McAfee installation
Hi, I jus received my new Sony Viao with Windows 7 64-bit. I tried to install McAfee Anti virus (the one I already have on my other lappy with Vista and which was working excellent). But I was not able to install this, not sure why. could anyone help me
here please?
October 7th, 2010 2:33pm
Well, without any kind of error log or indication of why it's not working it's hard to suggest what to change or fix. It could be that the McAfee AV you have is only compatible with 32bit systems, since you mentioned the Windows 7 is 64 bit this might be
a possibility.
Install a different Antivirus solution like Microsoft Security Essentials, Avast, or AVG. Plenty of free ones out there that do a fine job.
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October 7th, 2010 3:01pm
Could you please share the links of these free anti virus software(s) that I can install on windows 7 (64-bit)?
October 7th, 2010 3:13pm
MSE - http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
AVG - http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-free-antivirus.tpl-crp
Avast -
http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?part=dl-85737&subj=dl&tag=button
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October 7th, 2010 3:27pm
On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 19:09:41 +0000, srikanth_chepuri wrote:
Could you please share the links of these free anti virus software(s) that I can install on windows 7 (64-bit)?
For an anti-virus program, I recommend eSet NOD32, if you are willing
to pay for it. If you want a free anti-virus, I recommend one of the
following three:
Avira http://free-av.com/
Avast http://www.avast.com/index
Microsoft Security Essentials
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
And by the way, let me point out for the future that it would have
been very easy for you to find those links yourself doing a search
with Bing, Google, Yahoo, etc.
I recommend against AVG. AVG used to be one of the better products,
but the three free ones above have greatly passed it by.
You also need anti-spyware software. I recommend that you download and
install (both freeware) MalwareBytes AntiMalware and
SuperAntiSpyware.
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP
October 7th, 2010 4:02pm