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Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« on: 24 July 2009, 15:38:09 »
My norton antivirus has expired, and I was wondering if anyone can recomend a free downloadable anti virus checker.  Just don't feel like shelling out £40 to renew.
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #1 on: 24 July 2009, 15:48:01 »
a few freebies out there, normally limited in some respects. AVG Free is what I currently have on my Windows 7 PC
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #2 on: 24 July 2009, 15:49:49 »
Norton is the spawn of the devil.

AVG & Avast are two freebies that spring to mind, and while AVG is getting slightly more bloated than what it used to be - it still won't bog your system down as much as what Norton is known for.
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #4 on: 24 July 2009, 17:01:39 »
AVG, been using it for years, always kept my comp. safe  :y
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #5 on: 24 July 2009, 17:07:36 »
AVG is good  :y
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #6 on: 24 July 2009, 17:26:03 »
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AVG is good  :y

hear hear. I've been using it for a while too.

My dad uses whatever comes free from his ISP (currently BT). So he's got Mcafee and loves it  :y

I love not paying and AVG's been doing alright, especially once I turned the daily scan off.
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #7 on: 24 July 2009, 17:34:11 »
currently running AVG and also avira (only temp running 2)

if I am worried there is something wrong, I also go around kaspersky and mcafee and use their free online scanners  :y
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #8 on: 24 July 2009, 17:35:59 »
Used to use AVG but now on the new PC Avast
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #9 on: 24 July 2009, 17:37:34 »
AVG here too. Noticed the speed increase when I dumped Norton & installed it. Download.com has a direct link to free download.
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #11 on: 24 July 2009, 20:02:25 »
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AVG, been using it for years, always kept my comp. safe  :y


Me too :y
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #12 on: 24 July 2009, 20:20:03 »
Another vote for AVG, although on my main PC i dont use any AV at all.

I used to run it all the time but never had a virus, i dont visit dodgy websites or open email attachments so the risk is minimal to say the least.
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #13 on: 24 July 2009, 20:24:32 »
I use Avast and have ever since AVG started getting a bit bloated and slowing things down! :y :y
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Re: Any recomendations for free pc virus checkers?
« Reply #14 on: 24 July 2009, 20:39:31 »
Use avg and also have crap cleaner to do regular clearups to speed things up!  :y
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