Computer Security...Webroot or Trend Micro??
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1. Use MSE
2. Don't surf as the admin! Create a restricted account and use it.
3. Use a DNS service like OpenDNS
It's generally not advised to have 2 AV programs running at the same time. They tend to not play nice with one another.
I use MSE on 2 of my machines, and AVG Free on 2 others. Both have kept me safe. I also echo uthaman's advice. Doing everything as Admin is the main reason people have problems. Use a lower-privilege account and that will help tremendously.
Can't believe we're 6 comment in and nobody's said "Buy a Mac".
I use MSE on 2 of my machines, and AVG Free on 2 others. Both have kept me safe. I also echo uthaman's advice. Doing everything as Admin is the main reason people have problems. Use a lower-privilege account and that will help tremendously.
Can't believe we're 6 comment in and nobody's said "Buy a Mac".
I would swear by Avast! Free...has worked wonders for me and I am not always surfing "safely" (if you saw some of the sites I visit...you would understand)!
I used to like it, but it seems to make machines a little bogged down. Avast! or MSE is what I usually recommend. Avast! has a little more tools and options compared to MSE, but both do a good job.
Actually, I believe you can run MSE with another one, I think it works well with Avast! But, as a general rule, just using one works better.
I like avast, I use MSE now, but I think their interchangeable. Both run extremely smooth in the background. MSE is very basic and has an easy interface.
Why pay money, when you can get a free one that is just as good or even better?
But, if you are dying to spend money, go with Trend Micro.
it only bogs my computer down when it runs the daily scan. i started running it at 2 or 3 am and havent had any problems. the newer versions slow down the computer less than the old ones though
Isn't that like everything. It's like they add more bells and whistles to them and they end up slow. I like a basic quick scan that can do what it needs to do without any loss in performance.
This. There is no reason to spend money on Antivirus as you typically dont get any better service. Myself, have had terrible luck with Microsoft Security Essentials and AVG both. Avast! has been a great service for me, they update their databases 4 times daily with automatic updates and have never missed anything for me. Malwarebytes is a great compliment to it as well.
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