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Free antivirus programs
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colibrita
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Free antivirus programs
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Hi Everyone, Happy New Year!
Can anyone recommend me a good free antivirus program other than Avast?
Thanks!
Colibrita
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10 Jan 2011
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kmochniak
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Hi,
I recommend Avira as it has got the biggest database of new viruses. I have been using it for a while and I �ve never encountered any problems.
Hugs,
Kasia |
10 Jan 2011
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magneto
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Hello!
I use AVG Free and, so far, I �m satisfied...Of course, I �ve got to tell you that I generally don �t visit websites which may often be attacked by malware (such as facebook, etc.), so I don �t know how it works for people who visit such pages.
Cheers!
magneto
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10 Jan 2011
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foreverjinxed
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I �ve run AVG in the past, but now use Avast because it �s the best. The virus blocker only pops up when I visit dodgy sites (like free download sites, in which case, the antivirus blocks the threat, and I navigate away from the page) the virus blocker has NEVER popped up on Facebook, though. Facebook can only get nasty when one clicks on silly ads. |
10 Jan 2011
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gloriawpai
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I use Avast and Spybot, you can download them for free. One complements another.
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10 Jan 2011
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MarionG
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Why do you say �other than avast � ? I don �t understand computers and avast is what I �m using, should I be worried? |
10 Jan 2011
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colibrita
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Thanks for the recommendations, folks! Marion, no, don �t worry, there �s nothing wrong with Avast, I was just interested to know what else is out there.
Why are there so many jerks in hyperspace who want to trash our computers?
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10 Jan 2011
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baiba
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I use Avast and it works like a charm!
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10 Jan 2011
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boydegg
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Magneto
You have AVG for free? I was using it for free for a few years and then they contacted me telling me I had to pay if I wanted to continue ... so I bought a 1 year subscription.
It ran out a few months ago, but I didn �t bother re-newing it since this computer is on its last legs anyway. Which reminds me - I really ought to do another backup soon.
Brian |
10 Jan 2011
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-eva
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Malwarebytes is quite good too, and free, of course. I would recommend you do a total scan of your computer. Ccleaner too, to get rid of cookies and temporary files you don �t need.
Another good program is Spywareblaster. I �ve tried them all as I got infected about a month ago when I was trying to download an antivirus which was a trojan itself and then a trojan remover, which was another trojan... I almost wanted to die!!
good luck
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10 Jan 2011
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magneto
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@Boydegg: There �s a free edition available on the site (http://www.avg.com/eu-en/search). You will be redirected here and it doesn �t have all the features of AVG Internet Security 2011, but it works fine for me.
@Foreverjinxed: I don �t know how Facebook works, as I refuse to create an account there, but according to this, there are active threats in it...However, as I �ve already said, I don �t use it anyway, so maybe you �ve got a point about it being dangerous only if you click on the ads there...Don �t know, really All I �m saying is, I only visit certain web pages (and I �m definitely not e-savvy), so, as far as my use of the Net is concerned, AVG does the job for me. I don �t know if it would be as effective if I visited other sites.
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