Does this laptop come with any preloaded antivirus programs? (I know some come with a free years subscription)
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It did not come with any 3rd party antivirus programs. I however use Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows 7 (free with valid Windows copy).
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It comes with a trial version of Norton's Antivirus software. I think it was 60 or 90 days.
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A lot of pop ups, malware and I think free security software for a period. We didn't use it because we use Norton. Be prepared to spend a few hours to clean it up before you can use it, unless they have changed since the first part of this year when we ordered it. I think (not sure) it also came with a wired keyboard and mouse (also didn't use), no monitor and no extra software. Power cable, but no other cables (like for a monitor, printer) Has wireless connectivity for Internet, printer etc.
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Windows 7 was installed. Like any other computer "off the shelf" you are on your own for anti-virus. I use the AVG free version, myself, and have never had any problems.
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Hi I had to contact Customer Services, which, at best, is hit and miss and at worst is an appalling experience Beware of their tendancy to try and sell you "essential clearing of numerous viruses from your infected computer" I use Windows Defender, CCleaner and Malwarebytes, all free to download, I binned Mcafee Good luck
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Not on the one I bought. It came with Win 7 Pro and installation disk and not much else. If you have a lot of "freebies", I would delete them and you might want to run Spybot to see if there is any spyware. Spybot search and destroy is a free program and does a good job.
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Mine did not. You can download the free antivirus Avast, for either Amazon or direct from Avast web site.
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It came with a trial of Norton, but i recommend AVG (which has a free version you can get from www.download.com)
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I just bought it its virus free as far as i can see harddrive is pretty much clean . im not a big computer guy but its pretty fast .
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I don't recall. I already owned a antivirus package. But I tell you this is a screaming machine. Have own for 18 months and it has been great.
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I'm using the free version of Avast. It is highly reviewed and so far is running seamlessly. Also I loaded Spybot, since Avast does not have a malware module.
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No, not that i remember. they may be a free trial or something. I´ve always gone with AVG free protection. check it out
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it came with 30 day trial of McAffi but I always remove the anti virus that comes with any computer and install Microsoft Essentials which proved to be better than any thing else as it is effective (never had any problems with it) and free.
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It comes with norton or mcafee, im not sure. I have a different software i use.
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If it has Windows 7, it does not. Microsoft has a lightweight free antivirus called Microsoft Security Essentials. It's automatically installed on Windows 8, but you have to download it from Microsoft's website on your own. I believe this computer had a trial for Norton on it, but I recommend the Security Essentials.
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Yes, mine came with several software programs that I hadn't been exposed to in the past. Programs like Evernote, ClearFi photo, ClearFi media, Cyberlink expresso media are some new ones. Plus the option for installing some very useful standard one, like Skype and Webcam software. I would think that each new series of laptops probably has it's own set of software though.
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It comes with Norton Internet Security software preinstalled but it only gives you a short trial period before asking you to renew. There are several free applications that you can use if you don't want to dish out the extra cash to renew.