becauser it is easy to use and it's not heavy for the system compared to NOD or Kaspersky.
Posted 19 hours ago # -
MSE isn't supported in Windows 8?! Oh, Microsoft. This tops the missing Start button for me, in the growing list of reasons why never to upgrade.
Edit: Upon further Googling, I've learnt that MSE in now built straight into Windows Defender and performs exactly as it did before. Start Button moves up to number one again.
Posted 18 hours ago # -
Nothing comes close to Avira when it comes to free AV software, just look at a few AV tests like AV-comparatives for example. AVG is good, but it's not as good as Avira. Been using Avira on 3 separate PC's for around 5 years now with zero problems.
Posted 18 hours ago # -
@mathare92, just get over the start button. Like anybody ever used it very often. Using the new start button to search through programs is even faster than the classic version.
Win+D solves any problems with the new start menu.
Posted 15 hours ago # -
Well, I don't like the tiles too much either.
Posted 15 hours ago # -
I don't either so I just don't use them, :P. WIN then just start typing whatever program you want in and you're good to go for stuff that isn't on your desktop. It isn't much different than the W7 start menu, just outrageously fast when compared.
Posted 14 hours ago #
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