02-11-2018, 04:10 PM
I've just been on the phone with Avast for nearly 45 minutes.
Last month, I dropped Norton and signed up for the Avast antivirus ($26) -- I thought -- but this past week I've been getting warnings that it was expiring.
When I called, they said that I had signed up for some kind of clean-up service, not the antivirus, and it was good for a year, and she didn't know why it would be expiring, since it said it was good until Jan, 2019. The woman in India with the heavy accent said she would do the free exam of my computer. I had cleaned out Norton as best I could, but she said that it was still there and needed to be removed with their 'special' equipment, for $80. I said I couldn't afford that, which she seemed to have trouble understanding.
She passed me on to her supervisor, who repeated the same offer for $80. He couldn't seem to understand why an American couldn't afford $80, and then more for the premium antivirus. I said it was going to have to stay slow, and I would go with the free Avast antivirus. Well, it's only for 30 days, now. And he said the free Avast probably wouldn't work due to the conflict with the existing Norton.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get a free/very cheap antivirus, Avast or other?
Computers, designed to raise your blood pressure.
Last month, I dropped Norton and signed up for the Avast antivirus ($26) -- I thought -- but this past week I've been getting warnings that it was expiring.
When I called, they said that I had signed up for some kind of clean-up service, not the antivirus, and it was good for a year, and she didn't know why it would be expiring, since it said it was good until Jan, 2019. The woman in India with the heavy accent said she would do the free exam of my computer. I had cleaned out Norton as best I could, but she said that it was still there and needed to be removed with their 'special' equipment, for $80. I said I couldn't afford that, which she seemed to have trouble understanding.
She passed me on to her supervisor, who repeated the same offer for $80. He couldn't seem to understand why an American couldn't afford $80, and then more for the premium antivirus. I said it was going to have to stay slow, and I would go with the free Avast antivirus. Well, it's only for 30 days, now. And he said the free Avast probably wouldn't work due to the conflict with the existing Norton.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get a free/very cheap antivirus, Avast or other?
Computers, designed to raise your blood pressure.
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