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« on: November 07, 2009, 12:10:03 AM »
Which is better McAfee or Avira? Why?.
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2009, 07:36:47 AM »
 This would be a matter of opinion in most peoples thoughts. You should try each one, and then give us your opinion.
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2009, 08:55:03 AM »
well i don't know much about this stuff...but i do know i don't mcafee it comes with my Cox...i don't recall it ever catching anything at all...but it's disabled...and i use avg...and my first scan showed my computer was loaded with all kinds of malware

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« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2009, 10:01:56 AM »
It depends if you are buying the McAfee and putting it up against the free Avira! Like Mudmanc4 said its just a matter of opinion to which one is best. I'm using NOD32 on one machine and VIPRE on another. I have no complains about either and they do their jobs! wink
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« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2009, 11:02:34 AM »
i'm an avg fan when it comes to free antivirus. I like avira more than avg persay, but avira free has pop-ups asking you to buy it. But recently i got McAfee because bank of america is offering all of it's customers one year free of McAfee internet security
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« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2009, 12:50:36 PM »
Avast is mine for the last year, and girls seem to like the update voice. Go figure it had to be a male instead of some sexy voice.  undecided But other wise its very good and free.
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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2009, 01:07:10 PM »
The problem with the Anti-Virus(McAfee/Symantec) that is pre-installed on OEM systems, is that they wouldn't want to raise flags against the other pre-installed software crapware on OEM systems.    
So are they going to find everything or just ignore certain files? And then since most people don't know about free alternatives,  an instant paid subscription, after the free trial period, to the pre-installed programs.

Note that McAfee and Symantec were sued by NewYork for automatically renewing peoples subscriptions at the end of one year, since they kept the credit card details on file. McAfee and Symantec lost the case.


I have Avast.   http://avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html  .It's a Nice program.  Works with Windows 7 64 bit. No nag screen. You just have to enter a free key number thats good for a year. And no nagging emails either, from getting the key.

And disable the voice warnings so you don't get spooked all of a sudden if an infection comes to your local.
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« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2009, 01:13:44 AM »
thanks for the welcome ^-^
btw is your AVG free?
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« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2009, 01:23:51 AM »
What if McAfee(free) vs Avira(free)???
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« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2009, 07:50:17 AM »
McAfee is a paid product but you can try it for 30 days with out buying. You can check out the free programs here.

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.htm
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« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2009, 07:58:23 AM »
yes i have the free version
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« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2009, 08:04:51 AM »
try going to this link and see the comparison these antiviruses..... http://www.eset.com/products/compare-NOD32-vs-competition.php  Smile

or try this link http://www.eset.com/products/comparison/    hope this will be a big help to you....
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« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2009, 08:47:10 AM »
welcome to the testmy.net forum daemonkorn...be sure to test your bandwidth while your here...it free and easy...and then browse around...so much to see here...when your done with the techie stuff...check out the fun stuff in the off topic discussion area...
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« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2009, 10:09:21 PM »
now i know which is better ^^

AVIRA!!!

why? i scanned my system. ESPECIALLY AT THE WINDOWS
there are lots of VIRUS in there.
after finish scanning. there is a Repair button.
and POoF!!!!! i restart my PC

NOW, i can't open it to the desktop
because i guess there is no OS.
hahaha. files in the WINDOWS
are already DELETED. haha.

now my question is.
how can i reformat my computer?
huhu. cry
and i want to learn how, step by step.
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« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2009, 10:27:38 PM »
Here give this a shot.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+reformat
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