matt.c
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 09:31 PM |
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WHICH ANTI VIRUS?
Right, my norton is coming to an end and i dont want to really pay another £50 to have it back again. Are there any free good and trusted ones? I dont
want to download something and it not work. 
Also my pc runs so bl**dy slow as well with the norton. 
Thanks for any help as im a bit of a pc numbty.
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tjoh84
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 09:38 PM |
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avg its free
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thunderace
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 09:46 PM |
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avg its free
it works and its free .
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graememk
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 09:57 PM |
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avast free, avg 8 isnt as good as 7.5 used to be
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BenB
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 10:00 PM |
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AVG for me too... just love the price 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 10:00 PM |
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AVG is good, Avast is better. Updates are far less hassle, and you don't get half the grief trying to download the free version.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 10:12 PM |
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Use a proper package Avira AntiVir Premium --- Gives 100% reliable protection and unlike some of the other downloads programs gives few false
positives. and has a a proper professional looking interface not like something from Disney land.
You can use the Premium paid for version for 30 days free test use or use the 100% free Anti-Vir Free Personal edition which lacks web and email
screening features.
The only real draw back of the free edition is updates can be slow to download due to over loaded server.
For more info see
http://www.avira.com/en/download/index.html
[Edited on 12/12/08 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 10:19 PM |
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Even better - do what I do on my main computer, and use an operating system that's not got more security holes than a colander...
David
(Ubuntu fan - but I do use Avast on my Windoze boxes that I use for odd jobs like running the Megajolt and JAW setup programs.)
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 10:41 PM |
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NOD32. It's not free, but you'll struggle to find better
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craig1410
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 11:04 PM |
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AVAST is the best I've found. Don't be fooled into paying for antivirus software as reviews support the conclusion that the free programs
are just as good as the paid for ones. Also bear in mind that nothing is 100% reliable at detecting viruses and that common sense is the best
protection of all!
Cheers,
Craig.
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 11:07 PM |
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got avast myself, updates the virus list a couple of times every day (though the voice telling you its updated gets annoying after the first.. well,
its annoying right from the start. i did what it tells you to make it stop, but it still does it...)
doesn't slow your PC, and i've not have a virus on this computer yet. its caught them before they get on here.
notrton on my mums laptop on the other hand, has norton, and KEEPS getting viruses on it. 2 in 2 weeks
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trikerneil
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 06:39 AM |
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Avast for me.
Neil
ACE Cafe - Just say No.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 07:28 AM |
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Avast for me too - but I keep getting the notification that the trial period is coming to an end , and when I try to re-new it , the email it's
supposed to send never arrives
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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neilj37
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 08:25 AM |
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i use avg but if you use HSBC internet banking they are currently offering 12months Macafee for free.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 09:23 AM |
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Avg on home and work pc's
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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splitrivet
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 10:09 AM |
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AVG for me too.
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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scotlad
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 11:37 AM |
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Avast 100 %
I've used it for the last 3 years and never had a problem!!!
Wonderous is our great blue ship that sails around the mighty sun, and joy to everyone that rides along!
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TOO BADD
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 11:56 AM |
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Avast Premium for me £12 year
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focijohn
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 05:54 PM |
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i use avast and has been good upto last week..... by the time it realised i had a virus it was all over the place so had to re-install everything.
Price is good tho.
Anyone going slower than you is an idiot. Anyone going faster than you is a maniac.
Too many targets but too few bullets.
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Macbeast
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 06:23 PM |
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But ...
You have to uninstall Norton first as it conflicts with Avast etc.
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