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Get Any Antivirus FREE with Facebook! (Kaspersky, Mcafee, Norton, Trend Micro and Much More.) !

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Get Any Antivirus FREE with Facebook! (Kaspersky, Mcafee, Norton, Trend Micro and Much More.) !
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lala1911 on 14/01/2013 - 00:19 facebook.com (3640 clicks)
Last edited 14/01/2013 - 20:30

All it requires is a Facebook like and they will email you a 6months or 12months subscription for free!
I just signed up for Kaspersky, all it required was a "Like" to their page and received a 6 month subscription for free. The Facebook page is the legit security page that was created by Facebook themselves, and the email I received was from Kaspersky. Offer expires in 30 days.

Link to the deal: http://www.facebook.com/security/app_360406100715618

Proof of my email: http://i48.tinypic.com/uxbol.png & http://tinypic.com/r/14ta920/6
RRP $119 3pc set - http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Sof…
Some of the antiviruses available are free, some of them RRP at around $100.

I understand there is some speculation about this because it's unusual to receive paid antiviruses for free, but checkout the page it is coming from: http://www.facebook.com/security This page is hosted by the official Facebook, with 7 million likes

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  • Newtz4 on 14/01/2013 - 00:21
    -7

    Yeah this looks suss….who wants to be the guinea pig?

    • Gina Rinehart on 14/01/2013 - 00:22
      +1

      It's through facebook's security page - facebook.com/security (go from there if you like). I just tried and it worked.

      • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2013 - 00:27
        +1

        therein lies the problem
        i trust most of these security programs, but i have no idea what facebook has done to them

        • Gina Rinehart on 14/01/2013 - 00:29

          Maybe the regular program can be downloaded and activated with the code from facebook? Not sure.

        • lala1911 on 14/01/2013 - 00:40
          +3

          The download link is from the official Antivirtus' Company page, so you're not downloading directly from Facebook, you're downloading from the Antivirus Company.

        • ironworthy on 14/01/2013 - 00:50
          +7

          like they don't know every piece of information about you already

    • lala1911 on 14/01/2013 - 00:27

      Yes, I was too very suss about it, but go to facebook.com/security, head over to the AV Marketplace app, and there you go.

    • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2013 - 00:41
      +1

      This Facebook page is legit/official, I liked them before they had vanity URLs for the public.

  • viggenn on 14/01/2013 - 00:27
    +1

    Awwwww no NOD32 :(

    • machej on 14/01/2013 - 00:40
      -7

      I hate nod32. It misses so many viruses and it's so annoying to uninstall. You need to boot the comp in safe mode. ahhh

      • GreatWhiteHunter on 14/01/2013 - 07:26
        +3

        Nod used to be good. I agree with machej though now - misses a lot of keyboard loggers and stuff.

        I think it became too popular and therefore was targeted…

    • 51722 on 14/01/2013 - 00:46

      I wanted nod32 as well. :(

    • hotwinter on 14/01/2013 - 01:33

      Used Nod32 for years. Never have any problem. Far better than most similar product in market.

  • narz on 14/01/2013 - 00:50
    +2

    My free six month Bitdefender Internet Security 2013 subscription is 4 days from expiring. Need something knew soonish. Any preference one which one to go for?

    • lala1911 on 14/01/2013 - 01:05
      +1

      Kaspersky is probably the best choice on the list, plus, I have confirmed it works well, just activated it.

    • sraymond on 14/01/2013 - 07:32
      +3

      Westpac is still giving Bitdefender away. If you know anyone with an account. Once logged in go to security and click on the Bitdefender link. Just enter any throwaway email and the code and link will be sent there. I just renewed for another 12 months.

  • matt777 on 14/01/2013 - 00:55
    +5

    Avast free.. wohoo

    • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2013 - 01:39
      +2

      I've only had a couple of things that Avast! has sandboxed which stopped them and I had to allow them and I can vouch for it's effectiveness I never had a virus with Avast! and also neither with AVG however I've heard AVG can't be run in safe mode.

      • Mitchh on 14/01/2013 - 13:46
        +2

        But its free. You may as well get it from the Avast website, and get a paid one from FB (since FB allows you to only get one)

  • idonteven on 14/01/2013 - 00:55

    Liked and clicked the download button. Do I wait for them to send me an email now?

    • lala1911 on 14/01/2013 - 01:04

      Yes. Kaspersky immediately emailed me, shouldn't be too long.

      • idonteven on 14/01/2013 - 01:09

        It's been like 15 minutes. Still nothing.

