Author Topic: free anti virus (Read 420 times)

jollyFE · « **on:** June 13, 2007, 08:48:36 AM »

any suggestions on a free antivirus. been using zone alarm internet security suite and am looking for another AV to catch what I am sure ZA is missing.

thanks

gpwurzel · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2007, 09:21:27 AM »

AVG is pretty good fella, thats what I use anyway.......link should take you to a free d/l page...

HTH

Wurzelclicky

Scca · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2007, 10:52:25 AM »

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Originally posted by gpwurzel
AVG is pretty good fella, thats what I use anyway.......link should take you to a free d/l page...

HTH

Wurzelclicky

I will second that suggestion.. Norton stinks, remove it if you have it.

Deth7 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2007, 11:17:06 AM »

Dumped Norton 3 years ago and went with AVG. It has updates daily,
sometimes twice a day.

Krusty · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2007, 12:10:45 PM »

My mother had some e-mail virii that Norton and Symantec quaranteened but could not fix or remove. She updated the definitions over many many months and they still could never do anything (they just knew it was bad).

I told her what I was using, she removed the others and put AVG Free on, and not only did it fix/delete the existing viruses instantly, it also found some others that the "name brand" software couldn't even see.

AVG Free for me, from now on!

Max · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2007, 12:17:47 PM »

Norton simply BLOWS

wooly15 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2007, 01:13:24 PM »

I use Avast! and I love it. It catches more than mcafee ever did and doesn't slow my PC down. The corporate version is a payware but the home is free.

Spatula · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2007, 05:34:15 PM »

Im using Avira Antivir. Really easy to use and light-weight, been very reliable and scores very well in antivirus tests.

Borsuk · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2007, 12:49:27 AM »

I've been using AVG for a few years now, upgraded to the full paid for security suite earlier this year at the insistence of my company IT department. No virus has never go past it or the free version and it has detected stuff that McAfee has missed. Really made my day when I got to tell the IT manager that his computer was infected and to stop emailing viruses to me. :-))

AntiVir is supposed to be good as well, website http://www.free-av.com/

There are quite a few free antiviruses out there including portable versions for checking files before you download off a strange computer

wabbit · « **Reply #9 on:** June 14, 2007, 02:29:16 PM »

I've been installing AVG Free on my client's system for years. Not one has ever had any virus/trojan get past it.

I'd reccommend AVG Free.

Wabbit

P.S. Norton sucks big green dripping donkey di....'s

Avira seems nice, but I don't think they have a free version.

TexInVa · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:03:39 AM »

I've been a huge ZoneAlarm fan for many years, but with the sale to Checkpoint and the release of v7, I've been (vry much) less than impressed with performance.

I'm seriously considering building a linux gateway/firewall machine to rid myself of the software firewall on my gaming rig and switch to AVG, which is what I've always recommended as a free virus program.