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Computer Help and Support

roscoeroscoe

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6. I use Avast

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2017, 05:21 AM

Jun 2017

I used the free version for a good while, but I recently paid for the year. So far so good.

Chrome is pretty solid, but the Avast browser has been handy when Windows was giving me trouble and I needed to connect to Microsoft support. It was the only one that would connect at one point. Good luck!

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What is your opinion of AVAST free anti-virus? [View all] left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 OP

I buy my antivirus on black friday or cyber monday it's always like 70 to 80 percent off MattP Jun 2017 #1

"avast and avg are good" left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #4

AVG is god awful Egnever Jun 2017 #9

I use Avast Free... PoiBoy Jun 2017 #2

Been using Avast free for years. JayhawkSD Jun 2017 #3

Better than nothing but way too invasive for my taste. Egnever Jun 2017 #5

"combining windows defender and occasional scans with the free version of malware bytes" left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #7

I use Avast roscoeroscoe Jun 2017 #6

"Chrome is pretty solid" left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #8

FWIW, I have the Mac version, which has been utterly trouble-free. eppur_se_muova Jun 2017 #10