        • lala1911 on 14/01/2013 - 01:11

          Did you click the Kaspersky one? I received mine immediately, yours should come soon. When you click on Kaspersky, it prompts you to like their page and then download it and such. I hope your email comes soon.

          Btw, heres the link: http://promo.kaspersky.com/fbpure
          Thanks to the guy under me for posting.

        • idonteven on 14/01/2013 - 01:13

          Yeah, Kaspersky. Liked their page and clicked the download button and everything.

        • konzept on 14/01/2013 - 09:42

          unlike the page, refresh, like the page, download again.

  • nephilim on 14/01/2013 - 01:08
    +1

    http://promo.kaspersky.com/fbpure

    Works without facebook :)

    • idonteven on 14/01/2013 - 01:13

      Tells me to log in to facebook

    • mad__llama on 14/01/2013 - 01:14

      Requires me to log into Facebook?

      Also when I try to do it through FB I get an SSL cert error when I click on the download button. Think I'll pass on this one…

  • stalker878 on 14/01/2013 - 01:30
    +1

    which one actually has free subscription?
    I am assuming AVG, Avira and avast are all the usual free versions?

    • ninjutsu on 14/01/2013 - 09:59

      I opted for AVG which only gives you a 30day trial (with only a few more features than the free version; none of them essential in the AV toolkit)

  • Hero on 14/01/2013 - 01:32
    +2

    Worked. Cheers!

  • teehee on 14/01/2013 - 01:34

    6 months from when you clicked like or 6 months from when you download?

    • lala1911 on 14/01/2013 - 01:36
      +1

      I'm pretty sure from when it's downloaded, plus, the offer expires in 30 days, so you've got 30 days to install.

  • inertia on 14/01/2013 - 01:35
    +27

    Are you guys serious? Microsoft Security Essentials is totally free and is consistently the best anti-virus option available!

    • Davo1111 on 14/01/2013 - 01:37
      -3

      i know it's good, but citation needed

    • mad__llama on 14/01/2013 - 01:50
      +7

      Not unless something has changed since their last review… happy to be proven wrong (I'm still using it)

      eg: http://www.inquisitr.com/422680/microsoft-security-essential…

    • scrimshaw on 14/01/2013 - 02:25
      +10

      Quote:

      Microsoft’s Security Essentials is the only free anti-virus software that failed to receive certification after a new round of anti-virus tests conducted by AV-Test on Windows 7 during September and October.

      It was good when it first came out, but their quality has slipped recently.

      Now AVAST and AVIRA probably takes the top spot for the best free AV's.

    • FabMan on 14/01/2013 - 02:29
      +4

      Was good, not keeping up now.

      http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/microsoft-security-es…

    • Ace on 14/01/2013 - 04:32
      +5

      Consistency and MSE? Not even close sorry. Go look at some comparative tests done over the past 12 months.

    • Tyrx on 14/01/2013 - 10:49
      -3

      Do people still actually look at these test companies and believe the results? I thought these tests had died along with things like Anti-Trojan products. Feel like I've jumped back 5 years.

      • FabMan on 14/01/2013 - 12:56
        +4

        As opposed to what, where else do you get your information from? The marketing team of the anti-virus company?

    • Candour on 14/01/2013 - 11:00

      the best? the others are much better rated by the labs or PC mags.

  • Timothy-Mineworker on 14/01/2013 - 01:45
    +2

    this is awesome, i grabbed Kaspersky, my fav anti virus, its awesome, no idea why MSE is there though

    • Gina Rinehart on 14/01/2013 - 02:21

      I suppose they are just offering a variety of different options, some happen to be free already so they list it anyway.

  • Dingus on 14/01/2013 - 01:49
    +1

    Worked! Thanks mate. I got Kaspersky for another months :D

  • peeweekathi on 14/01/2013 - 01:57
    +1

    Thanks! Needed something for the travelling netbook:)

  • backslashio on 14/01/2013 - 02:17
    +1

    Would love Nod32 but I'll take Kapersky

  • teehee on 14/01/2013 - 04:58

    can you stack the norton subscription to an existing one? It says new customers only which makes me question it..

    • AreYouAWiiizard on 14/01/2013 - 07:45

      I'm pretty sure you can't get ANY anti-virus free there… A good anti-virus I'm sure would have good protection against hackers targeting it's own program. I mean if you can manage to get one for free by those means it must not be any good at protecting you (you would think)…

  • DrStinge on 14/01/2013 - 07:38
    +21

    It still baffles me after years when my IT "enthusiast" friends still get viruses..
    - Pictures that say .exe aren't pictures
    - If you're the lucky 10,000th visitor, you're not.
    - Don't download software off sites that house suparLeetz warez
    - Keep real time protection enabled
    - If you don't know what it is and you dont know what it will do, don't download it.

