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 May 30 2006, 05:21 AM
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Newbie [Level 3]  Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 28-May 06 Member No.: 24,443  |
Looking for a good antivirus program for free? Google AVAST... the home version is free and VERY good. I used AVG for a long time, but Avast Home is one of the best I have ever seen.
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May 30 2006, 05:31 AM
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Moderator  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,327 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Canada Member No.: 2,940 |
Yes I really like Avast. It's better than AVG or other companies, since it has an effective resident scanner that prevents viruses before they open. Unlike Bit Defender (or whatever), it not only has a manual scan, but also an automatic scan... a really good free Anti-Virus to start you off. (However, it's for HOME use only, so buy the professional version if you're a business or company).
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May 30 2006, 06:18 AM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 469 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Manila, Philippines Member No.: 1,349 |
I want to try this one, my brother just uninstalled our anti-virus program because it is doing something weird to my personal computer, My computer shuts down after just few minutes of being used and it has something to do with the anti-virus software. He is planning to return it to the store, I just do not know if he could still return it. thanks for the suggestion!
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May 30 2006, 06:59 AM
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I'm back... well, sort of. Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 697 Joined: 26-December 05 From: somewhere in the middle of nowhere Member No.: 16,226  |
can you post the link of their official website?
or i should probably just check google |
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May 30 2006, 12:42 PM
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Newbie [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 28-May 06 Member No.: 24,443 |
Their website is http://www.avast.com/ Make sure you register within the first 30 days - registration is good for one year and includes all updates.
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May 30 2006, 01:20 PM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 659 Joined: 16-April 06 From: Texas Member No.: 21,945 |
I have tried it and i have to say that it did work ok. but the issues i had with it really were bad. now it might have been something with my set up. But when ever I ran avast. everything ran extremely slow.
And I do mean everything. even my mouse was in super slow motion. So im not sure if something i had on my pc was causing it to react this way. but even my intenet speeds were dramatically slow. so finally i just decided to remove it since it had been the last item i had installed sure enough its been running good for the last week now.. since i removed it.. so im not sure if I want to try it again or not.. but has anyone else had a problem like this. and i am running a lynxsys router as well. |
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May 30 2006, 02:30 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 30-May 06 Member No.: 24,522 |
One of the best antivirus program that i have used is avg. and it free for workstations.
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May 30 2006, 08:04 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 426 Joined: 24-September 05 Member No.: 12,212 |
i like mcaffeee fine.
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May 30 2006, 09:33 PM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 26-May 06 Member No.: 24,344 |
QUOTE(homeloansnow @ May 30 2006, 12:21 AM)  Looking for a good antivirus program for free? Google AVAST... the home version is free and VERY good. I used AVG for a long time, but Avast Home is one of the best I have ever seen. My experience with most of these free anti-virus programs is that they do not protect your computer as well as symantec and etc. Whats this one like compared to say symantec??? Is it loaded with any spyware like spybot is? |
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