Following On From Prudie's Thread...

[Tilly2]

which I didn't want to interrupt, I have AVG Internet Security (Multi-Device) installed.
The subscription renews April 30th. It is very intrusive and regularly tries to scare me into buying yet another download.
Should I just get rid?

[Togo]

Yes Tills and uninstall it. I know that I have advised this before. :))

[Tilly2]

..to me?

I don't remember. :-(

[Buenchico]

Agreed. Uninstall it. The process should just be the usual Windows 'uninstall' one but occasionally that fails. If so, download and run the dedicated uninstall tool:
https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlname=Uninstall-AVG-Antivirus

[Togo]

I think it may have been between the old Lenova laptop saga and you purchasing a replacement. I would not let any of the "security" extensions near my machines. Norton, Macafee, Avg, and especially the Russian or Chinese owned ones are all laptop killers. Liken them to the methods that you local authority like to boast are traffic calming measures, whilst in reality they are specifically there to enrage the travelling public and deter them from using the roads. :))

[Tilly2]

My phone is one of the devices being 'protected'. What shall I put on my phone instead of AVG?

[Buenchico]

>>> What shall I put on my phone instead of AVG?

Nothing. Assuming that it's an Android phone, it's already got Google Play Protect, which is all that you need.

[Tilly2]

Aw! Thank you, Chris. Here I am wittering when there's no need to witter.

[Prudie]

You could have joined mine Tilly, you know bump the post numbers up etc :-) Seriously you've made me realise, I've never thought about putting any security on my phone. Glad the advice is not to bother.