Laptop security. Help please

Sillybilly

Morning all. I think this has been covered before but I can’t find it. Our security deals on our domestic laptops have all come to a recent end. Mrs SB has three years worth of McAfee and I had similar of Norton.  Both are now looking for a hefty sum to continue. Should I stump up or is there a perfectly adequate freebie out there that will do the job?  Thanks in advance. 

Talal

No point paying. Used free Avast for years with no problems. 

Charlton_Stu

I've had Avast for years on different devices with no problems.

Sillybilly

Cheers guys. I’ll investigate avast. 

JohnBoyUK

Absolutely nothing wrong with Windows Defender (or whatever the free Windows based anti-virus) is called now!)

Sillybilly

 looking at avast, there are 3 options. The basis virus protector is free, the other two cost the same as the commercial options. For a technophobe like me, do I need any more than the free option offers?

EastStand

Sillybilly said:

 looking at avast, there are 3 options. The basis virus protector is free, the other two cost the same as the commercial options. For a technophobe like me, do I need any more than the free option offers?

Not for a normal use home laptop, no. 

Sillybilly

And last thicky question. I’m guessing that I should uninstall mcafee after installing avast?

Charlton_Stu

The free one is adequate enough, so you won't need any others after you uninstall Mcafee.

Talal

Sillybilly said:

And last thicky question. I’m guessing that I should uninstall mcafee after installing avast?

Yes, though I've always done it before. Some antivirus' don't like it when others are installed, they get a bit touchy.

grumpyaddick

AVAST

Sillybilly

Talal said:

Sillybilly said:

And last thicky question. I’m guessing that I should uninstall mcafee after installing avast?

Yes, though I've always done it before. Some antivirus' don't like it when others are installed, they get a bit touchy.

Mission accomplished. Thanks all for advice. Avast duly installed and mcaffee is no more. 

Lincsaddick

Avast .. ye land lubbers

charltonbob

Just in case you don't "get on" with Avast, Kaspersky (free) is another very good option

Sillybilly

Cheers Bob. I’ll bear it in mind. 

PaddyP17

Anyone on Mac looking for an antivirus production, I'd recommend Avira. It's free and definitely does the job.

MuttleyCAFC

I use bitdefender which is pretty good. Good deals on ebay.

rina

PaddyP17 said:

Anyone on Mac looking for an antivirus production, I'd recommend Avira. It's free and definitely does the job.

is AV now recommended on a mac?

MarkyE83

rina said:

PaddyP17 said:

Anyone on Mac looking for an antivirus production, I'd recommend Avira. It's free and definitely does the job.

is AV now recommended on a mac?

Yes. Sophos offer a good free home product as well.