Wazzzer

so has anyone got any pointers as to which free anti virus program I can download?

I'd like it to have the same sort of functions as AVG, ie runs in the background, updates itself and schedules for running...

thanking you

tabetha

I just use spybot search and destroy and ad-aware, AVG just did not like my compy.
tabetha

rsnutters1

been using this for 4 years and not had 1 virus

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

R5FORD

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why dont you just pay 50quid and get a proper anti virus?

i dont understand why.

costina

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Nothing is FREE !!!!!!!!

IT COST ME A NEW PC 4 YEARS AGO

Why do you think theres so much cc fraud on the net?

Paul

dojj

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this is the first i've heard

it just says that there is a newer version out and it costs money to buy

i've still got norton running on my machine which updates regulalrly even though it's not the default anti v setup

and i've got search and destroy as well

they all run at various times of the night so no problems and if anything goes wrong it's always there for me in the morning to put right or check out

Thrush

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SpyBot and AdAware are both spyware/adware/malware scanners, not AntiVirus programmes - both completely different to AVG

dojj

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did you get your problem with avg sorted?

Stephen_B

because the ones you pay for are no better and sometimes worse than free ones. On avast I had one virus that it couldnt get rid of, and that was because it was zipped up in a rar file with some dodgey software i downloaded (so my fault). Other than that, if something fishy enters the computer, it alerts me and sorts it all out for me.

Thrush

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For several reasons. Half the virus's and trojans out there are written by the people that write and sell the pay-for antivirus programmes - there's no need for a cure if there isn't a problem is there?

Secondly, most are shite. Norton for example. Costs Ł40, makes your PC run like a sack of shit, is massively CPU intensive and sucks up half your RAM. And it doesn't find fuck all! AVG on the other hand, is free, has a very small footprint, doesn't guzzle your PC's resources and finds fucking everything - never once let me down on my PC....

Thrush

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If that was to me, then yeah. It wasn't on my computer, was on my mums. Norton was blocking it (even tho I had turned it off) so I removed it (cos Norton is shit) and the problem with it not installing seemed to be with the folder name - it refused to allow it to install into the default folder name. So I changed it and just added a 1 to the folder name and it installed fine

dojj

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yes, it was to you

and it was also about swearing it thread titles

_DAN_

Doesn't bother me one bit running OS X.

vikingboy

if you like the free product - why not buy the retail product? Its the same program you know and love. Thats got to be worth Ł50 hasnt it?

tonyk

I personally use avast, though I think Norton sometimes get a bit of unjustified stick. When it was just a virus scanner it was good, since its now a virus scanner, a spyware scanner, firewall etc.. it takes a lot of system resource. Probably the same as all the individual programs added up.

BM08

I was using AVG free but then it said updates would no longer be made after may the something so you have to download the newer version, nothing about paying for it?

Anyway all i want is a simple AV, not spyware/adaware all in one so i download Avast, the user interface is not as friendly as AVG was but as long as it works well and its free i dont care

Fil

pay for software!!! who does that???


crazy money wasting IMO

vikingboy

I guess the twocers will tell you the same thing when theyve had a drive around in your car too

skeg

AVG is shit always has been, good things aren't usually free. It will do for those times when you get a new pc and put it on until you get something better but those running it long term must be mental. Oh and that guy who says he hasn't had a virus in 4 years so it must be good, i'd be worried. (unless your pc has no connection). I'd prefer an AV to stop things regular rather than sit there not finding anything.

Nod32, Kasper and Trend micro are good ones.

vikingboy

eset nod32
+1

Wazzzer

they are trying to get you to upgrade to the newer version 8 at Ł50 a year so they are shutting down the services for the free 7.5

Never a truer word said Thrush

I'll give Avast a go

BM08

where did you get that from? when i tried the newer version of AVG i had a choice, free and payed.

But yeah try Avast free version, ive been using it for 2 weeks now with no problems, takes abit of getting used to how it works but its good after that

Wazzzer

it says it in the box I keep getting every time AVG scans. I'll get a snap shot of it when it does an automated scan next time

biglee

i used NOD32 and found it was bollox, ive used AVG for 2 years and it has never let me down or caused any problems, always updated properly and never fucked my HD like nod32 did, i also run AVG on vista and it had been just as good, i dont see there is anything saying it wont be free just that you need a newer version, i have the newer version and its still as good..

tsutton

You are misreading it because they are wording it clever to get you to buy it. Basically, they say they will stop supporting version v7.5.

v8.0 is still free - see http://free.grisoft.com/ww.news.ndi-93835

Lee_R21Turbo

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I've upgraded to AVG FREE Edition v8.0 the other day & didnt have to pay a penny - but then you wouldnt would you as its called the FREE Edition! Would defeat the object of the program if you had to pay for it!! LOL!

AVG has always been spot on for me, all my customers have it on their PCs, servers, mail servers etc & viruses have never ever been a problem for me or any of my customers.

Why bother paying for something when the free edition that AVG quite happily provides FOC (so its not piracy either) works absolutely perfectly!!??

Wazzzer

hmmm looks like my bad then, just downloading AVG Free 8.0 now

BM08

what did i say

BM08

Do you not find its more resource hungry? thats why i switched to Avast so its purely an AV unlike the new AVG, plus it keeps coming up with a message once a day when i had it, cant remember what it was though

Wazzzer

hey what can I say, they outwitted me with their clever wording

Smit

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Don't talk such absolute fuckin rubbish! A personnal anti-virus program from AVG has been, and always will be free!

You probably have AVG 7.0 and had the upgrade message saying 'get AVG 8.0' and it costs 49.99...

Goto the AVG page and it's a download for company/server use, not personnal home pc use!

http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

A.J.

Can get it from Filehippo.com loads of other free stuff as well !!

Wazzzer

I already have done Smit. I had 7.5 before, not 7.0

Only thing with this one is you don't get the icon in the system tray any more, I'm paranoid it's not running lol

BM08

Have a look in the options, sometimes some programmes have an option for a tray icon.

A.J.

Should have icon yellow, blue, green and red instead of yellow, black, green and red

Smit

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I still have icon in the bar! Seems funkier than the last one! lol

danneth

not had any anti-virus since i started using comps about 10 years ago.... just do the odd scan every now and again but always comes up clean

Glen1909

I was a bit annoyed with this too, fancy giving someone something for free and then taking it away......

I like AVG so im sticking with it.

My advice? **Cough - download it, if they gonna be cheeky and charge, im gonna be cheeky and steal

Aaroncast

-----------there all free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dojj

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