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do we need to uninstall the beta and install this or will it update itself?
Mine didn't update, so I reinstalled. The good part is that neither the uninstall nor the install required a reboot.
This is the correct version right? I don't remember what version the beta was...
This is the release version yes.
so is this going to replace your antivirus software? im using avira free version should i switch to this?
Yes and yes!
im using avira free version should i switch to this?
I just hit the ? Help and clicked Upgrade and it found and installed it.
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I installed this just because, but I haven't had my machine infected in close to 3 years without any av protection. I just do not get why it is necessary if you aren't a moron who checks out super sketch sites all the time.
Thanks. Now it is this vs AVIRA....
Because one of the fastest growing means of malware like rogues spreading is the fact that the guys that spread this malware hack into legit websites and inject the driveby code. I've had clients get whacked my PersonalAV and other rogues via this, I've even had it happen to myself when I was browsing one of the United Auto Workers (UAW) main websites last winter. One day you could log onto this forum here and get whacked.
And it doesn't have to be an obvious rogue..there are plenty of botnet trojans out there which can silently install, and quietly run in the background of your PC...your PC is now a member of a botnet and you'll never know it.
Is there an x64 download of this, or does the x86 version cover both systems?
I would only use this but it doesn't update behind a proxy server.
Apparently you have to look under languages and locales for the different versions, or maybe it auto detects your version and only gave me the x86 since I'm at work and that's what I'm on.
Works fine behind my work's proxy...
You'll get definition updates through Windows Update.I would only use this but it doesn't update behind a proxy server.