| Windows 7: Renew or Change ? |
10 Nov 2010
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#1 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 |
Renew or Change ? Hi  , On my PC I have just got (second hand) it has Vipre antivirus premium installed (Expiration Date 12/02/2011) so when the time comes should I renew and pay or go for a freeware alternative ? (I don't know a lot about Computers but now I have this one I intend finding out a lot more !) any advice appreciated | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel E8400 Motherboard MSI P35 Neo Memory 4GB Crucial Ballistix Graphics Card ATI ASUS Radeon HD 4830 Sound Card Realtek ALC888 on Board Monitor(s) Displays Asus 22-inch VH226H Widescreen Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Saitek Eclipse Mouse Razer PSU Hiper HPU-4M 530W Case Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Black Cooling Air/Fans Hard Drives Two Western Digital 500GB Internet Speed Sky Broadband Other Info USB Hub/Card Reader - 2 Pen Drives, 1 Phone Dock |
10 Nov 2010
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#2 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
Trust me on this
Go for the free Microsoft Security Essentials
Malwarebytes, for good malware scans
and
The windows fire wall
They are among the best for Windows. http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
10 Nov 2010
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#3 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 |
Hi richc46  , Thank you, I have wrote down the names you said, so would you advise uninstalling Vipre and installing the products you posted now ? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel E8400 Motherboard MSI P35 Neo Memory 4GB Crucial Ballistix Graphics Card ATI ASUS Radeon HD 4830 Sound Card Realtek ALC888 on Board Monitor(s) Displays Asus 22-inch VH226H Widescreen Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Saitek Eclipse Mouse Razer PSU Hiper HPU-4M 530W Case Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Black Cooling Air/Fans Hard Drives Two Western Digital 500GB Internet Speed Sky Broadband Other Info USB Hub/Card Reader - 2 Pen Drives, 1 Phone Dock |
10 Nov 2010
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#4 | | Windows 7 x64 Ultimate A Finnish immigrant in Leipzig, Germany |
Hi Ciara, welcome to the Seven Forums.
I second Rich's advice. All the products he mentioned are not only free but also really good. And yes, that's the way to do it: uninstall the old Vipre, download and install MSE and Malwarebytes, turn the Windows Firewall on.
Kari | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor Memory 6 GB Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080 Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth) Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth) Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL Antivirus MSE, Windows Defender Browser Maxthon 3.5.2. Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!) |
10 Nov 2010
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#5 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
That would be your call. If you are happy with what you have you can keep it until renewal time.
Some points to remember
Before you uninstall make a system restore point, so that you can go back if problems or you are not happy
Use the anti virus uninstall tool if one is available at their website
if they do not have one, use Revno if you have 32 bit computer
Most members here recommend the three protective software that I just gave you. They are some of the best for windows. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
10 Nov 2010
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#6 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 |
Hi Kari and thanks for the welcome
Yes I see richc46, I may as well get the use out of Vipre until its end date then I will install the applications you suggest
I see there are two Malwarebytes (free & Retail) what would you suggest please ?
Last edited by Ciara; 10 Nov 2010 at 01:11 AM..
Reason: Malwarebytes
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel E8400 Motherboard MSI P35 Neo Memory 4GB Crucial Ballistix Graphics Card ATI ASUS Radeon HD 4830 Sound Card Realtek ALC888 on Board Monitor(s) Displays Asus 22-inch VH226H Widescreen Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Saitek Eclipse Mouse Razer PSU Hiper HPU-4M 530W Case Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Black Cooling Air/Fans Hard Drives Two Western Digital 500GB Internet Speed Sky Broadband Other Info USB Hub/Card Reader - 2 Pen Drives, 1 Phone Dock |
10 Nov 2010
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#7 | | W7 Professional x64 Portland, OR |
I advise the same, but if you want a little more interactive protection, I recommend Comodo firewall. If you don't like to be bothered by your protection software, windows firewall is great.
Windows firewall is good in Windows 7, I would not say either is better, but you might wind up having a preference. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Pugh Technologies OS W7 Professional x64 CPU AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHz Motherboard MSI 870A-G54 Memory PNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GB Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5 Sound Card Realtek ALC892 onboard Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE205t, Viewsonic VX2035WM Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1600x1050 Keyboard Logitec 55 Mouse Razer Deathadder PSU Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Case ThermalTake Armor A90 Mid Tower Cooling 3x 120mm in, 1x 120mm & 200mm out, self built hydro-cooler Hard Drives 977GB Hitachi Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAJS-00A8B0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0 Internet Speed 20 Mbps D/L, 9 Mbps U/L |
10 Nov 2010
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#8 | | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 |
Thank you LiquidSnak  , I will look at Comodo firewall. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel E8400 Motherboard MSI P35 Neo Memory 4GB Crucial Ballistix Graphics Card ATI ASUS Radeon HD 4830 Sound Card Realtek ALC888 on Board Monitor(s) Displays Asus 22-inch VH226H Widescreen Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Saitek Eclipse Mouse Razer PSU Hiper HPU-4M 530W Case Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Black Cooling Air/Fans Hard Drives Two Western Digital 500GB Internet Speed Sky Broadband Other Info USB Hub/Card Reader - 2 Pen Drives, 1 Phone Dock |
10 Nov 2010
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#9 | | Windows 7 x64 Ultimate A Finnish immigrant in Leipzig, Germany |
About Malwarebytes, the free version is enough even to most of us geeks and heavy users. Simply put, IMO today we are in a nice situation were a normal Windows user no longer have to pay from his / hers virus and and malware protection or firewalls, if we don't want to.
Kari | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor Memory 6 GB Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080 Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth) Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth) Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL Antivirus MSE, Windows Defender Browser Maxthon 3.5.2. Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!) |
10 Nov 2010
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#10 | | Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86 |
1) If you are satisfied with Vipre's performance stick to it. At the end of the day, no AV can provide 100 % security, so a layered approach is best. So, you have one AV, a firewall and Malwarebytes. But yes, MSE is free so if you are looking for a freeware alternative, that would be it.
2) The freeware MBAM does not provide resident protection and does not auto-update. That means that its only an on-demand scanner rather than a real time one and you need to manually check for updates from time to time. The paid version also has a feature called Flash scanning that scans memory and vulnerable areas for infection.
But the free version does quite nicely. Its important to note that the AV definitions are the same. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to describe... OS Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86 Renew or Change ? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:34 PM. | |