Arriba
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« on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 14:11:32 » |
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i know this has done before so apologies for that.
my norton subscription runs out tommorow and i dont really want to shell out any dosh.
is there a decent free anti virus programme available(avg or something?)
or should i just pay for the norton?i do a fair bit of online shopping and dont want any virus attacks ect
any advice would be most welcome ta!
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Sippo
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 15:41:27 » |
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http://free.grisoft.comAVG antivirus and spyware.
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Fred Elliot
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 15:42:26 » |
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AVG is good but sometimes conflicts with my BB
I use anti - vir and I have a major problem with it at the moment where I cannot remove a trojan, so probably not the best one to recommend.
I would plump for AVG being probably best of the free ones
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sonic youth
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 16:55:07 » |
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avoid symantec/norton like the plague, there are better and cheaper options out there. AVG is good but basic, i recommend NOD32. you can't just rely on anti-virus software, make sure you use something like ad-aware, ccleaner or s&d spybot |
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 17:02:10 » |
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avoid symantec/norton like the plague, there are better and cheaper options out there. AVG is good but basic, i recommend NOD32. you can't just rely on anti-virus software, make sure you use something like ad-aware, ccleaner or s&d spybot I use AVG, never had a problem, to date. I use all the other three that sonic suggests as well. All free. |
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Arriba
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 17:04:52 » |
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i already use windows defender for spyware.would this and avg be enough?
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sonic youth
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 17:05:50 » |
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windows defender is shite. you really ought to use a third party piece of software as well.
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Fred Elliot
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 17:06:23 » |
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i already use windows defender for spyware.would this and avg be enough? windows defenders a little basic, lets quite a few malicious programs through *cough cough*................trying to remove an Agent trojan as we speak |
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Arriba
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 17:24:47 » |
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what about protecting from email attacks?does avg cover this?
i'm downloading it now
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sonic youth
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 17:26:37 » |
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not sure, it should...it wouldn't be worth a jot if it didn't.
i know NOD32 scans all incoming and outgoing email.
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Arriba
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 17:27:41 » |
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cheers for that
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jayohaitchenn
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 17:29:02 » |
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AVG does include a pop3 mail scanner, so yes.
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 19:36:45 » |
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I use Zonealarm and it seems to do the trick, although only the firewall version is free unless you know how to get hold of the full version without paying.
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 19:46:13 » |
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I have been using NOD 32 for 2 1/2 3 years now, and (Touch wood) I have not had the slightest problem yet.
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 22:47:25 » |
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i use Avast and never have any problems, and its legally free with auto-updating.
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