How much do you pay for virus protection?

Oldwoman70 thanks for that. It would appear that thanks to GNs I will be able to save money for once.

Charleygirl5

I have tried to download the free version of Malwarebytes but it is free only I think for a month.

Charleygirl5 After the free trial period Malwarebytes will revert to its free version

Another one here who uses Norton on our desktop. Not cheap, but never had any problems.

I have tried to download the free version of Malwarebytes but it is free only I think for a month.

I have a desktop and paid McAfee £94.99 for two years, but when it came up to renew it had gone up to £179.99 for two years....you must be joking. The website said £54.99 for two years so I took that. Insurance renewals are always ridiculous, you have to challenge them. So basically I'm paying £27.50 for the year, well worth it because they offer some extra types of protection.

BlueBelle

I thought you meant covid

Me too! Glad I wasn't the only one.

I have one of the many Free virus protection. no need to pay huge sums.

Meant to add the free Malwarebytes programme was recommended by my local IT expert.

I have Windows Defender and when accessing my bank account also run Malwarebytes (the free version).

McAfee,£39-99 per year,hasn`t gone up in 3 years.

That’s the sort of thing my Norton anti-virus would alert me to, Tizliz.

Be careful there are lots of Norton scams going round, easy to click on if you are due to renew, but most have terrible spelling mistakes

There's no need to pay for it - there are many excellent free virus protections out there. Avast is very good.

£40 odd annually for Norton for my desktop. Probably not strictly necessary, but I feel better for it.

I meant to mention it was TOTAL AV that was attempting to empty my bank account. They will have to look further afield.

Thank you, it is a new computer with Windows 10 so I will investigate Defender.

I’ve never paid for separate cover, my iPad and phone don’t need or recommend it and my laptop has windows 10 never had a problem with any of them.

iPad and iPhone here, so not required. But that is highly annoying Charleygirl5 and happens on other insurances if they’re challenged.

So did I! I don't need additional protection - Windows 10 seems secure enough.

There are plenty of free apps. Windows 10 built in Defender is one of the best.
Phones and tablets usually have built in protection.

I asked DS and he compared it to buying the extended warranty on electrical goods, peace of mind but not always necessary. If you've got an expensive computer and content that could be a problem if lost then yes.
But for the average domestic user, if you've got important stuff backed up, you could buy a new device for the amount you've shelled out on virus protection if the worst comes to the worst.

I thought you meant covid

I’m an Apple iPad user, Apple advises against buying virus clearance, they clean their products. By magic I suspect

McAfee £29.99 for first year for 1 device (more if more devices in house) , then it automatically increased to £59.99.
But then swap to another provider and look for their best offer I’m thinking?

I thought this was going to be about somebody paying for vaccinations!

I use an IPad so don’t need virus protection for apps and Defender for when when I use Windows. I have never paid for virus protection .