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HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,543
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Its a racket.
Mine is due for renewal next month.
I am happy with my current provider.
I thought I would look at the prices yesterday.
They were offering a fiver off at £24.99.
That was not applicable as I was an existing customer, and the offer only applied to new customers.
I chatted to one of their salespeople online.
The best deal she could offer was £39.99 for one year.
They currently have a deal on their website which is £29.99, which auto renews at the end of the first year at £89.99 for year 2.
I just bought exactly the same product from Amazon for £9.49.
I wonder how many people forget about the auto renewal, and get stung.
Definitely a racket.
Back to Amazon this time next year, subsequent to cancelling the auto renewal.
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,543
    edited July 1



    Norton 360 Deluxe
    Multiple layers of protection for your devices, online privacy features including our Secure VPN, plus Dark Web Monitoring§ - all in a single solution.

    Opt-in to Cyber Safety.


    1 Year

    2 Years
    £ 29.99 first yr

    Automatically renews at
    £ 89.99/year, unless the renewal is cancelled.
    Price is subject to change.
    Subscription details below.*
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,543
    edited July 1



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  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 7,930
    I get mine from Amazon it ran out in FEb, ive not bothered renewing it this year. Im careful what I D/L


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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,543
    mumsie said:

    I get mine from Amazon it ran out in FEb, ive not bothered renewing it this year. Im careful what I D/L


    I dont know much about it.
    Although I am happy to pay a tenner to be on the safe side.
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  • tai-gartai-gar Member Posts: 2,678
    Try your bank. If you have an online account they usually provide you with antivirus free of charge.
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,543
    tai-gar said:

    Try your bank. If you have an online account they usually provide you with antivirus free of charge.

    I havent a clue.
    I am with NatWest, I will check.
    Although it is not just antivirus, there is other stuff included.
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  • green_beergreen_beer Member Posts: 1,936
    edited July 1
    @mumsie

    lotsa folk think its paranoid thinking and "you dont need one" but you play poker for cash regularly, you should have a firewall and antivirus running, just incase. Not doing it, esp when you can buy it for under 20£ on amazon, is pretty daft imo.

    @HAYSIE norton and mcafee are good, the VPN features they have are great........there are some ok free ones as well, avast used to be top notch, but would need to do some research now, cause its been years since i used it.

    and never use the auto renew feature, cause they rip you off, just uninstall and buy a new code for cheap.
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  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 7,930
    green_beer said:

    @mumsie

    lotsa folk think its paranoid thinking and "you dont need one" but you play poker for cash regularly, you should have a firewall and antivirus running, just incase. Not doing it, esp when you can buy it for under 20£ on amazon, is pretty daft imo.

    @HAYSIE norton and mcafee are good, the VPN features they have are great........there are some ok free ones as well, avast used to be top notch, but would need to do some research now, cause its been years since i used it.

    and never use the auto renew feature, cause they rip you off, just uninstall and buy a new code for cheap.

    Ok Ok,

    I got it.

    Less to do with Paranoia, more of complex delusions of superiority :)


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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,543
    green_beer said:

    @mumsie

    lotsa folk think its paranoid thinking and "you dont need one" but you play poker for cash regularly, you should have a firewall and antivirus running, just incase. Not doing it, esp when you can buy it for under 20£ on amazon, is pretty daft imo.

    @HAYSIE norton and mcafee are good, the VPN features they have are great........there are some ok free ones as well, avast used to be top notch, but would need to do some research now, cause its been years since i used it.

    and never use the auto renew feature, cause they rip you off, just uninstall and buy a new code for cheap.

    I bow to your superior knowledge.
    I will definitely be going back to Amazon at this time next year.
    Getting 3 devices covered for less than a tenner would seem like a no brainer, but what do I know?
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 168,791
    HAYSIE said:

    green_beer said:

    @mumsie

    lotsa folk think its paranoid thinking and "you dont need one" but you play poker for cash regularly, you should have a firewall and antivirus running, just incase. Not doing it, esp when you can buy it for under 20£ on amazon, is pretty daft imo.