    • ozdesi on 14/01/2013 - 08:14

      There are many more ways nowadays to get hit with not just viruses but malware and other such nasty things.

    • Mitchh on 14/01/2013 - 13:53

      You can still get viruses, even following all of that. I personally haven't, but I know I'm not invincible.

    • youknow on 14/01/2013 - 15:01
      +3

      I agree…. If you're a little geeky (and it doesn't take much technical know-how), build up a virtual machine (VM) using something like VirtualBox, then, whenever you're doing something dodgey, or trying out a new piece of software etc use the VM, not the host machine. At least that way, if you do get infected, it' s just your VM, not your actual machine.

    • kryptoz on 15/01/2013 - 01:27
      +1

      now that you can get a BIOS infection from simply visiting a rogue website, adding (do not click on links to other websites in facebook or any other social media site, or emails, or visit pron sites, etc, etc, etc)… AV suites are mostly unable to prevent a lot of these exploits until many weeks or months after they go wild.

      get the best protection you can and keep your local admin account locked down. I also suggest AdBlocker to remove a lot of the more suspect ads in facebook and other sites.

      • Agret on 08/02/2013 - 00:56
        +1

        Think you have confused bootloader & bios. I don't think there have been BIOS viruses for a lonnngg time.

        • grog on 08/02/2013 - 01:21

          Yes.. the first and most famous was the CIH bios virus was written by a very smart taiwan coder. [late 90s earlier 00s?]

          He was later [after a jail term] supposedly recruited by the military in his country to assist in "coding specialities"

          The CIH from memory only hit the bios on april 24 or 26th [not sure now] and would render motherboards useless. The bios would have to be left "open" in order for it to do any damage.

          That is why nowdays many motherboards have 2 bios systems and the bios "security" has been beefed up.

          All the above is from memory.

          e&oe

  • citybargainhunter on 14/01/2013 - 08:40
    +3

    One word - Avast

    • cmdwedge on 14/01/2013 - 09:34
      +2

      Ye mateys!

    • Agret on 08/02/2013 - 00:56

      AVAST database has been updated!

  • jackthefrost on 14/01/2013 - 08:42

    When is this expiring? I still have over 200 days to go in my current subscription.

  • Ramrunner on 14/01/2013 - 08:59
    +4

    I read a lot and all I want to say is that your free internet security solutions do not rate anywhere near as well in multiple reviews from multiple magazines ever. The reviews generally throw 100s to 1000s of malware samples at these products for intense testing. I have yet to see AVG or Avast ever score as high as the major 4 that always seem to win.

    These people who say free is best need to stop kidding themselves.

    THAT SAID.

    Working in IT, the occurrence of malware on a client's PC is ALMOST ALWAYS through clicking on dodgy web sites, phishing or downloading through limewire etc. Viruses rarely (haven't seen it in the last 5 years at least) just duck out and bite you out of nowhere.

    I've had customers with great virus protection get infected, and people with NO virus protection never have problems.

    In the end, it is the user who gets the virus rather then the PC due to their actions. Really. You average middle to old age user who browses and e-mails I never really see bringing their computers in, it's the people who let their 8-18 year old kids use their PC with indestructible attitudes that get viruses.

    Spend your $20 on Norton Internet Security License per year (it is all that costs at the moment and NIS believe it or not love it or hate it is one of those top 4), and actually think before you click, and I'll never have to disinfect your computer.

    • moolah on 14/01/2013 - 09:07
      +4

      education is the best form of protection

      • CyberGenesys on 14/01/2013 - 10:03
        +3

        Remember kids, just say "no"?

    • Gina Rinehart on 14/01/2013 - 09:08
      +2

      I have to say this is the first time I have ever seen what appears to be some sort of IT professional suggest Norton. What a load of rubbish.

      Most of the free anti-viruses out there have premium versions (such as avast) that offer more features, like sandbox/etc. The fact of the matter is - their general virus detection is the same on both free and premium. Ok, premium gets you a whole bunch of toolbars and crap that you don't actually need, but the basic version (in many cases) gets the job done well.

      Norton is just a resource hog to say the least (and don't say "get a better computer" - I have a perfectly capable computer, and many people don't want to have to upgrade their computer to run this so-called "antivirus").

      If your theory of "thinking before you click" is correct, you won't actually need any anti-virus (technically), but why not play it safe and just have a highly rated free one (such as MSE)?

      • Ramrunner on 14/01/2013 - 10:42
        +11

        Norton in the 2006-2008 era is MOST definitely a resource hog - you will NOT hear me argue with you. I fully concede.

