looking for antivirus freeware
08-03-2006, 17:42
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looking for antivirus freeware
Probably been asked and answered in various places on the forum but I was unable to locate it specifically  I was looking for a basic antivirus (preferably freeware) recommendation. I have been using AVG in the past but according to some stuff I read it's not all that good - I think it came last in the pcworld survey or something. So I appreciate any advice on this 
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08-03-2006, 17:43
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
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08-03-2006, 18:05
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
Avast Anti Virus 
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08-03-2006, 18:09
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
AVG Free. Better than Norton IMO . www.grisoft.com
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08-03-2006, 18:11
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
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Originally Posted by budwieser
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The OP had already tried AVG
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08-03-2006, 18:20
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
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The OP had already tried AVG |
Yes, he read it was not very good. However he will probably find numerous people here that use it and find that it works very well for them.
Personally if you want to try something else then Avast etc are the ones to look at but I've been using AVG for a looooong time now and it has yet to fail me or cause me any issues.
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08-03-2006, 19:10
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
cheers for the help and suggestions people. Have installed Avast - will have a try of that for a while and go back to AVG if there's any issues
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08-03-2006, 19:18
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cheers for the help and suggestions people. Have installed Avast - will have a try of that for a while and go back to AVG if there's any issues
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Just out of interest, you say you've used it in the past ( avg ) did you have any problems with it in that you ever picked up a virus ???? Just because you've heard some stories shouldn't put you off using something that has seen you right IMHO.
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08-03-2006, 19:22
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
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Just out of interest, you say you've used it in the past ( avg ) did you have any problems with it in that you ever picked up a virus ???? Just because you've heard some stories shouldn't put you off using something that has seen you right IMHO.
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I had some issues with Outlook and AVG I mentioned in a different thread so thought I would try something else for a while
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08-03-2006, 19:27
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
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Just out of interest, you say you've used it in the past ( avg ) did you have any problems with it in that you ever picked up a virus ???? Just because you've heard some stories shouldn't put you off using something that has seen you right IMHO.
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I had some issues with Outlook and AVG I mentioned in a different thread so thought I would try something else for a while |
Ah, I see
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08-03-2006, 20:23
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08-03-2006, 20:25
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
Moved to Security & Virus Discussion 
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08-03-2006, 20:57
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Avast Anti Virus |
I second this.
The home version is free and can be downloaded here
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10-03-2006, 04:56
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
I've been on Avast for the last few months since I binned AVG, AVG was letting viruses through like hell plus you couldn't delete them, Avast gets them before they infect your machine and it lets you delete them. Avast updates automatically where as AVG you had to do it yourself.
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10-03-2006, 08:56
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Re: looking for antivirus freeware
Although a long time Avast user (see sig ) I am a member of another forum where a much esteemed poster dislikes Avast intensely and recommends AntiVir instead.
Unfortunately I cannot recommend it as I had trouble getting it to work on my setup (keep getting "illegal operation" errors), but he swears by it.
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