Best free antivirus software?

Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus?
I'm tired of paying for norton.

In ,
Surfer Joe typed:
Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus?
I'm tired of paying for norton.

AVG

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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.


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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

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/.
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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outdated thoughts on PCs.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

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outdated thoughts on PCs.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

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...

On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:09:42 +0000, Surfer Joe
wrote:

Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus?
I'm tired of paying for norton.


Besides the cost of Norton, it's probably the *worst* anti-virus
program available.

The two best freeware programs are Avast and Avira. Avg is another
choice that isn't too bad, but is much inferior to either Avast or
Avira.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

And you going to use an antivirus program just because we say so?
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Surfer Joe wrote:
Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus?
I'm tired of paying for norton.

On 21 Feb 2010, Leonard Grey wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:

And you going to use an antivirus program just because we say so?

And you make mangle sentance like typewriter monkey?

Lern grammer and speling befor you criticizse otherz.

"Nil" wrote in message
: And you make mangle sentance like typewriter monkey?

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.

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.

Lern grammer and speling befor you criticizse otherz.

"Nil" wrote in message
: And you make mangle sentance like typewriter monkey?

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
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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.



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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Surfer Joe wrote:
Can anyone please suggest a good free antivirus?
I'm tired of paying for norton.

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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