Have Norton Security===Need Malwarebytes Too??
Sorry for so many posts; I seem to be having issues w/computers. I think I understand that something like Norton removes virus's but may leave malware, right? So I need both?
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2oldman wrote:5thwheeleroldman wrote:It's hard to imagine any free AV program would be actually doing anything.
I'm beginning to turn against free stuff.
I've only been infected once in WIN 2000 using the most popular "paid" AV suite, which wiped out my primary hard drive. Since converting to only Free AV software for the past 12 years, I've never had a virus or malware that was able to install itself on any of my systems.
All major FREE AV software uses the same core detection engine found in their paid version. There is no difference. The paid versions come with additional security components, and typically tech support, that the free versions don't offer. But, you can install separate FREE security apps from different manufacturers that can be just as effective as any paid software suite.
It's naive to think that the free version of major AV software does nothing? If it didn't do anything, and users kept getting infected with malware, no one would even consider paying for the premium version?
