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[(Spork)]

whats compatible ? been looking with little to no luck

[ScorpioRGc1]

Windows 8 comes packaged with Windows Security Essentials, which is very good. If you're looking for something else, I can confirm the latest version of Avast works fine.

[Aethec]

MSE is included (renamed to Windows Defender).

[(Spork)]

thanks all

[Scorbing]

(Spork), on 04 November 2012 - 13:57, said:

whats compatible ? been looking with little to no luck

You don't need any. Like Scorpio RGc1 said, it already comes with Windows Defender (MSE) built-in. There is not need to install extra AV garbage on it that will likely slow it down to a drag. You already have all the protection you need. Stay away from porn, poker sites, stupid ads offering you free iPads and use common sense along with Windows Defender and you will be just fine.

[Detection]

I use ESET NOD32, works fine in 8

[TrekRich]

But its a free iPad

Scorbing, on 04 November 2012 - 14:07, said:

You don't need any. Like Scorpio RGc1 said, it already comes with Windows Defender (MSE) built-in. There is not need to install extra AV garbage on it that will likely slow it down to a drag. You already have all the protection you need. Stay away from porn, poker sites, stupid ads offering you free iPads and use common sense along with Windows Defender and you will be just fine.

[Colin McGregor]

Scorbing, on 04 November 2012 - 14:07, said:

You don't need any. Like Scorpio RGc1 said, it already comes with Windows Defender (MSE) built-in. There is not need to install extra AV garbage on it that will likely slow it down to a drag. You already have all the protection you need. Stay away from porn, poker sites, stupid ads offering you free iPads and use common sense along with Windows Defender and you will be just fine.

stay away from porn?? BLASPHEMY.

Just don't be stupid and you won't get a virus.

[leo_the_lion]

Comcast gives you Norton 360 - free - and the updated 2013 version is now available to all their customers. And it is Windows 8 compatible..............now waits for the ill informed 'norton haters' to enter the thread and to start trashing what is now an excellent piece of essential software.

[TrekRich]

Norton aint bad for your mum or granny!

[Detection]

leo_the_lion, on 04 November 2012 - 14:19, said:

Comcast gives you Norton 360 - free - and the updated 2013 version is now available to all their customers. And it is Windows 8 compatible..............now waits for the ill informed 'norton haters' to enter the thread and to start trashing what is now an excellent piece of essential software.

Norton? Booooo

[(Spork)]

leo_the_lion, on 04 November 2012 - 14:19, said:

Comcast gives you Norton 360 - free - and the updated 2013 version is now available to all their customers. And it is Windows 8 compatible..............now waits for the ill informed 'norton haters' to enter the thread and to start trashing what is now an excellent piece of essential software.

nice but im not a comcast user

[siah1214]

leo_the_lion, on 04 November 2012 - 14:19, said:

Comcast gives you Norton 360 - free - and the updated 2013 version is now available to all their customers. And it is Windows 8 compatible..............now waits for the ill informed 'norton haters' to enter the thread and to start trashing what is now an excellent piece of essential software.

I work at an IT department and we have a WPA2 enterprise network on our campus. Student brought in a brand new Samsung laptop that had the 30 day Norton trial bloatware garbage pre-installed on the system, as it couldn't connect to our wifi. Tried a dozen different things to get it on, what finally worked was uninstalling Norton and putting MSE on instead.

Aside from this isolated incident (which happens a lot, I might add, with both Norton and McAfee), Norton products are trash, and I would never let that bloated decaying corpse of software near any computer I use.

[kiddingguy]

Kaspersky's 2013 lineup is also Windows 8 compatible

[Deranged]

So is Panda Cloud AV.

Using it now.