holdfast Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I know this topic was done before, But I would appreciate a free download of a good anti-virus to replace my Norton. Can I get recommendations. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I don`t remember exactly when BigFish recommended it but I have been using the AVG free edition ever since, no problems. Like 2004-2005? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleM Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 AVG is the best thing Ive used and Ive had zero problems since I started. Its free and it dosnt slow everything up like Norton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Yep.. AVG ffrom grisoft.com BEST i ever used too and does NOT bog the puter down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Yeah! Norton SUCKS! lol slows my comp down way too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FisherMike Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Try going to download.com. There are usually a few different ones there. I got Threatfire from there and it seems to work pretty well. I have no complaints so far. Ive had it for about four months. It is a free download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhook Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Panda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lundboy Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 (edited) AVG is great for free. If you want to pay for a good one (that's small and doesn't bog you down).... http://www.eset.com/download/index.php 30 day trial, one of the best. Here's a link of comparisons and reviews of the 2008 virus protection products: http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ Edited March 16, 2008 by lundboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burtess Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I have always used Norton (actually Symantec Corporate Edition - I assume its the same thing) and never had any problems with bogging down... That being said, I use Avast on my kids computer and my wife prefers it also.... www.avast.com They never have any problems with it... Burt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Never been a fan of antivirus programs.. I like Lavasoft's Adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy. I've never had a virus yet, and I do this computer stuff for a living The biggest thing people need to do is NOT open attachments in emails they get from people they don't know. You double click the attachment and think 'hrm, nothing is happening' well that's not the case... More then likely a trojan or another nasty is running in the background without you even knowing. I also like to use sites like Gmail/Hotmail instead of programs like Outlook/Outlook Express for personal email. Take a few precautions and you'll most likely never have an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdfast Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Thanks for your help guys. Ill try avast and see how that works, gots to be better than Norton. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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