roadrunner
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 07:41 AM |
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antivirus
what is the best free antivirus out there, it does'nt need to do lots of work ,just keep and old simple computer protected.
Brad.
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jabs
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 07:47 AM |
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I use Avast. not had a problem with it
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HomersDouble
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 07:48 AM |
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AVG 8.5 - pretty robust so far......
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philw
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 07:58 AM |
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I switched from AVG to Avast, as AVG slowed up my PC quite a lot.
Must try harder
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 08:00 AM |
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I started with AVG - it is good, but I got fed up with continual updates and downloads. They also keep pushing their paid-for product, which is is
understandable but annoying.
I'm now on Avast, which still has the downloads, but in the background while the machine is on-line. You get a brief notification when
it's finished.
Both do their job, so it's a matter of personal preference.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 08:08 AM |
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Thanks for that fellas, looks like Avast then.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 08:16 AM |
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Avira Free AV --- long proven track record and a much more professional look and feel interface.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 08:45 AM |
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Avast installed, if it's any good i will replace Mcafee thats on my home pc, what a load of rubbish that is.
Brad.
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scotlad
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 09:18 AM |
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Avast for me- used for 5 years without any problems
Wonderous is our great blue ship that sails around the mighty sun, and joy to everyone that rides along!
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designer
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 09:44 AM |
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Avast, without a doubt.
AVG a disaster, slowed computer down.
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Jubal
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 01:50 PM |
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I can't believe no-one has mentioned Microsoft yet:
http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
Been running it here for months on several PCs since the first beta and it's great. Very light weight. Gets decent reviews. I hated Avast
because of the need to register. AVG lost me at v8, what a disaster.
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bigpig
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| posted on 7/10/09 at 05:30 PM |
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I found AVG missed on virus on my old PC. Check your banks, if you have on line banking many are giving away free anti virus s/w.
Barclays give away Kaspersky for example.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 10/10/09 at 07:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Avira Free AV --- long proven track record and a much more professional look and feel interface.
+1, actually +2 as the missus uses it too
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