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uclown2002

Guru
Location
Harrogate
microsoft security essentials.

Runs silently in the background; doesn't hog resources; gets the job done effortlessly.

You can install, set up scheduled scans and simply forget about it.

I've tried them all and had issues at some time. All except MSE.
 

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
Location
lost somewhere
I use Microsoft Security Essentials or Avast. Both were recommended by people here. I gave up on Norton a year ago after their technical support people took remote control of my PC (because of an install problem) and trashed it comprehensively.
 

potsy

Rambler
Location
My Armchair
And another :thumbsup:
 
Location
London
I started using it after recommendations on here.

Seems fine - impressed by how well it runs on a machine which is distinctly underpowered in modern terms
 

Octet

Veteran
Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows, or ClamAV for Linux based OS'. I unfortunately have no knowledge of Macs, so can't comment on them.

In terms of phones and tablets, the mobile version of Avast.
 

creditcrunched

New Member
Location
Glasgow
The other thing you might want to consider is using OpenDNS which stops a lot of c**pware by letting you use their DNS servers which filter out a lot of malicious content. Additionally if you pay for it, you can secure a whole load of devices (like my sons iPod) to restrict some of the less desirable images that are out there. So it is not and does not replace AV, but think of it is helping to prevent rather than cure.

http://www.opendns.com/
 
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