If you buy Norton or McAfee Antivirus, are you protected for life, or does your protection run out after a length of time?
2006-12-03 00:58:35 · 5 answers · asked by thedoctorwho_42 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
yes they do after a year and they dont work as well as avg
2006-12-03 01:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by spankdis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you are not protected for life. You can use the antivirus program itself forever, BUT normal subscription length for downloading virus updates is usually one year. So since there are new viruses coming out every day, not being able to update your virus definitions really makes your software worthless after the year is up, so you will need to renew. Also, my advice is to stay away from both Norton and McAfee. Norton - don't even get me started. Slows your computer down to a crawl. Especially the all in one software packages like Systemworks. McAfee - I have just found not to protect as well. My recommendations - Bitdefender or AVG.
2006-12-03 01:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by PhilliesPhan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your antiviral protection will expire after a year or two and you'll have to renew it. OR if you want to "cheat", you can completely reboot your computer and that will essentially "reset" the antiviral program and give you another year for free!!
2006-12-03 01:06:56 · answer #3 · answered by vamedic4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to buy it every year. If you want it free go with AVG AV version 7.5. I have had it for 3 years and it does a great job.
2006-12-03 01:12:55 · answer #4 · answered by dbuitt22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you have to keep paying yearly to keep up the subscription. There are always new viruses coming out, and they are always upgrading the definitions.
2006-12-03 01:07:09 · answer #5 · answered by Chic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