AnxieTy Posted November 7, 2009 CID Share Posted November 7, 2009 Which is better McAfee or Avira? Why?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted November 7, 2009 CID Share Posted November 7, 2009 This would be a matter of opinion in most peoples thoughts. You should try each one, and then give us your opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted November 7, 2009 CID Share Posted November 7, 2009 well i don't know much about this stuff...but i do know i don't mcafee it comes with my cox...i don't recall it ever catching anything at all...but it's disabled...and i use avg...and my first scan showed my computer was loaded with all kinds of malware welcome to the testmy.net forum AnxieTy...be sure to test your connection speed (it's free) someone that knows their anti virus stuff will be in here shortly to help answer your question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted November 7, 2009 CID Share Posted November 7, 2009 It depends if you are buying the McAfee and putting it up against the free Avira! Like Mudmanc4 said its just a matter of opinion to which one is best. I'm using NOD32 on one machine and VIPRE on another. I have no complains about either and they do their jobs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MttFrog13 Posted November 7, 2009 CID Share Posted November 7, 2009 i'm an avg fan when it comes to free antivirus. I like avira more than avg persay, but avira free has pop-ups asking you to buy it. But recently i got McAfee because bank of america is offering all of it's customers one year free of McAfee internet security Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted November 7, 2009 CID Share Posted November 7, 2009 Avast is mine for the last year, and girls seem to like the update voice. Go figure it had to be a male instead of some sexy voice. But other wise its very good and free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted November 7, 2009 CID Share Posted November 7, 2009 The problem with the Anti-Virus(McAfee/Symantec) that is pre-installed on OEM systems, is that they wouldn't want to raise flags against the other pre-installed software crapware on OEM systems. So are they going to find everything or just ignore certain files? And then since most people don't know about free alternatives, an instant paid subscription, after the free trial period, to the pre-installed programs. Note that McAfee and Symantec were sued by NewYork for automatically renewing peoples subscriptions at the end of one year, since they kept the credit card details on file. McAfee and Symantec lost the case. I have Avast. http://avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html .It's a Nice program. Works with Windows 7 64 bit. No nag screen. You just have to enter a free key number thats good for a year. And no nagging emails either, from getting the key. And disable the voice warnings so you don't get spooked all of a sudden if an infection comes to your local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnxieTy Posted November 8, 2009 Author CID Share Posted November 8, 2009 thanks for the welcome ^-^ btw is your AVG free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnxieTy Posted November 8, 2009 Author CID Share Posted November 8, 2009 What if McAfee(free) vs Avira(free)??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted November 8, 2009 CID Share Posted November 8, 2009 McAfee is a paid product but you can try it for 30 days with out buying. You can check out the free programs here. http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted November 8, 2009 CID Share Posted November 8, 2009 yes i have the free version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemonkorn Posted November 8, 2009 CID Share Posted November 8, 2009 try going to this link and see the comparison these antiviruses..... http://www.eset.com/products/compare-NOD32-vs-competition.php or try this link http://www.eset.com/products/comparison/ hope this will be a big help to you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdawnaz Posted November 8, 2009 CID Share Posted November 8, 2009 welcome to the testmy.net forum daemonkorn...be sure to test your bandwidth while your here...it free and easy...and then browse around...so much to see here...when your done with the techie stuff...check out the fun stuff in the off topic discussion area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnxieTy Posted November 10, 2009 Author CID Share Posted November 10, 2009 now i know which is better ^^ AVIRA!!! why? i scanned my system. ESPECIALLY AT THE WINDOWS there are lots of VIRUS in there. after finish scanning. there is a Repair button. and POoF!!!!! i restart my PC NOW, i can't open it to the desktop because i guess there is no OS. hahaha. files in the WINDOWS are already DELETED. haha. now my question is. how can i reformat my computer? huhu. and i want to learn how, step by step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted November 10, 2009 CID Share Posted November 10, 2009 Here give this a shot. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+reformat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnxieTy Posted November 10, 2009 Author CID Share Posted November 10, 2009 Topic is change go here ^^ http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=27305.new#new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnxieTy Posted November 11, 2009 Author CID Share Posted November 11, 2009 thanks Coknuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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