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Hokie

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15. I removed the 3rd party AV on my PC's and rely on MS Defender alone

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 09:53 AM

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I was a long time user of Avast! AV and I installed the free version on every PC I owned. I finally got tired of the nags to upgrade to the paid version and all the notifications telling me what a wonderful job it was doing. So far I have remained virus free w/o it.

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AVG is becoming a hydra with autorenewals. [View all] Baitball Blogger Aug 12 OP

what is avg msongs Aug 12 #1

It starts as free software, and when you subscribe, Baitball Blogger Aug 12 #2

Can't be anywhere near as bad as Norton. I finally just bought a new laptop because I can't get rid hlthe2b Aug 12 #3

To get rid of some anti-virus software, reinstalling Windows from scratch is the only way. Intractable Aug 17 #13

I dropped avg a couple years ago UpInArms Aug 12 #4

Same here, Avast. FSogol Aug 12 #8

This all started in the last two years. Baitball Blogger Aug 12 #12

I stopped using third-party security long ago. Dr. T Aug 12 #5

I second this notion. Norton, Macafee, AVG, and the others are themselves a kind of virus the way they take over Intractable Aug 17 #14

I use Trend Micro. I don't have a problem with it. NNadir Aug 12 #6

malwarebytes harumph Aug 12 #7

MacAfee WmChris Aug 12 #9

Same with Avast. I'm unable to cancel the auto-renewal of our subscription... Oopsie Daisy Aug 12 #10

I've been using SurfShark Klondike Kat Aug 12 #11

I removed the 3rd party AV on my PC's and rely on MS Defender alone Hokie Thursday #15