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patricia38
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Registered: ‎08-27-2018

Free Anti-Virus Programs

‎10-01-2018 01:43 PM

Recommendations for free anti-virus programs besides Avast..

 

Windows 7 (laptop)

 

Thank you!

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Nightowlz
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Re: Free Anti-Virus Programs

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‎10-01-2018 01:48 PM - edited ‎10-01-2018 01:51 PM

We used Security Essentials that's already on Win 7.

We also use Malwarebytes & CCleaner.

 

We have Win 10 now & use Windows Defender.

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bridal_diva
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Re: Free Anti-Virus Programs

‎10-01-2018 01:48 PM

I have Avast on Windows 10. They make everything slower to load, and the continual notices to upgrade before the free trial is over is a royal pain in the neck.

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Re: Free Anti-Virus Programs

‎10-01-2018 02:01 PM

Thank you Nightowlz...I will try that.  I also use Malwarebytes & cCleaner..great programs...also I wouldn't be without Superantispyware..

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Re: Free Anti-Virus Programs

‎10-01-2018 02:05 PM

Thank you bridal_diva.  I have used free Avast for many years, but here lately when I run my smart scan, it takes forever and ever to run, and never gets completed, so I stop the scan...then it  says all is good....duh....and I do agree, yesterday & today, it was taking forever to load or even had trouble to open my desktop icons. & ditto on the notices...

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