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nnj925,
Welcome to SF. I would suggest:
Microsoft Security Essentials and then the free version of Malwarebytes.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
Welcome to SF. I would suggest:
Microsoft Security Essentials and then the free version of Malwarebytes.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate 64
- CPU
- i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
- Motherboard
- MSI P67A-GD80 b3
- Memory
- 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
- Graphics Card(s)
- XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
- Sound Card
- Sound Blaster Z Series Card
- Monitor(s) Displays
- (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 X 1050 p
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
- PSU
- EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
- Case
- CoolerMaster Storm Styker
- Cooling
- 7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
- Keyboard
- (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
- Mouse
- Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
- Internet Speed
- Basic 120mbps down
- Antivirus
- Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
- Browser
- Chrome and IE 10
- Other Info
- 5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
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Welcome nnj925,
What Anti Virus is your son currently using?
I agree with Alan above re {free} Microsoft Security Essentials & {free} Malarewarebytes.
They can be downloaded via...
Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows
Malwarebytes : Download free malware, virus and spyware tools to get your computer back in shape!
Update both immediately.
What Anti Virus is your son currently using?
I agree with Alan above re {free} Microsoft Security Essentials & {free} Malarewarebytes.
They can be downloaded via...
Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows
Malwarebytes : Download free malware, virus and spyware tools to get your computer back in shape!
Update both immediately.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-4010TX .
- OS
- Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
- CPU
- Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6MB Cache.]
- Memory
- 8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZ
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17.3" High Definition Brightview LCD. LED Backlit.
- Screen Resolution
- 1600 x 900.
- Hard Drives
- 640GB
- Case
- Laptop / notebook.
- Mouse
- Logitech Anywhere mouse. MX.
- Internet Speed
- ADSL [ but too slow ]
Go for what they recommend. Both AV is awesome and very light.
MSE and Malwarebytes
MSE and Malwarebytes
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20 GHz(4CPU's), ~3.2GHz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte B85M-HD3-A
- Memory
- 8192 RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 710
- Sound Card
- Integrated High Definition audio with Realtek ALC888 codec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer V183HV Ab 18.5" LCD Display
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768
- Keyboard
- HP
- Mouse
- HP
- Internet Speed
- 100mbps
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Browser
- Chrome, Firefox
seavixen32
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I'd certainly agree with the latest version of Microsoft Security Essentials.
In fact, some people are saying it's that good now you don't even need Malwarebytes, but using both won't do any harm.
In fact, some people are saying it's that good now you don't even need Malwarebytes, but using both won't do any harm.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
- Motherboard
- MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
- Memory
- 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP2310i
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
- PSU
- 460W
- Case
- HP Elite
- Cooling
- Air cooled
- Keyboard
- Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
- Internet Speed
- 2Mb
- Other Info
- Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
Just to clarify matters Use the Microsoft product as the "live" AV and the malwarebytes as an occasional extra scanner in manual mode, it is not advisable to run both "live"
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- ChillBlast - Custom to my design
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64 [Latest Release and Release Preview]
- CPU
- Ryzen 9 5950X, 3.8 - 5.2 MHz
- Motherboard
- Asus Prime X570-Pro
- Memory
- 64GB [2 x 32GB] DDR4 3200MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 Ti
- Sound Card
- On-board SPDIF to 5.1 System + HDMI [5.1 system]
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 32" UHD 32 Bit HDR Monitor + 43" UHD 4K 32Bit HDR TV
- Screen Resolution
- 2 x 3840 x 2160 @60Hz
- Hard Drives
- 1TB M2 SSD OS, 500GB Fast Access SSD, 2 x 8TB Data + Various Externals from 1TB to 4TB, 10TB NAS
- PSU
- NZXT C750 80 PLUS Gold 750W Modular PSU
- Case
- Workstation Case [Matt Black]
- Cooling
- NZXT Kraken X63 280mm CPU Cooler +2x Quiet Case fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless MX Keys & K400 + others
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless MX Master 3S
- Internet Speed
- 920 MB Down 50 MB Up
- Antivirus
- BitDefender Total Security Pro
- Browser
- Chrome (always run latest Non-Beta)
- Other Info
- Also run ...
Laptop - Quad 8GB - Windows 10 Pro x64
Nexus 7 Android tablet x2
Samsung 10.2" tablet
Blackview TAB 8 4G Android Tablet c/w Keyboard
Wacom Intuos Pro Medium Pen Pad
Wacom Intuos Pro Small Pen Pad
Wacom Expresskeys Remote
Loopdeck+ Graphics Controller
Shuttle Pro v2 Control
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- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell XPS 17 10750H
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64 Latest RP
- CPU
- Intel I7 10750H 5.0GHz
- Motherboard
- Dell XPS
- Memory
- 32GB [2x16GB] DDR4 2933 MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GTX1650Ti 4 GB GDDR6
- Sound Card
- Stock [Realtek] 4 Speaker
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17" IPS UHD+ Infinity Edge Touchscreen
- Screen Resolution
- 3840 x 2400
- Hard Drives
- 2TB M2 NVMe, 4TB External + various 500GB & 1TB External NVMe (also have access to spinner HDD from
- PSU
- Stock
- Case
- Stock XPS Aluminium & Carbon Fibre
- Cooling
- Stock - Active Fan Control
- Keyboard
- Backlit + Various Logitech
- Mouse
- Stock Track Pad + Logitech MX Trackball
- Internet Speed
- 72 MB Down 18MB Up
- Browser
- Chrome
- Other Info
- Also run ...
Laptop - Quad 8GB - Windows 10 Pro x64
Nexus 7 Android tablet x2
10.2" tablet
Sony Z3 Android Smartphone
Wacom Intuos Pro Medium Pen Pad
Wacom Intuos Pro Small Pen Pad
Wacom Expresskeys Remote
Loopdeck+ Graphics Controller
Shuttle Pro v2 Control Pad
10TB NAS
He had a version of Kapkoski (spelling) that came with the computer for like 6 months...then he had bitdefender and it expired...and now with paying for college and all he really was looking for something free.
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7
Go for Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes. It's free and good AV also...
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20 GHz(4CPU's), ~3.2GHz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte B85M-HD3-A
- Memory
- 8192 RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 710
- Sound Card
- Integrated High Definition audio with Realtek ALC888 codec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer V183HV Ab 18.5" LCD Display
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768
- Keyboard
- HP
- Mouse
- HP
- Internet Speed
- 100mbps
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Browser
- Chrome, Firefox
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nnj925,
IF you are going to follow our recommendations you should remove all traces of Kaspersky & Bit Defender via their uninstall tools before installing the new programs.
Refer links below
http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/kavremover10.zip
How to uninstall BitDefender
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-4010TX .
- OS
- Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
- CPU
- Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6MB Cache.]
- Memory
- 8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZ
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17.3" High Definition Brightview LCD. LED Backlit.
- Screen Resolution
- 1600 x 900.
- Hard Drives
- 640GB
- Case
- Laptop / notebook.
- Mouse
- Logitech Anywhere mouse. MX.
- Internet Speed
- ADSL [ but too slow ]
