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The Avast Anti Virus
allen griggs
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I just got a new laptop and I downoaded Avast this morning.
It says I have 30 days to register. They are trying to get me to pay 20 or 30 bucks a year for Avast.
Do you have to register, and do you have to pay or can you keep getting it for free?
It says I have 30 days to register. They are trying to get me to pay 20 or 30 bucks a year for Avast.
Do you have to register, and do you have to pay or can you keep getting it for free?
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I've been running the free version of Avast for years on my laptop, desktop, tablet and android phone.
No problems.
Sounds like you installed the trial pack of the full version.
If you don't register by 30 days, you'll end up with just the antivirus program.
Which is plenty for everyday light surfing on internet.
Make sure you are hitting the right buttons.[:)]
Zone Alarm can be better though, depending on what you do with your computer.
You have to re-register and renew each year for the free version. I does use some bandwidth when you boot up the machine to update its self.
Do a bing search for Microsoft Security Essentials. It's a free virus software from Microsoft with free updates and does a great job. Doesn't choke the resources down either.
+1 Have used it for years.
Do a bing search for Microsoft Security Essentials. It's a free virus software from Microsoft with free updates and does a great job. Doesn't choke the resources down either.
+1 Has worked well for me for a long time.
NOTHING.
Get a real one. (and not Nortons or McAfee either.... )
Do a bing search for Microsoft Security Essentials. It's a free virus software from Microsoft with free updates and does a great job. Doesn't choke the resources down either.
I used Avast for a couple years but have been using Microsoft SE for the last year and a half or so ... you hardly how it's there until it finds something.
? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.