Can I download web protection for free...?

Discussion in 'Tech' started by GiggidyGee, Feb 23, 2012.

  1. GiggidyGee Junior Member

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    I think Trend Micro came with my laptop but it's going to expire in 25 days and I don't reeeeaaalllly feel like buying new stuff, plus I don't have anywhere to put a cd to install anything

    So I was wondering if any of you know a good free download for an antivirus....?
    GiggidyGee, Feb 23, 2012
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  2. Dustin nomnomnom

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    Dustin, Feb 23, 2012
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  3. Binman Pervert

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    microsoft security essentials
    Binman, Feb 23, 2012
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  4. -=Lurker=- Everyday I'm Shufflin'

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    MSE
    Avast
    -=Lurker=-, Feb 23, 2012
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  5. Mr. Ali Junior Member

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    MSE all the way
    Mr. Ali, Feb 23, 2012
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  6. MSP Haunting a dead forum...

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    This. Although I don't recommend using it with any other antivirus programs as Lurker suggested. Anytime I've seen more than one running at a time the results have not been good.
    MSP, Feb 23, 2012
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  7. -=Lurker=- Everyday I'm Shufflin'

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    Actually I didn't mean to run them simultaneously. ;) Just listing the two I'd use.
    -=Lurker=-, Feb 23, 2012
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  8. MSP Haunting a dead forum...

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    Ah! That makes sense. AVG is pretty good too.
    MSP, Feb 23, 2012
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  9. Commissar Smersh Communist Member of the Great Proletariat

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    I thought avg was subpar now? I've had avast installed for quite a while and had far fewer false positives than I did with avg.
    Commissar Smersh, Feb 23, 2012
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  10. Binman Pervert

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    Agree with comrade Smersh, got feed up with too many false positives from avg. MSE is low on resources, discrete, and gets the job done
    Binman, Feb 24, 2012
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  11. PeNZ Tweak OG

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    +1 for mse
    PeNZ, Feb 27, 2012
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  12. smirnoff Curmudgeon

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    I run everything through Sandboxie. I might be wrong in this, but it feels like a better defence than an antivirus which relies on keeping up to date with the latest bugs.

    Sandboxie presumes every file is dirty until proven innocent. Antivirus simply screens for files it KNOWS to be dirty and misses the ones it doesn't.

    Again, I may be wrong.
    smirnoff, Feb 27, 2012
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  13. mistawiskas kik n a and takin names

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    Again with the MSE. I use it and spybot picks up what MSE misses. The two seem to play well together.
    mistawiskas, Mar 2, 2012
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  14. PAKA_KID Junior Member

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    Security Essentials is good, and its free and updated often from Microsoft. I would also dl MalwareBytes, which is a great way to scan for other spyware that AV programs don't pick up.
    PAKA_KID, Mar 6, 2012
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