Excellent Free Software Program

tcp99 · Senior Member

Excellent Free Software Program

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

looks like a good program, I have just installed it, for those that do not want AVG make sure you select Custom install and don't tick any boxes, I am away ay the current time but will do a backup of my system when I get home and then try out some of the options in this program.

Norton is a program that a lot of people want removed and there is a tool on their site but even that does not remove ALL of Norton, would this program remove ALL of the Norton crap that is installed by this company?

Thank you Terry for the Christmas present biggrin

Cupie · Guru

Downloaded it but when I tried to install it Kaspersky Pure didn't like it & recommended that I not proceed. Something about a driver that Kaspersky would not be able to control.

So we moved it to 'quarantine' ....

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tcp99 · Senior Member

I've sed it for 4 years with anti-virus programs AVG and lately Microsoft Security Essentials without any problem at all. But it's up to you.

Terry

biggles · Senior Member

I too have used it for a few years now myself on both XP and Win7 without any major problems .. There were though many instances where it was not able to fully remove certain installations .. so don't be surprised if that happens to you also .. That could also be attributed to your own Windows setup which has numerous variables that restrict functional interactivity between programmes .. basically, its a compatability thing !

For those interested, my only (official) protection on both computers is Windows (free) Microsoft Security Essentials installed on both my puters .. it works for me !

Jon

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

biggles wrote:

I too have used it for a few years now myself on both XP and Win7 without any major problems .. There were though many instances where it was not able to fully remove certain installations .. so don't be surprised if that happens to you also .. That could also be attributed to your own Windows setup which has numerous variables that restrict functional interactivity between programmes .. basically, its a compatability thing !

For those interested, my only (official) protection on both computers is Windows (free) Microsoft Security Essentials installed on both my puters .. it works for me !
Jon

my son also only uses Windows (free) Microsoft Security Essentials but I prefer Trend Micro, but I do not purchase from Trend (too expensive) purchase on eBay only each year for 1/3 of the price, but do not fall for buying a licence only on eBay, get a disk posted to you at home.

In regards to Win 8, I was talking to a guy in JB yesterday and he said if you don't like Win 8 you press the Windows key and you have Win 7 without the start button but you then go to the Microsoft shop online and purchase for $2 an app that will give you back the start button, hmmmm now it looks interesting.