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merseygull wrote:Aileen I use avast! home edition... it's free and updates itself....been using it for three years , no probs, even on older operating systems like Xp

http://www.avast.com/en-gb/free-antivirus-download

ATB,J.

dave.m wrote:You MUST have an antivirus program installed BUT only ONE.
(you can have more than one but only one running at a time, so it is easier to say only have ONE installed.)

This will give you an idea of what is available:

NOW! That‘s What I Call Software. 1.

Comodo Antivirus is OK, as is Avast.
Microsoft Security Essentials is available now and covers antivirus,antispyware and malware and does it in real-time meaning it protects agains spyware and viruses all the time the computer is on.

At the moment on this PC I have Comodo Firewall, Microsoft Security Essentials for real-time protection and then:
Malwarebytes antmalware (MBAM) and Superantispyware (SAS) for manual scans once a week after running the updates in each one.

dave

merseygull wrote:Aileen, yes I'm REALLY a doctor, well Surgeon actually (bones and joints) - some of the power tools that I use at home are almost identical to some that I use at work!!

Just to sum up..

I use Avast for antivirus
Windows firewall
Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D and superantispyware for malware

Only use ONE antivirus running real time, keep the firewall on all the time, the antimalware programmes can be set to scan when you want

ATB,J.

thescruff wrote:

merseygull wrote:Aileen, yes I'm REALLY a doctor, well Surgeon actually (bones and joints) - some of the power tools that I use at home are almost identical to some that I use at work!!

Just to sum up..

I use Avast for antivirus
Windows firewall
Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D and superantispyware for malware

Only use ONE antivirus running real time, keep the firewall on all the time, the antimalware programmes can be set to scan when you want

ATB,J.

Hey Ho!!

So now we have a real Doc, a real Nurse and several plumbers.

aileenynwa wrote:

thescruff wrote:

merseygull wrote:Aileen, yes I'm REALLY a doctor, well Surgeon actually (bones and joints) - some of the power tools that I use at home are almost identical to some that I use at work!!

Just to sum up..

I use Avast for antivirus
Windows firewall
Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D and superantispyware for malware

Only use ONE antivirus running real time, keep the firewall on all the time, the antimalware programmes can be set to scan when you want

ATB,J.

Hey Ho!!

So now we have a real Doc, a real Nurse and several plumbers.

Hey Ho! Scruff yous also got me

thescruff wrote:

aileenynwa wrote:

thescruff wrote:

merseygull wrote:Aileen, yes I'm REALLY a doctor, well Surgeon actually (bones and joints) - some of the power tools that I use at home are almost identical to some that I use at work!!

Just to sum up..

I use Avast for antivirus
Windows firewall
Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D and superantispyware for malware

Only use ONE antivirus running real time, keep the firewall on all the time, the antimalware programmes can be set to scan when you want

ATB,J.

Hey Ho!!

So now we have a real Doc, a real Nurse and several plumbers.

Hey Ho! Scruff yous also got me

You haven't said what you do.

thescruff wrote:A kind Jackie of all trades then.

thescruff wrote:She was on the other night,