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antivirus for windows 8 ?

gazzaboy20

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Posted December 11, 2012 at 10:12PM

Hi all. Just bought this laptop for my 16 year old daughter today. http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/lenovo-z580-15-6-laptop-metal-17056542-pdt.html I was wondering what free antivirus to get. Don't really want a yearly sub one. someone told me that windows 8 doesn't need an extra antivirus?? Thanks all

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mgmcc

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Posted December 12, 2012 at 9:05AM

Windows 8 incorporates "Windows Defender" which, unlike the version in Windows 7, is actually "Microsoft Security Essentials", so Anti-virus software is already in place.

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Forum Editor

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Posted December 12, 2012 at 9:53AM

AVG free version runs perfectly in Windows8

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Jock1e

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Posted December 13, 2012 at 8:04AM

MSE gets some bad reviews from here.

MSE

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sharpamat

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Posted December 12, 2012 at 6:42AM

I Only used the trials and found no problems with AVG

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