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  • #16
    Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

    Well its good, i mean if you want to avoid detection, then Tor is great, its slow though, thats the only downside.

    I messed around with it for a while, theres a hell of a lot of onions you would want to avoid though, seriously avoid. Some sick people in the world
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    • #17
      Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

      Just been notified that after 3 years my free AVG protection has ended.

      What is the best and preferably free protection to use?
      Thank you
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      • #18
        Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

        Originally posted by cymruambyth View Post
        Just been notified that after 3 years my free AVG protection has ended.

        What is the best and preferably free protection to use?
        Thank you
        Another vote for MS Security essentials. Top of the page, here

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        • #19
          Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

          Thanks, I was just checking in case things had moved on!
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          • #20
            Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

            No - Essentials is spot on if you use windows. It's really quite good
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            • #21
              Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

              What about this? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/softw...free-antivirus
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              • #22
                Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

                If you bank with Barclays at all, you can get Kaspersky for free.

                http://www.barclays.co.uk/Helpsuppor...P1242557966961
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                • #23
                  Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

                  Originally posted by Never-In-Doubt View Post
                  No - Essentials is spot on if you use windows. It's really quite good
                  Yeah agreed. A lot of people slate it but no-one knows the operating system like the people who made it when you think about it!
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                  • #24
                    Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

                    Barclays......um, no and they don't like me
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                    • #25
                      Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

                      With windows, what do I need to do? My laptop is playing games. AVG have told me that my protection ended on 1 November and my internet access keeps crashing.
                      do I need to delete AVG first?
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                      • #26
                        Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

                        Nice and simple. Microsoft Security Essentials. As Niddy says at start of this post. Free, updates all the time, most importantly, IT WORKS!

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                        • #27
                          Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

                          Originally posted by cymruambyth View Post
                          With windows, what do I need to do? My laptop is playing games. AVG have told me that my protection ended on 1 November and my internet access keeps crashing.
                          do I need to delete AVG first?
                          Hit start -> control panel -> add remove programs -> avg - click remove/uninstall.

                          Or go into the product settings and uninstall it directly. Yes you can only have one anti virus protection running at any one time as another flags that as malware and vice versa.
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                          • #28
                            Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

                            Thanks for the help. Unfortunately I seem to have lost the ability to go online with my laptop! The green light is orange and won't go green!
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                            • #29
                              Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

                              It's one of 3 things. Can't be anything else, logically (he says)!

                              Ok first - check you've not pressed a button or slid a switch on the side to turn wifi on/off? If not then test a hard connection.

                              To do this, just take your laptop to your router/hub and unplug the Ethernet "in" cable and plug it directly into your laptop. You may not notice any lights so try and open google or something. If you get online then you know that's it your wireless adaptor.

                              So, assuming it's your wireless adaptor - just reset it as follows:

                              To uninstall and then reinstall the wireless network adapter follow these steps:

                              1. Open Device Manager by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Device Manager.* If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

                              2. In Device Manager, locate the device under Network adapters. Right click it and choose Uninstall.

                              3. Say OK to the popup and reboot your PC. The device will reinstall and should reset to default settings.

                              The above is your main 3 actions/options/causes/fixes.
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                              • #30
                                Re: Free Spyware, Malware & Virus Protection

                                Thank you, that's really helpful. I hadn't pressed any buttons.....done that in the past and had it pointed out by a smirking teenager!

                                This appears to be intermittent (happened 3 times yesterday) so I will play after work.
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