any free anti-virus solutions out there?

[DeeKnow]

i wouldn't mind paying for a good product, but McAfee's viruscan version 8 will crash on my Win2k machine all the time...

so i thought maybe i should look around for a free solution?? anyone using something they can recommend?

 

[daveman]

I've been using AVG, seems to be ok.

 

[Mo0o]

Go to the software forum you moron, theres a thread about this.

 

[moshquerade]

yes AVG Anti-Virus free edition is great.

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Go to the software forum you moron, theres a thread about this.

eh, be nice!

 

[DeeKnow]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Go to the software forum you moron, theres a thread about this.

my my my.... what manners

been dumped recently?

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: DeeKnow

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Go to the software forum you moron, theres a thread about this.

my my my.... what manners

been dumped recently?

I dont see how being annoyed at a wrong forum post has anything to do with my relationship status. And no i haven't been dumped.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: DeeKnow

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Go to the software forum you moron, theres a thread about this.

my my my.... what manners

been dumped recently?

I dont see how being annoyed at a wrong forum post has anything to do with my relationship status. And no i haven't been dumped.

maybe you need to take a dump then?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
yes AVG Anti-Virus free edition is great.

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Thank you, finally a helpful post :thumbsup:

 

[SuepaFly]

I used this link for a free year of the CA one through microsoft. Don't have the link on this sytem though. I think there are several free ones out there. I think I found the CA one via gogole, [free antivirus ca microsoft] maybe.

I also use the AVG one, its okay.

 

[FrustratedUser]

AVG ownz j00!

 

[EagleKeeper]

I have been using AVG for 3-4 years and have been virus free.

Adding ZoneAlarm has kept protected systems from having problems, even when unresponsible people install S/W that they should not.

Look at some of the threads in the S/W forum for additional info and ideas.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: DeeKnow

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Go to the software forum you moron, theres a thread about this.

my my my.... what manners

been dumped recently?

I dont see how being annoyed at a wrong forum post has anything to do with my relationship status. And no i haven't been dumped.

maybe you need to take a dump then?

LOL!

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
I have been using AVG for 3-4 years and have been virus free.

Adding ZoneAlarm has kept protected systems from having problems, even when unresponsible people install S/W that they should not.

Look at some of the threads in the S/W forum for additional info and ideas.

My combo as well, seems to work like it should.

 

[DrPizza]

Another thumbs up for AVG

 

[SofaKing]

AVG rox0rz

 

[murphy55d]

Schadenfroh put together a nice little roundup of Anti-Virus programs...turns out AVG isn't so good.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...y=y&keyword1=virus

I use Kaspersky, FWIW, but it isn't free.

 

[Yossarian]

yeah I just started using AVG and Sygate firewall based on recommendations in the software forum.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
yeah I just started using AVG and Sygate firewall based on recommendations in the software forum.

me, also.
so far, so good.

 

[abc]

avg as well

 

[SagaLore]

Before my home computer died, I was using AVG with ZoneAlarm, and it was working adequately. At work I use Symantec and Sygate.

I have heard good things about Avast and Antivir as well. I think BitDefender also makes a free version.

If you decide to pay for something, NOD32 is getting great reviews.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
yeah I just started using AVG and Sygate firewall based on recommendations in the software forum.

That's the combo I've been 'selling' on AT.

 

[The Stigenator]

avg has issues, it wont detect viruses unless something triggers it..it misses viruses.

 

[Yzzim]

Anyone have a good pop-up blocker? Just roaming around in Windows and I'll get some stupid pop-ups. Ran Ad-Aware many times but they still pop up :|

edit: SP2 is installed

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Yzzim
Anyone have a good pop-up blocker? Just roaming around in Windows and I'll get some stupid pop-ups. Ran Ad-Aware many times but they still pop up :|

edit: SP2 is installed

update to ad-aware SE?