Anti Virus Software

[Gavin]

My question is: Is AVG still any use or can anyone recommend a free package or a decent company that charges but doesn't take the piss at renewal?

I used AVG Free in the past but last time we got a new PC we got a free Bullguard subscription. Since then I have just renewed every couple of years, after going through the rigmarole of refusing their massive price hike and then they can magically offer discount to me as a valued customer.

To be honest, the fact that I have to push every year makes me want to tell them to bugger off.

[mr_jon]

If you have Windows 10 and possess a modicum of intelligence required to not click every flashy pron popup, just use the built-in AV. In tests it consistently comes high up the list.

[tim]

^^ that. Unless you want a serious endpoint protection solution then come to me for a Sophos subs, but otherwise just use Defender and don't be a mong.

[Simon]

What Tim and Jon said.

[mik]

Do they have the Coronavirus update?

[Simon]

This won't affect your favourite beer Mik.

[Matty]

On top of Win10's built in, I do occasionally run a quick Malwarebytes check on top of that (free version) to check those nooks and crannies that Win10 might not look at.

As always, use a browser with an ad-blocker plugin too.

[Beany]

As always, use a browser with an ad-blocker plugin too.

A thousand times this.

[nuttinnew]

This won't affect your favourite beer Mik.

[Shlergen]

Fan of Kaspersky. 5 licenses for not a lot and no issues so far.

[Simon]

Fan of Kaspersky. 5 licenses for not a lot and no issues so far.

All your passwords are belong to Russia.

[Gavin]

Cheers, I delved into the menu system but under AV it just said I was running Bullguard.

Forgive the noob question but will the proprietary AV just run as when my subs are up in a couple of weeks I will uninstall BG so it doesn't bombard me with e-mails and pop-ups.

[Ascender]

Check in settings that Defender is still running as you may have disabled it at some point in the past.

[tim]

It'll nag you the fuck to death if you don't have an active AV, so I'd just uninstall it and not worry

[mr_jon]

Yes, most 3rd party AV's will flag Defender to remain inactive. Just uninstall and re-check it after.

[Gavin]

Cheers! Will do.