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Recommendations for a good free AV program for WIN7/WIN10

by Big Steve Mar 11, 2017 1:50PM PST

I have a Dell Inspiron 15-3000 series laptop which I received in October 2016; it came with a load of McAfee software pre-installed but if I wanted to change from the McAfee AV to something else; something like a free AV software offered here on CNET what's a good AV software offered on CNET to consider?

The OS on this Dell laptop is Windows 7 which can be upgraded to Windows 10. On an older Dell laptop; a Vostro 1510 which I had several years ago I installed Avast AV from CNET; the free version. I see Avast AV free version is still listed on CNET; is Avast AV free version still considered to be a good free AV program or is there something else available on CNET that's better than Avast AV's free version?


Big Steve
03/11/17

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Man ! What a can of worms !
by itsdigger Mar 11, 2017 2:00PM PST
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Purely a personal choice.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 11, 2017 2:03PM PST

I've run with Windows 10's Defender for over a year and not one infection. However I did install Web Of Trust and Ublock Origin to beef up browser security (not offering to write what these are, how to install, etc.)

If you want a free antivirus, just uninstall McAfee if you wish and your choice of AV from ninite.com.

There is, in my opinion no "better" today in Antivirus. You would lose years trying to discern what differences there are and I won't write more about that.

Pick one from Ninite.com. Why? Read https://www.howtogeek.com/201354/ninite-is-the-only-safe-place-to-get-windows-freeware/

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Good/better/best is subjective.
by Bob__B Mar 11, 2017 6:40PM PST

You have avast free on one machine, are you satisfied with it?

If so get another copy for the second machine.

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Buy the Best Antivirus Software Online
by martinjennifer Mar 15, 2017 10:13PM PDT

Hi there,

According to me there might not be any perfect antivirus which will suit every computer system. As your are having Dell Inspiron, I would recommend you to buy antivirus good antivirus from online websites like Amazon, Ebay.

I have heard about two new antivirus software: Protegent and ESET. Protegent claims to be world's only antivirus which doesn't only provide protection from viruses, spyware & other cyber online threats but also has an inbuilt data recovery software. On the other hand, ESET claims to provide protection from all sought of viruses without slowing down your computer system's performance.

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