antivirus

[janenewman]

help with a good antivirus software

[up4it]

I have been told that NOD32 is one of the best around at the moment - just google it

There are some cracked versions around that you can get for free if you hunt around

[tombrandy]

Windows live one care, 60 days free trial it also works great with vista

[Buenchico]

This question ha come up countless times before. You'll never get everyone to agree but most people (myself included) are firmly of the belief that there's no point in paying for any commercial programs. The free stuff is at least as good. (It's often said that software such as Norton or McAfee is actually far worse than any of the free stuff, because those programs tend to be 'resource hungry' and slow down your PC).

The most popular antivirus program with AB contributors has, for a long time, been AVG Free Edition:
http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus -free-edition

However, several people seem to have experienced problems with the latest version. This has resulted in lots of people switching to Avast! (I've made the switch myself, but solely because I'm still using Windows ME, which is no longer supported by AVG):
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Whatever you choose, remember that you should never have two anti-virus programs running simultaneously. Also remember that you'll need a decent firewall. (Zone Alarm Free and Comodo are the most popular free programs with AB users). An anti-spyware program is also a good idea. (AdAware 2008 Free and Spybot S&D are among those recommended by ABers).

Chris

[BillySugger]

Agree with Chris on all counts . Had problems with AVG myself do now using Avast!

[BertiWooster]

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[jswindells]

Maybe this link will help you: http://swinny.net/Com...14-AVG-Free-Antivirus