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Best free antivirus software?
On 22/02/2010 15:02, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:41:34 -0600, Roy wrote: On 2/21/2010 6:09 PM, Surfer Joe wrote: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. There are several to choose from. Best thing is to download them and try them out for yourself and decide which is right for you. Trying them yourself and deciding which is right for you is excellent advice for almost all kinds of software. But the one kind of software where I think it's poor advice (very poor advice) is security software. The don't all work equally well, and it's very difficult to determine for yourself how well each of them works. yeah, I don't have a clue if they work or not or what they're doing, so it's useless to try them out to see which I like. In this case, it's not like downloading photoshop and gimp and seeing which one I prefer, so I'm happy to see if some consensus emerges from my question. I had heard nice things about agv. One thing I don't want is to load a bunch of them on my computer and then have all their crap lingering in there after I unistall the programs. |
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Best free antivirus software?
On 22/02/2010 15:02, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:41:34 -0600, Roy wrote: On 2/21/2010 6:09 PM, Surfer Joe wrote: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. There are several to choose from. Best thing is to download them and try them out for yourself and decide which is right for you. Trying them yourself and deciding which is right for you is excellent advice for almost all kinds of software. But the one kind of software where I think it's poor advice (very poor advice) is security software. The don't all work equally well, and it's very difficult to determine for yourself how well each of them works. yeah, I don't have a clue if they work or not or what they're doing, so it's useless to try them out to see which I like. In this case, it's not like downloading photoshop and gimp and seeing which one I prefer, so I'm happy to see if some consensus emerges from my question. I had heard nice things about agv. One thing I don't want is to load a bunch of them on my computer and then have all their crap lingering in there after I unistall the programs. |
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"I had heard nice things about agv."
You're the first one. Even Google doesn't know an antivirus program called agv. If your idea is to choose security software based on the consensus of anonymous visitors who happen to be reading the newsgroup at the time, any or all of whom could be unqualified to give a well-reasoned opinion, then you'll get what you've earned. Even those among us who /are/ qualified to give a well-reasoned opinion will find it impossible to give you a good recommendation, since you haven't told anyone what you're looking for in an antivirus program. The best anyone can say is what program /they/ prefer, which could be totally unsuitable for you. If you're really serious about your security and privacy, you'll start by listing what qualities you need to have in an antivirus program, then use the web for research (professional reviews, user reviews and independent testing organizations.) That should leave you with a short list of programs to check out; try them one at a time (never have two antivirus programs running at the same time) and make your choice. Even with all that, be prepared to reconsider your choice for the 2011 season, since antivirus programs usually change from year to year, and not always for the good. On the other hand, if you're not that serious about your security and privacy - and I acknowledge this is true for many people - then what the heck: survey the newsgroup, consult tarot cards or throw darts. Either way you'll have an equally qualified answer. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Surfer Joe wrote: On 22/02/2010 15:02, Ken Blake, MVP wrote: On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:41:34 -0600, Roy wrote: On 2/21/2010 6:09 PM, Surfer Joe wrote: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. There are several to choose from. Best thing is to download them and try them out for yourself and decide which is right for you. Trying them yourself and deciding which is right for you is excellent advice for almost all kinds of software. But the one kind of software where I think it's poor advice (very poor advice) is security software. The don't all work equally well, and it's very difficult to determine for yourself how well each of them works. yeah, I don't have a clue if they work or not or what they're doing, so it's useless to try them out to see which I like. In this case, it's not like downloading photoshop and gimp and seeing which one I prefer, so I'm happy to see if some consensus emerges from my question. I had heard nice things about agv. One thing I don't want is to load a bunch of them on my computer and then have all their crap lingering in there after I unistall the programs. |
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"I had heard nice things about agv."
You're the first one. Even Google doesn't know an antivirus program called agv. If your idea is to choose security software based on the consensus of anonymous visitors who happen to be reading the newsgroup at the time, any or all of whom could be unqualified to give a well-reasoned opinion, then you'll get what you've earned. Even those among us who /are/ qualified to give a well-reasoned opinion will find it impossible to give you a good recommendation, since you haven't told anyone what you're looking for in an antivirus program. The best anyone can say is what program /they/ prefer, which could be totally unsuitable for you. If you're really serious about your security and privacy, you'll start by listing what qualities you need to have in an antivirus program, then use the web for research (professional reviews, user reviews and independent testing organizations.) That should leave you with a short list of programs to check out; try them one at a time (never have two antivirus programs running at the same time) and make your choice. Even with all that, be prepared to reconsider your choice for the 2011 season, since antivirus programs usually change from year to year, and not always for the good. On the other hand, if you're not that serious about your security and privacy - and I acknowledge this is true for many people - then what the heck: survey the newsgroup, consult tarot cards or throw darts. Either way you'll have an equally qualified answer. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Surfer Joe wrote: On 22/02/2010 15:02, Ken Blake, MVP wrote: On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:41:34 -0600, Roy wrote: On 2/21/2010 6:09 PM, Surfer Joe wrote: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. There are several to choose from. Best thing is to download them and try them out for yourself and decide which is right for you. Trying them yourself and deciding which is right for you is excellent advice for almost all kinds of software. But the one kind of software where I think it's poor advice (very poor advice) is security software. The don't all work equally well, and it's very difficult to determine for yourself how well each of them works. yeah, I don't have a clue if they work or not or what they're doing, so it's useless to try them out to see which I like. In this case, it's not like downloading photoshop and gimp and seeing which one I prefer, so I'm happy to see if some consensus emerges from my question. I had heard nice things about agv. One thing I don't want is to load a bunch of them on my computer and then have all their crap lingering in there after I unistall the programs. |
