Do you really have to purchase a new antivirus program when your computer pop ups tell you to?

All computers have antivirus programs built into them. Then after 3 months you get all of these pop ups warning you to get more.

Is this really necessary? You aren't going to lose ALL protection if you don't purchase it are you? Need to know fast!!

Do you really have to purchase a new antivirus program when your computer pop ups tell you to?microsoft office

All computers DON'T have antivirus programs in them. You would need to download or buy an antivirus program yourself to get an antivirus program in them. Don't believe anything a random popup ever tells you, it's just trying to lure you into its trap. Be sure to have a pop-blocker, antispyware, firewall, and antivirus programs on your computer to be really safe. There are free antispyware programs like AVG, Ad-Aware, and Spybot Search and Destroy. You only need one antivirus program on your computer and i've heard that avast! or AVG are both good ones. I'm sure that there are good free firewalls as well.

Do you really have to purchase a new antivirus program when your computer pop ups tell you to?norton antivirus

You don't always have to buy it
No, there is no problem. You can stop the pop ups by altering the programs system settings. You can also remove the program by using the add/remove feature in the control panel.
Actually, it is not necessary if you practice safe browsing habits and make use of the windows security center (firewall settings). However, it does not hurt to get one if you have the money to have another sort of protection.
no you dont have to purchase a new antivirus programme after 3 months. depending on which antivirus software you have, the features usually stay the same no matter what, but is an updated version. hope this helps.
No.