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01-22-2012, 08:47 AM
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What is the best software to buy to protect my laptop?
My McAfee is running out next week and I wanted to know the best to buy to protect my computer from all the nasty things please help me! 
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01-22-2012, 09:16 AM
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Re: What is the best software to buy to protect my laptop?
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Ok is there any paid products you could recommend I was thinking about going with mcafee or avg
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01-22-2012, 09:22 AM
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Re: What is the best software to buy to protect my laptop?
If it were me I would not use McAfee or AVG, McAfee is a known recourse hog and AVG doesn't appear as good as it used to be.
If I were going for a good paid all around program I would be looking at ESET security suite.
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01-22-2012, 09:27 AM
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Re: What is the best software to buy to protect my laptop?
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Originally Posted by Basementgeek
If it were me I would not use McAfee or AVG, McAfee is a known recourse hog and AVG doesn't appear as good as it used to be.
If I were going for a good paid all around program I would be looking at ESET security suite.
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ok I will look into that just one last question what is the difference between internet security and antivirus and do I need to buy them both???????
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01-22-2012, 09:32 AM
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Re: What is the best software to buy to protect my laptop?
Internet security is too broad of a name, got something else you have in mind? We need a name. Internet security could contain many programs.
Links would be good.
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01-22-2012, 11:33 AM
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Re: What is the best software to buy to protect my laptop?
Anti-Virus is just the AV program with possibly spam protection. The internet security includes the AV program but will also usually have firewall, spam protection, site filtering and any number of additional features.
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01-22-2012, 08:07 PM
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Re: What is the best software to buy to protect my laptop?
Kaspersky 12 is worth every penny you pay for it. I hadn't heard about it until someone purchased it for me to put on my new laptop, and now i'm in love with it. It even comes with a ISO that you can burn to a cd and boot to that allows you to scan for malware, and eradicates it.
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01-22-2012, 10:57 PM
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Re: What is the best software to buy to protect my laptop?
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