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Surfer,
I have used AVG [free] for the past eight years, and have found it to be very reliable. However, it is a product from a company with commercial interests and, as such, does contain an element of advertising of it's paid-for sister software. These "reminders" are sometimes called "nag" screens, and can be an inconvenient distraction. I have heard of the recent release of Microsoft's first venture into creating a fully-functional anti-virus program - Microsoft's Security Essentials (MSSE). I am tempted to try MSSE but would like to hear some feedback on it's use, if I can, before I change from an AV that has protected my PC effectively and caught many would-be attacks in the past... AVG 9.0 [free] : http://free.avg.com/download-file-ins-afg-free MSSE : http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...e-en-us-xp.exe == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Surfer Joe" wrote in message ... On 22/02/2010 15:02, Ken Blake, MVP wrote: On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:41:34 -0600, Roy wrote: On 2/21/2010 6:09 PM, Surfer Joe wrote: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. There are several to choose from. Best thing is to download them and try them out for yourself and decide which is right for you. clipped |
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Surfer,
I have used AVG [free] for the past eight years, and have found it to be very reliable. However, it is a product from a company with commercial interests and, as such, does contain an element of advertising of it's paid-for sister software. These "reminders" are sometimes called "nag" screens, and can be an inconvenient distraction. I have heard of the recent release of Microsoft's first venture into creating a fully-functional anti-virus program - Microsoft's Security Essentials (MSSE). I am tempted to try MSSE but would like to hear some feedback on it's use, if I can, before I change from an AV that has protected my PC effectively and caught many would-be attacks in the past... AVG 9.0 [free] : http://free.avg.com/download-file-ins-afg-free MSSE : http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...e-en-us-xp.exe == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Surfer Joe" wrote in message ... On 22/02/2010 15:02, Ken Blake, MVP wrote: On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:41:34 -0600, Roy wrote: On 2/21/2010 6:09 PM, Surfer Joe wrote: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. There are several to choose from. Best thing is to download them and try them out for yourself and decide which is right for you. clipped |
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On 22 Feb 2010, "Tom Willett" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize: Lern grammer and speling befor you criticizse otherz. You shall like irony more best if whizz below your top head. |
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On 22 Feb 2010, "Tom Willett" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize: Lern grammer and speling befor you criticizse otherz. You shall like irony more best if whizz below your top head. |
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Leonard Grey typed: And you going to use an antivirus program just because we say so? Actually, there are people who will do just that; you never know. Newbies especially see information as the last word rather than the opinion it most always is. Many are shocked to discover there are jerks, criminals and experts, just like in the real world. Everything seems so "official" to them. Vendors can 't be bothered with education in most cases and it's basically a buyer beware setup. Twayne -- -- Newsgroups are great places to get assistance. But always verify important information with other sources to be certain you have a clear understanding of it and that it is accurate. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Surfer Joe wrote: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. |
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In , Leonard Grey typed: And you going to use an antivirus program just because we say so? Actually, there are people who will do just that; you never know. Newbies especially see information as the last word rather than the opinion it most always is. Many are shocked to discover there are jerks, criminals and experts, just like in the real world. Everything seems so "official" to them. Vendors can 't be bothered with education in most cases and it's basically a buyer beware setup. Twayne -- -- Newsgroups are great places to get assistance. But always verify important information with other sources to be certain you have a clear understanding of it and that it is accurate. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Surfer Joe wrote: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. |
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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:40:26 -0500 from Twayne :
In , Surfer Joe typed: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. AVG I used to use it. version 8 was terrific, but 8.5 was not. "Link scanner" was a disaster, taking a lot of time to do something it shouldn't have done in the first place, and the program as a whole was a resource hog. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:40:26 -0500 from Twayne :
In , Surfer Joe typed: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. AVG I used to use it. version 8 was terrific, but 8.5 was not. "Link scanner" was a disaster, taking a lot of time to do something it shouldn't have done in the first place, and the program as a whole was a resource hog. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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In message , Stan Brown
writes: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:40:26 -0500 from Twayne : In , Surfer Joe typed: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. AVG I used to use it. version 8 was terrific, but 8.5 was not. "Link scanner" was a disaster, taking a lot of time to do something it shouldn't have done in the first place, and the program as a whole was a resource hog. I moved to AVIRA after AVG; can't say it is the best, only that it works for me, and doesn't get in the way. See http://www.free-av.com/. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** "It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it's the part that I do understand." - Mark Twain |
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In message , Stan Brown
writes: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:40:26 -0500 from Twayne : In , Surfer Joe typed: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. AVG I used to use it. version 8 was terrific, but 8.5 was not. "Link scanner" was a disaster, taking a lot of time to do something it shouldn't have done in the first place, and the program as a whole was a resource hog. I moved to AVIRA after AVG; can't say it is the best, only that it works for me, and doesn't get in the way. See http://www.free-av.com/. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** "It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it's the part that I do understand." - Mark Twain |
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I think if you can not provide a helpful answer then be quiet...this is what
I call smart as... "Leonard Grey" wrote: And you going to use an antivirus program just because we say so? --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Surfer Joe wrote: Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus? I'm tired of paying for norton. . |
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