 I'm Looking For A Free Virus Scanner, spyware and virus protector |
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 Jul 7 2005, 11:30 PM
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Newbie [ Level 2 ]  Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 7-July 05 Member No.: 6,900  |
i have began to notice that there is a lot of viruses invading my computer. does anyone KnoW of any free but good virus protectors?
Notice from jipman:
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Jul 8 2005, 01:44 AM
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Newbie [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 7-July 05 Member No.: 6,906 |
yes, i have webroot spy sweeper. It is great at catching viruses and trojans before they do any harm to your computer. It regulary checks your computer for viruses and trojans. I recommend it fully. =)
Oh, and Reno is also a good one. The new ones are out and they are better then ever before. You should get back to me on that. If you have seen the latest one. Then you know its really good =) 
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Jul 8 2005, 03:13 AM
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Member [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 11-April 05 Member No.: 3,856 |
TRY this NOD32 antivirus system
www.eset.com. sunny. |
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Jul 8 2005, 07:35 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 200 Joined: 29-May 05 Member No.: 5,553 |
Hey Sunny NOD32 is the best but its not free it has a one month trial on it so i think maybe AVG would still be the one to go for thats free, reasonably good at cleaning and user friendly.
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Jul 8 2005, 09:07 AM
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http://ewanmclean.com Group: Members Posts: 203 Joined: 12-June 05 From: http://ewanmclean.com - Scotland, UK Member No.: 6,127 |
I have to say that AVG didn't intsall for me. I downloaded it and it didn't contain a serial number so I couldn't use it!
Here's a couple of things I found just with a google search:Avast Anti-vir (Free) Hope these help! 
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Jul 9 2005, 08:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: 6-April 05 Member No.: 3,673 |
QUOTE(infamousflame @ Jul 8 2005, 09:07 AM) I have to say that AVG didn't intsall for me. I downloaded it and it didn't contain a serial number so I couldn't use it! If I remember correctly, you should get the serial number by email. Did you give them a real email address, and did you make sure that it will get through the spam filters? If not, try again, giving them a usable email address. I have been using AVG for years, and like it better than I liked Norton or McAfee. Free doesn't hurt, either. |
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Jul 9 2005, 09:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 18-May 05 Member No.: 5,201 |
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Jul 12 2005, 12:44 AM
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Newbie [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 11-July 05 From: Bozeman, MT Member No.: 7,010 |
For Anitvirus the best free one that I've seen is AVG. I have never seen any problems with it and it seems to catch most viruses. I would suggest you suck it up and pay the $30 or whatever for a decent virus scanner though. I usually is a world of difference.
I am betting that your real problem however is spyware/adware. The best programs I have seen for this is Ad-aware and Spybot. I run all of these programs on a daily basis and the computers tend to run 100% better afterward. Good Luck |
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Jul 12 2005, 12:59 PM
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Whitest Black Mage  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,352 Joined: 20-May 05 From: NB, Canada Member No.: 5,281 |
I used AVG for years until I got an eternal subscription to mcafee from work
BUt yea, AVG is pretty awesome so I'd reccomend it
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Jul 13 2005, 01:22 PM
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Member [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 8-July 05 From: In Tech-dom Member No.: 6,911 |
From what I've been hearing, Avast seems to be pretty good. I'm currently using Norton, and trust me, it is really useless. Not at all worth the money - you are better off with Avast or AVG. My past experiences with McAfee keep me away from it, it caused more prolems than viruses!!!
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