    @HAYSIE norton and mcafee are good, the VPN features they have are great........there are some ok free ones as well, avast used to be top notch, but would need to do some research now, cause its been years since i used it.

    and never use the auto renew feature, cause they rip you off, just uninstall and buy a new code for cheap.

    I bow to your superior knowledge.
    I will definitely be going back to Amazon at this time next year.
    Getting 3 devices covered for less than a tenner would seem like a no brainer, but what do I know?

    @HAYSIE



    Don't tempt me.....

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  • green_beergreen_beer Member Posts: 1,936
    mumsie said:

    green_beer said:

    @mumsie

    lotsa folk think its paranoid thinking and "you dont need one" but you play poker for cash regularly, you should have a firewall and antivirus running, just incase. Not doing it, esp when you can buy it for under 20£ on amazon, is pretty daft imo.

    @HAYSIE norton and mcafee are good, the VPN features they have are great........there are some ok free ones as well, avast used to be top notch, but would need to do some research now, cause its been years since i used it.

    and never use the auto renew feature, cause they rip you off, just uninstall and buy a new code for cheap.

    Ok Ok,

    I got it.

    Less to do with Paranoia, more of complex delusions of superiority :)


    Good job! I’m glad u clicked buy now!

    I don’t have those delusions of grandeur, I just know I’m the best and most knowledgeable person on earth, lmao.

    You are lucky getting the chance to communicate with such a handsome guy hahaha

    On that note, the best poker screen name I ever seen, over on stars, “handsome Scot” first time I seen it I couldny play cause of the giggles, **** brilliant. I am such a big bairn.
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,543
    Tikay10 said:

    HAYSIE said:

    green_beer said:

    @mumsie

    lotsa folk think its paranoid thinking and "you dont need one" but you play poker for cash regularly, you should have a firewall and antivirus running, just incase. Not doing it, esp when you can buy it for under 20£ on amazon, is pretty daft imo.

    @HAYSIE norton and mcafee are good, the VPN features they have are great........there are some ok free ones as well, avast used to be top notch, but would need to do some research now, cause its been years since i used it.

    and never use the auto renew feature, cause they rip you off, just uninstall and buy a new code for cheap.

    I bow to your superior knowledge.
    I will definitely be going back to Amazon at this time next year.
    Getting 3 devices covered for less than a tenner would seem like a no brainer, but what do I know?

    @HAYSIE



    Don't tempt me.....

    You dont usually require any tempting.
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  • Bean81Bean81 Member Posts: 587
    I'm using McAfee for one year that came free with a new laptop. It seems OK.

    Otherwise, I've only ever used AVG Free and never had any problems. The bigger problem is websites holding my data being hacked.
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,314
    Wear a mask and sit 6ft away from your PC
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  • rabdenirorabdeniro Member Posts: 4,401
    I am suprised people still pay for antivirus these days, am running a PC thats about 15 years old and a laptop thats about 5 years old, never paid for a antivirus, never had a problem, always used free, guess ah must be lucky.
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  • goldongoldon Member Posts: 8,988
    Doesn't your Internet provider safeguard your Emperor's new clothes.
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,543
    VespaPX said:

    Wear a mask and sit 6ft away from your PC

    Didnt you used to be anti mask wearing?
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,314
    HAYSIE said:

    VespaPX said:

    Wear a mask and sit 6ft away from your PC

    Didnt you used to be anti mask wearing?
    Didn't you used to have a sense or humour?
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,543
    VespaPX said:

    HAYSIE said:

    VespaPX said:

    Wear a mask and sit 6ft away from your PC

    Didnt you used to be anti mask wearing?
    Didn't you used to have a sense or humour?
    I have.
    Have you?
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  • TheEdge949TheEdge949 Member Posts: 5,651
    Does this mean that an anti virus is basically a vaccination for computers.

    We know some people who won't like that don't we.
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