What In Your Opinion Is The Best Program To Use To Defend Outselves Against Malicious Attacks

and what is the best program to use for our virus scanner.

thanks
kayrose

 

Hi kayrose,

It is a matter of choice. I would never pay for AV software whilst there are good free ones available.

I used to use AVG - but this began to get a bit of a negative press - so I changed my laptop ( which I use most ) to MS Essentials.
I am pleased with it so far ( been using it for a good few months ).

Opinions change as AV software develops.

At the moment Essentials is doing the job for me.

Just a note:
You should only have one AV on your system at a time.
MBAM is not an AV.

 

As Ken says its a matter of choice if you pay you get a few extra bells and whistles, that you'll probably not use, so I always go for the free ones.

at the moment I'm using MSE same as Ken but I do like Avast, but I'm Quite happy with MSE at the moment.

But the key to a good AV apart from stopping infections is to me it should not be seen or heard until it actually does something

 

Dear Ken
Is it ok to use the mbam with my McAfee until it expires in about 60 days now.
then what do you suggest I use to take mcafee's place,
also should I use something like a wndows defender,etc for more Protection

What is MS essentials.
COuld i use that instead of mcaffee

pardon ME for my lack of knowledge of computers.
but you told me to ask
:snckr:

love

 

So im guessing MSE works like AVAST, AVG,
IF so I will do that one when my mcAfee expires.

thanks,

love
kayrose

I love this quote.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.

-Chinese Proverb

 

McAfee Do you not find that that gets really annoying?

I had a free 12 month licence once it was only on my PC a couple of days. before I got fed up of its persistent interference, and annoying pop ups every five seconds. soon removed that :snckr:

 

Hi kayrose

Good idea to get rid of McAfee.

Essentials is a good option.
It is free and does a good job.

With Essentials you do not need Defender.

When McAfee expires and you intend to replace it there is a removal tool that will clean up after the "Uninstall" process.
Post back nearer the time.

 

Please pay particular attention to Ken's last instruction. McAfee is very intrusive so it is not enough to just not renew your subscription. As noted there is a very simple tool that will rid you of all remnants of McAfee. When you are ready please let us know.

Now, personally, if you are going to go to MSE or any other free combinations I would rid myself of McAfee ASAP. I know it seems a waste to not "get your money's worth" but but that assumes you are getting your money's worth to begin with.

I was just redoing my daughter's old computer from scratch and one of the first things I did was fully delete the McAfee free trial and installing an alternative.

If you do not want to do it now, diary yourself to come back and look at this a few days before so we can familiarize you with how to get rid of it. As I said, it is very simple but need to be done right. You will have no trouble understanding what to do.

 

hi match,

the free one came with the purchase of this computer,
if you would call it free.

actually I was quite happy with it till it didnt catch this last viruis .

:snckr:

eace:
love
kayrose

 

ken, im ready any time for your help in getting rid of mcafee and replacing it with essentials.
thanks.
love.

 

thanks for your assurance,
BeeCeeBee.

 

Hi kayrose,

OK.

Uninstall McAfee
I think Win7 is the same as Vista .....(not a Win7 user)
Start > in the search box type .......programs and features ......ENTER
You should get a list of installed software - McAfee will be there ( there may be 2 or 3 different entries )
Click on the McAfee entry - there should be an "uninstall" option. Click on this.

After this entry has uninstalled have a look for anything else related to McAfee and uninstall that too.

I did one recently and there were 3 different entries.

Once you have uninstalled all McAfee entries close Programs and Features.

Once you have uninstalled it DO NOT use the internet other than to do the following:

Download the McAfee cleanup tool from here:
http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe
Run this.
It will clean up the uninstall process.

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Download and install MS Essentials from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security_essentials/default.aspx

I would recommend that you select "Run" rather than "Save" from the download box - no point clogging up your hard drive.

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Job done

Let us know when this is done - there are one or two settings that you may wish to change.

 

thanks will start this after I get a new tenant, comfortable
so to speak.
and will let you know when it is done.

keep your fingers crossed for me.

thanks,


Love
KAyrose

 

If you are unsure - just ask

 

DONE , cutie pie.
can't give myself any credit as you made it all so easyyyyyyy for me.
i'm so excited with this new antivirius.

Ok i'm asking.
Does microsoft scan, update, etc , automatically
and do they do both the quick and full scan?
or is that my duties.

what scan should it be on,
quck or full, as it is on quick now.
or alternate?
wondering if I should change the time
to late at night , for the full scan.
:unsure:
thanks again!!!!!
eace: :shake: :up:

Love, Hugs
kayrose

 

Hi kayrose,

Yes it does - and you have the option to do this manually ( but there really is no need to do this ).

Essentials will run the quick scan by default.
If you set it to "full" then it will run this one.
I would leave it on "quick" - if it ever finds anything then you may wish to run a full scan then.

This is what I wanted you to post back for.
You can set the day and time for your own convenience - your computer needs to be switched on for the scan to run.
Essentials runs in the background too - so any virus that finds its way onto your system is detected automatically - not just at the selected time for a scan.

It can run the scan in the background whilst you do other things.

I would, for the time being, leave the other settings to the defaults.

 

I have never, ever had someone put me thru anything,
so completely easy for me to understand,
and GETTING it right the first time.

This program is so simple, elegant and reliable,
dependable!!!

yessssss, I'm going along with you and leave
everything just the way it is.

Thank you KenB
Love
kayrose

 

kayrose, you are very welcome

 

In this forum, I have met genuine great, People.
It's certainly my pleasure to have met you and the other
great posters.
Thanks for your expertese
and Kindness. .
love
kayrose