Posts Tagged ‘uses’

Which is better: AVG Anti-Virus Free 2011 or Microsoft Security Essentials?

Which is better: AVG Anti-Virus Free 2011 or Microsoft Security Essentials? Like, which has better Virus Catching? Which uses less computer resources? Anyone know of any website, that compares AV to AV? Just which one is better to use? Chosen Answer: I would say MS SE on Detection AND system resources ….. I do however [...]

Is there an anti-virus program that doesn’t need much memory? Would a free one use more memory?

I have tried to install the free AVG anti-virus software on a friend’s computer but had problems as the pc is 5 years old. It was very slow and then said there wasn’t enough memory. She hasn’t got a lot of money and can’t afford a new pc, so I wondered if there was a [...]

Too many security software, which should I keep and the rest get rid of?

I have Spybot, AVG 2011 (free), Ad-Aware (free), Microsoft Security Essentials, and for good measure CCleaner. Which one (or ones) should I keep and the rest get rid of? Chosen Answer: Keep Microsoft Security Essentials, if you want to use AVG 2011, get rid of Microsoft Security Essentials. AVG 2011 has powerful protection, even in [...]

How do i update AVG Free after downloading the software?

I have downloaded the latest version of the AVG software (9.0) but i cannot install it because it uses Windows Explorer to do the update and my pc is set up to access the internet using Mozilla. When i try Windows Explorer it comes up with “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage”. Can the update [...]