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I recieved an e-mail today telling me (in the nicest way possible) that I am going to have to pay all over again for the virus protection package that I bought last year.
Now my questions are this:
Why do I have to pay again for Macafee when the original wasn't all that cheap?
What will happen if I don't pay?
What if I uninstall it and then put it back on under my partner's e-mail details?
What if I sack it off altogether? Would the new google pack do instead?
neeeeeeeeeek 10-01-2006, 15:01 Remove it and download AGV Free edition.
It's free and it's good.
What he said every time ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
McAfee and Norton are gifts from the devils behind. You'll like AVG, it's free, it works better, it doesn't consume all your computers memory, and it's really really simple.
Originally posted by neeeeeeeeeek
Remove it and download AGV Free edition.
It's free and it's good.
100% agreed.
ToryCynic 10-01-2006, 15:09 Originally posted by Deavon
I recieved an e-mail today telling me (in the nicest way possible) that I am going to have to pay all over again for the virus protection package that I bought last year.
Now my questions are this:
Why do I have to pay again for Macafee when the original wasn't all that cheap?
What will happen if I don't pay?
What if I uninstall it and then put it back on under my partner's e-mail details?
What if I sack it off altogether? Would the new google pack do instead?
AVG, AVG, AVG
Or Avast
Originally posted by kentboy119
AVG, AVG, AVG...
Oh. Hello you!
Thank you all for the advice. I will do as suggested.
bobsyouruncle 10-01-2006, 15:32 well, i have mcafee and also got a couple of polite emails saying more or less the same thing, i didnt do owt about it and it still does downloads and stops stuff, i run me .
hockeybear 10-01-2006, 16:28 I uninstalled macafee because I didn't like it. Got Norton.
I uninstalled Norton after its year was up and got AGV
my computer is so much faster it is like having a new one.
My vote is for AGV
mr chris 10-01-2006, 16:50 I've tried a few free virus checker programs (Avast, AVG...) and I have to say AVG really is worth having!
Course I *cough* am going to buy the business edition!
melthebell 10-01-2006, 17:32 you buy macafee and norton and get 1 years free subscription to technical services, virus definitions etc, after that time your supposed to pay again for another years sub
uninstall and install avg :P
I haven't even got McAfee, and I got that email aswell :confused:
That seemed a little suspicious to me.
alchresearch 10-01-2006, 20:30 I just buy the latest OEM version for about £3 from Ebay. However, I use AVG on my other PC and laptop and can't fault it.
diskoheaven 10-01-2006, 20:38 Originally posted by Deavon
I recieved an e-mail today telling me (in the nicest way possible) that I am going to have to pay all over again for the virus protection package that I bought last year.
Now my questions are this:
Why do I have to pay again for Macafee when the original wasn't all that cheap?
What will happen if I don't pay?
What if I uninstall it and then put it back on under my partner's e-mail details?
What if I sack it off altogether? Would the new google pack do instead?
When it kept saying that to me it eventually stop downloading updates, so virus protection wasn't up to date. only cost about a tenner to renew it for a year though!
Viper_GTSR 11-01-2006, 17:54 What firewall would you suggest running with this in tandem?
Zinger549 11-01-2006, 17:58 Originally posted by Viper_GTSR
What firewall would you suggest running with this in tandem?
If you can find a copy of sygate then use that Sadly the company that made sygate stoped it Important Notice: Effective November 30th, 2005 all Sygate consumer firewall products will be discontinued
melthebell 11-01-2006, 18:16 Originally posted by Viper_GTSR
What firewall would you suggest running with this in tandem?
i like kerio personal and zone alarm
both free
CherryNicole 11-01-2006, 18:20 This is kinda linked :D if anyone can help...
When my McAfee ran out I got AVG but I left McAfee on (because at that time I didn't know how to remove it :rolleyes: ) It says it is protecting as a firewall but nothing else. Do I need to remove it??
melthebell 11-01-2006, 18:22 Originally posted by CherryNicole
This is kinda linked :D if anyone can help...
When my McAfee ran out I got AVG but I left McAfee on (because at that time I didn't know how to remove it :rolleyes: ) It says it is protecting as a firewall but nothing else. Do I need to remove it??
i would
remove it and either use xps firewall or another one
black ice defenders supposed to be good too
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