        Unfortunately this has given Norton a very bad reputation. One it has obviously not recovered from by your comments.

        Be aware though that Norton was completely rewritten after that and is in fact now one of the LEAST resource hungry protection suites out there. I'm not talking about 360, which I believe is bloated with stuff that people do not need, but Internet Security and below.

        This is not personal opinion, this is tested in a group of about 10 security suites in the last group test. I'm not making this up. We sell McAfee (now owned by Intel), Trend, Norton and CA, and having used all of them, I can also vouch that resources used by Nortons are one of the lowest out there.

        If you like MSE, by all means use it. A lot of my customers do and a lot do not have problems, but I really was just stating fact. "What a load of rubbish" is a very disappointing attitude - unless you'd like to back up your comment?

        Look, everybody, use whatever you want. I really don't care to be honest, I was just giving my view being in the industry. I think I might stay out of this conversation next time, as this is obviously a passionate debate with strong opinions.

        Please be careful out there :)

        • Candour on 14/01/2013 - 11:03
          +4

          thank you for your constructive professional comments.
          please do not be discouraged by rabid ignorant comment

        • Mitchh on 14/01/2013 - 13:59
          -2

          Really? Lasy year I used a beta of Norton on a virtual machine, and it was extremely resource hungry, it slowed my machine right down. it also had many bugs in it (probably/hopefully due to it being a Beta). Perhaps it has changed within the last year. It was a beta after all.

        • machej on 14/01/2013 - 18:07
          +2

          I have 649 days left on my Norton internet security and I must say since Symantec bought it out it doesn't seem too bad at all. I will be keeping it. :P

        • Agret on 08/02/2013 - 00:57

          Was probably Norton 360, which he addressed in his comment.

    • PowerB on 14/01/2013 - 09:21
      +2

      I agree. I've used Norton 360 for years and I've never had any problems! People often complain that it's a resource hog, but I don't notice it at all. Everyone has an anti virus of choice, and mine is Norton :)

      • Gina Rinehart on 14/01/2013 - 09:23
        +1

        The question is whether or not it has needed to find any viruses. You might just be a savvy internet user who stays away from trouble.

      • CyberGenesys on 14/01/2013 - 10:05
        +1

        If you've been using it for years and years, you've probably forgotten what it was like to run with out the anchor(Norton)

        • newox on 14/01/2013 - 11:57

          the newer nortons are fine. they barely make an impact on performance anymore

    • shake on 14/01/2013 - 09:39
      +6

      I think Ramrunner's advice is fairly reasonable.

      brezzo - can I respectfully challenge a couple of your assertions?

      Re Norton: I'm not sure whether you speak from experience, but I have been using Norton for the past couple of years, and have never had an issue with it being a resource hog. My PCs are not state-of-the-art either, and were spec'ed to a budget 3 yrs ago.

      I just quickly did a search, and found the following:
      - In Sep 2012, PCMag compared 28 security packages, and awarded Norton an Editor's Choice award (3 packages received EC awards).
      http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2369749,00.asp
      - And in their tests for performance impact, Norton fared better-than-average in the majority of the tests.
      http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409952,00.asp

      Yes, Norton earned a bad reputation some years ago for being a resource hog (I'm thinking mid-2000s) - but they seem to have really turned that around in the past couple of years. I just thought that's worth pointing out.

      As for your recommendation of MSE as a "highly rated free" option - as others have mentioned above, MSE isn't keeping pace with the competition, and is no longer considered a worthy choice. If you do a search, no one really recommends MSE anymore.

      • Candour on 14/01/2013 - 11:04
        +1

        my research too but I was careful not to provoke argument

      • Gina Rinehart on 14/01/2013 - 13:56
        +3

        Well it appears I was wrong then. You guys are probably right, I haven't used Norton for a while. I myself use avast because I'm a cheapo and don't want to pay anything. Heh, I might try a free nsi and see if it's any good. Sorry for being a duck.

      • kryptoz on 15/01/2013 - 01:36

        Norton was the worst resource hog out there (ever since Symantec bought it out), but today vastly improved, anyone who has used it recently will concede. unfortunately it's still not without it's problems false positives are a big one, and setting up networked PCs with differing OSes and AV software will not work seamlessly with Norton in the mix. P.S. beware also of magazine reviews having a particular bias from their biggest sponsor companies, the user review ratings are often more dependable though far from perfect, but independent tests are the best way to compare security software, if you don't have the time / resources to do it.

