anti virus

[heaflaw]

So, what's the best free antivirus and do they really protect well enough?

[mtman1849]

avg anti-virus free

[HAB]

avg anti-virus free

BY FAR the best free anti-virus is AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition version 8.0.173  (as of Sept. 28, 2008)
And for ad blocking its the free Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2008 version 7.1.0.11 (Watch out for similarly spelled trash)
Get Em, Run Em, You'll be glad you did.

[TwT]

i always favored "Avast", heard some computers have conflicts with AVG!

[JP]

avg anti-virus free

BY FAR the best free anti-virus is AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition version 8.0.173  (as of Sept. 28, 2008)
And for ad blocking its the free Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2008 version 7.1.0.11 out for(Watch  similarly spelled trash)Get Em, Run Em, You'll be glad you did.

Yes watch out you don't download a program that is close to what you think but is corrupt, have a friend or perhaps one of the mods here that knows, help you locate a valid, authentic program. Beware of imitators!


...JP

[eivindm]

whatever you do, don't use symantec.  It just suck the life out of whatever hardware that comes in its way :-)

[Irwin]

CA Anti virus That is what I got dose any body know about it ??

[Shawn]

CA which is EZtrust.

[Irwin]

CA which is EZtrust.

But are they any good

[Shawn]

I like CA EZ trust. It updates daily so you do not have one big upload when you check. I have not yet had a virus make it through.

[TwT]

I used Avast for a few years and it worked fine, but since I bought one called Kaspersky Internet Suit, I think its the best thing since slice bread, very nice!!!! think I will keep this one, done had it for about 2 years now and bought a 3 year service. not one problem yet!!!!

[Melilem]

Pfft. Norton antivirus (symantec) has been slowing computers down since the early 90s. It's a wonder they are still in business. AVG is great.



Edited to clarify- my post started with "symantec!" and may have been misconstrued as an endorsement. Let me be perfectly clear, symantic=bad

[deantn]

If anybod is interested in Zone Alarm PRO here is a link that will be good only on 11/18/08 so use it on that day or you won't get it free.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334774,00.asp

Got this site from a very reputable forum I'm in so know it is good.
Never had any trouble from Zone Alarm free so am going to download it in the morning and try it.

[dhood]

I use AVG free, never had a virus. But I do have a couple spyware programs that it finds every time I run a scan, that it can't remove.
Other than that I would recommend it. Can't complain to much, after all it is free.