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Old 24 February 2006, 11:11 AM
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Can any one recomend a good free wear anti virus?
Old 24 February 2006, 11:18 AM
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Need some clothes to stop getting a cold then??

Or are you one about some freeware AV for your PC? AVG is one.
Old 24 February 2006, 11:41 AM
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AVG isn't freeware, you can get a 30 day trial then it's cheque book time.

"All AVG Editions are available for you to try as fully functional products, with no obligation, for a period of 30 days."
Old 24 February 2006, 11:50 AM
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It IS free.

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

You can pay for pro and other editions.
Old 24 February 2006, 11:55 AM
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Doh! I thought they'd dropped that.
Old 24 February 2006, 03:01 PM
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Sounds good to me, thanks.
Old 24 February 2006, 08:12 PM
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I used to use AVG (free download) and didn't have any problems with it, though now I use Panda, after it being recommended to me

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Old 24 February 2006, 10:17 PM
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Thumbs up avast

I am currently using avast, which is free for home and non-commercial use.

So far i am impressed by the simplicity, efficiency and ease of use. Gotta register after 60 days "trial", but that is also free - but you need to purchase the pro edition if you are using it commercially.

Thumbs up!

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Old 25 February 2006, 11:54 AM
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Yup Im using Avast as well, and no complaints.
Old 25 February 2006, 06:45 PM
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Another vote for free AVG,

i got a new laptop off the missus for christmas and was really pissed at how slow it was running,just opening a folder took ages (like 20 secs after clicking it) One of my mates who is an I.T tech ,without even looking at the computer told me to delete the free trial of Norton A.V off the machine and hey presto laptop running sweet.(he doesn't have a good word to say about Norton!
Old 25 February 2006, 07:20 PM
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Just download McAfee off of Bit torrent...that's a joke, BTW.

I used AVG for a long time but it didn't stop me getting a virus despite being kept up to date. After battling with several AV products (including McAfee and Sophos) that didn't find or remove the virus, I went for Kaspersky, which isn't free but is only £25 for a year which is cheap enough, I reckon.
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If we're talking pay A/V then NOD 32 has to be the weapon of choice:

http://www.nod32-av.com/

$39 so about £30.
Old 25 February 2006, 09:56 PM
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Got customers with over 250 PC's using AVG and NOD32.

In the time they have had these AV installed they have had zero viruses!

There is a free version of AVG for non commercial purposes it can be found here: http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free...ee_375a716.exe
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