<div dir="ltr">The only times I have ever been affected by virus was when I was using anti-virus software and was also having to put up with impacted system performance, false positives and constant nagging to keep my AV definitions up to date etc etc<br><br>I ditched AV software* and haven't suffered a virus, malware, trojan or spyware problem since. Perhaps simply because knowing that my own behaviour is now my only defence I have moderated that behaviour accordingly. Would (commercial) AV software deliberately introduce something from it's catalog of miscreants just to remind you how much you need their AV software / haven't renewed your subscription ? Surely not.<br><br>But who knows.<div><br>(* other than any built in to the OS)</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 August 2016 at 22:38, Ross Levis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ross@stationplaylist.com" target="_blank">ross@stationplaylist.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I just use Microsoft Defender built into Windows 8/10. Never had any viruses<br>
using that. Detects viruses, malware, spyware, etc.<br>
<br>
For Win7, free Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender.<br>
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</span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">Hi all<br>
<br>
I'm already for too long on a free version of AVG. Seems ok but not good<br>
enough I guess, plus I'm getting bombarded with daily advertising about<br>
upgrading.<br>
<br>
So the BIG question is; should I stay with AVG and upgrade or should I go<br>
(back) to MacAfee or perhaps Norton, or any other?<br>
<br>
Any suggestions and recommendations appreciated.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
John Sun<br>
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