How does the antivirus installation work?

Installation of the antivirus must be performed correctly. If this is done incorrectly, then unpleasant consequences can arise. It can not work at full capacity and even miss malicious programs.

To install the antivirus successfully, you need to make sure that there are no other anti-virus programs on the computer, otherwise the resident modules can cause conflicts. If you decide to change the antivirus, then you need to delete the old one.

To do this, use the "Start" menu. Find there the option "Control Panel" → "Uninstall and install programs." A list of your programs appears. Select the installed antivirus, click on it and click "Delete".

Now the installation of the antivirus will be successful. Consider this in the example of Dr.Web.

- Go to the official site of the antivirus and download the latest version.

- Run the downloaded file in the window that will appear. Choose Russian and click on "OK".

- The installation wizard will check the operating system and prepare the program for installation.

- If all goes well, then the antivirus installation will start automatically.

- A window will appear in which you need to mark the acceptance of the terms of the license agreement and click the "Next" button.

- Check the box next to the item confirming that there are no other antivirus programs, and click on the "Next" button.

- If you have a serial number of the program, you need to select the option that the key file should be obtained during the installation. And if you have a key, then select the option with the path to it: click the "Browse" button and specify this path.

- In the window that appears, select "Default installation", click "Next".

- Place the antivirus shortcuts in the Start menu and on the Desktop. To do this, put the checkmarks in the appeared window and continue.

- In the new window, select "Do not use a proxy server" and click "Next".

- Now you will see a window in which you check the option that you need to download the updates during the installation.

- A window appears in which you click the "Install" button. The installation of the antivirus will begin.

- The following window will display the installation process. When it is over, you need to register. If you had a key file, the registration will be automatically skipped.

- In the window that appears, enter your registration code. Then enter your details: E-Mail, region, city, name. Click "Next".

- A window pops up with the information you entered, which you need to check. If everything is correct, then click on "Next".

- The specified information will be sent to the antivirus registration server. In response, the key file will come, it will be saved in the folder with the installed program.

- The utility will start to update. There you only need to click on the button with a green tick.

- When updates are downloaded, the scanner will be launched to perform a quick scan.

- After updating and checking, click the "Finish" button.

- You must restart the computer for all changes to take effect.

In addition to paid, there is an antivirus installation for free. Each program has trial versions. Before you buy one or another antivirus, its work can be tried within one month. This way you can evaluate all the programs that you have chosen for yourself.

When the period of use ends, the program must be deleted. Then you can use a trial version of another manufacturer. Free installation of the antivirus is possible only once. Liked the option you need to buy.