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j0j081

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supposedly the new Microsoft one beats out everything even though it is still a beta.
 

Red Squirrel

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Avira, but it is a pain to install. One of these days I will probably just code a custom install package. You need to do the crack to remove the popup, and there's also this "license" file that needs to be put in a certain folder, or it will keep saying the license is invalid. If you don't do those two steps, it will be useless. I don't get why free products even have licenses it's free ffs!

But once installed, it is a good product.
 

Scouzer

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Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Avira, but it is a pain to install. One of these days I will probably just code a custom install package. You need to do the crack to remove the popup, and there's also this "license" file that needs to be put in a certain folder, or it will keep saying the license is invalid. If you don't do those two steps, it will be useless. I don't get why free products even have licenses it's free ffs!

But once installed, it is a good product.

What? There's no license file on the free version...

You also don't need a "crack" for the nag screen, it's a simple fix within Windows...
 

MTDEW

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Originally posted by: Mojoed
Originally posted by: Quiksilver
Originally posted by: rudder
Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: MrChad
Avira AntiVir

What this guy said ;^)

What those guys said.

all of the above.
Just follow this to lose the small annoyances.
http://www.elitekiller.com/fil...isable_antivir_nag.htm

:disgust: Isn't it worth the single daily popup for such a great FREE product?

Only hate it when it steals focus when im gaming and its a game that wont restore right from being minimized.
So i disabled the pop ups as described.
 

Quiksilver

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Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Avira, but it is a pain to install. One of these days I will probably just code a custom install package. You need to do the crack to remove the popup, and there's also this "license" file that needs to be put in a certain folder, or it will keep saying the license is invalid. If you don't do those two steps, it will be useless. I don't get why free products even have licenses it's free ffs!

But once installed, it is a good product.

You sir have the intelligence of a sandwich. (I kid, I kid)

However you are doing it wrong.

1) You don't need a 'crack' to disable anything in the free version.
If you don't want to deal with the nag popup see the instructions that were posted by me on the first page of this thread.

2) You don't need a 'license file" either.
The free version generates it automatically even explains this during the install process.

3) Sounds more like you downloaded the free version and then a crack to turn it into the full version thus the need to the license file and what not. So, no it's not useless because you are just doing it wrong.
 

thewise1

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AVG, avast, avira are all good - I typically choose one of them depending on the end user, or go with a (purchased) kaspersky/nod32
 
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