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Free Anti Virus downloads
I want to know for Home PC which is the best Free Anti Virus program? or is there any way I cant get activation code for Kaspersky?
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i have been using avast pro for the last 5 years and i really like it, im sure the free version is as good as the pro version. i will not use any other anti-virus besides avast
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You can't go wrong with Avast or AVG
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Avira Antivir is also a possibility. One of the best there is: http://www.free-av.com/
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I love my AVG.
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PC Tools - Anti-Virus (Free) and ThreatFire (free) is the way to go in that department.
Most here have limits on features like AVG 8 email scanner shuts down in 30 days. Plus after testing it I find it takes way to long to scan the system. PC TOOLs AV is scans the system but doesn't take so many hours to do it. AVAST was okay I won't bother with it. Antivir one was good but now when you update the list you get nag screens. But that doesn't protect the system like PCTOOL AV does (free). |
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Unless you are paranoid, any of the 4 above said will do. Practice safe-surfing and you'll be fine. Just remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
I use AVG personally, but no AV on this computer, as I don't really care about this computer. (That doesn't mean I shouldn't run AV on it, though, I am just lazy) |
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Back to the OP. For my main rig I run NOD32 but on my second rig I run Avast free and it is a nice offering and from my own experience they update at least twice a day their virus definitions. |
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Paranoid no just like systems to be rid of these new threats. Paranoid would be to get Norton 360 or Norton Anti-bot just to learn it doesn't protect you. Using ThreatFire doesn't hose the system nor does it drive you insane with popups,it only alerts when a threat is trying to hop your system. Otherwise it's completely free and updates on it's own. I also use PC Tools Firewall Plus with code injection active and their PCTAV updates on it's own also. All 3 are free no hosing the system either. Heck I got rid of Spyware Terminiator didn't even block or find those hidden Trojans on my server. All is clean. |
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