On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:59:38 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 02:53:05 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:

> >> Me too. But then recently it required daughter and I to buy the Pro. No
> >> biggie. It wasn't expensive.
> >>
> > Are you saying you had to buy it because you got a bug or because the
> > trial version ran out? If it was the end of your 30 day trial of the
> > full version, you could have selected the free one.
>
> The free one ended. I'd had the free one for years! It had been taken off
> by...Norton? Carbonite? I can't remember now. I had some problem with one
> of their programs. They took over my computer by remote and I watched in
> horror as they took off the Malwarebytes. Said it was in conflict with
> their service. Then a few days later, I got a virus that disabled my
> Norton. Had to take it to the shop. And what did they put on there to find
> it? Yep! Malwarebytes! Then at some point later (can't remember when), my
> trial ran out and I had to buy. Same thing happened with my daughter's
> computer. My brother freaked when I told him this and he said that he
> thought the Pro version that we bought was a scam. Doesn't seem to be at
> all. Perhaps the old version could be used for free for a long time? But
> this one not?
>
The new version can be used for free too. They give you the full
version for 30 days and then you switch over. The only difference is
that you don't have the flash scan with the free version, which in
most cases is not necessary anyway. However, you are *not* required
to buy the pay version to get it free.


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.