        • Ramrunner on 15/01/2013 - 09:05
          +1

          Agree with the false positives. I regularly need to use program like wirelesskeyview to retrieve customer's wireless keys for their home networks (yes, I know right?). Norton will always scrape it in to the quarantine bin, though it is NOT a virus and I'm running it OBVIOUSLY on purpose.

          I understand about the networking also.

          Before I do any work on a customer's PC I go to the setting, exclude my USB drive from scans, and go to the network section and set the network as trusted (it defaults to protected which I think is STUPID for a home network especially if you've already told Windows it's a home network. It should pick up on that).

          Then I have 100% no problems.

          I agree out of the box it's too paranoid, but hey, with the kind of customers I have I'd rather teach them how to tweak Norton than have them get infected right?

          Other than that I stand by all previous comments in that I beleive it is one of the best out there.

    • Matt88 on 14/01/2013 - 10:59

      The latest edition of PC-Pro (March 2013 UK edition) rates Bitdefender as the best and Avast (free second best). Although they didn't include Norton or Kaspersky in the test.

      I just use MS security essentials coupled with NoScript and occasionally sandboxing the browser if going to a dodgy site.

    • Ace on 14/01/2013 - 13:17
      -2

      Wait… So you say you're an IT professional but you think Norton is one of the top 4 AV's? HAHAHA! Top 4 in advertising and marketing sure, no doubt - but they are no where close to top 4 in real world protection.

      You might want to get educated because some of the best AV's in real world protection are BitDefender, Avast, Kaspersky, ESET, G DATA, AVIRA, F-Secure and Trend Micro. & it's disputable between pretty much only those who the top 4 are.

      • Ramrunner on 15/01/2013 - 09:08

        Nice trolling Ace.

        Feel free to back up your figures. I've got better things to do I'm afraid - like live in thee real world where independent labs back up my own personal findings.

  • rygle on 14/01/2013 - 09:27
    +5

    My personal recipe

    Avast free
    Spybot search and destroy immunise
    Brightfort spyware blaster free version immunise
    Firefox or chrome browser not IE
    Adblock plus browser extension
    Noscript browser extension
    Non admin user accounts
    Email whitelist filtering on server
    Don't download warez

    • asterixwins on 14/01/2013 - 10:40

      had a similar list for sometime (starting with avast, which replaced AVG when it started to get bloated)

      Spybot didnt make it to my later PC's as the need for it became very infrequent over time

      Must try non-admin user account thingy,… thanks, its a very sensible tip, specially win 7 + as one has to go thru the extra elevation steps anyway

      • Agret on 08/02/2013 - 01:09

        When installing avast you can untick everything except anti virus if you do a custom install. Works well.

    • Candour on 14/01/2013 - 11:07
      -1

      are these free?

      spybot, brightfort?

  • Captains Gun on 14/01/2013 - 09:34
    +3

    Oh My, a free virus protection system not faring as well in a paid "test"
    scenario.
    Please, Avast has is great, it has low resource usage and great protection.
    PS. Dont forget MalwareBytes and SUPERAntiSpyWare and Spy Bot Search and Destroy

  • Vidgamer on 14/01/2013 - 09:56
    +4

    Which ones are valid for a year? Kapersky only seems like a 6 month subscription?

  • grog on 14/01/2013 - 09:57
    +4

    A-V comparatives is respected by people who know about this subject worldwide.

    Make your own decision, read the pdf on the link below.

    Norton detection rates have been top class over the past few years, but for some reason norton are missing from this test.

    Bitdefender and Kaspersky are equal top two.

    Your decision:

    http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/summary-r…

  • Assassin151 on 14/01/2013 - 09:58

    After I liked, I clicked Authenticate (It wasnt a download button like you guys are saying). I refreshed the page and theres now a download button but its greyed out, cant click it. Nothing in my email for 30 mins. Anyone know what to do?

    • blazed on 14/01/2013 - 10:26

      Same problem

      • ilikebargains on 14/01/2013 - 11:07

        yeah, same - i never got an email either, clicked authenticate 9 hours ago.

    • jackofspade on 14/01/2013 - 12:07
      +4

      Same here but if you click on 'like' just above the 'download' twice then the download button is enabled.

      • Assassin151 on 14/01/2013 - 13:06
        +2

        thanks mate that worked.

  • raj76 on 14/01/2013 - 10:23
    +1

    i got nothing even when i liked Trend Micro™ Titanium™ Internet Security 2013 for Windows and pressed download. its showing 404 page not found.

    • syme321 on 14/01/2013 - 10:53

      Same here

    • SabrinaFu on 14/01/2013 - 15:28

      Same. Tried Kapersky instead and it worked fine.

      • syme321 on 14/01/2013 - 23:10

        Can't seem to change my choice now :(

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