View Full Version : best FREE antivirus
View Full Version : best FREE antivirus
wesr
August 29th, 2002, 06:11 PM
i was wondering what u guys thinks are the best free antiviruses?
lion7718
August 29th, 2002, 06:29 PM
AVG for sure: AVG Homepage (http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.htm)
wesr
August 29th, 2002, 06:49 PM
i had AVG but it seemed to keep locking up. but i dont think that will be a problem on my new comp. anyway is it as good as, say...Norton or McAfee
Rickio
August 29th, 2002, 07:30 PM
Go to:
http://webattack.com and also http://nonags.com and cjeck out their list of freeware anit-virus apps.
tackdaddy
August 29th, 2002, 07:38 PM
i use avg and it works great,been using it about 8 months and hav'nt got a virus yet.
whiff
August 29th, 2002, 08:17 PM
best free antiviruses are the pirate copies of norton and mcafee that I pulled off fasttrack. this is, afterall, zeropaid.
Lenin1928
August 29th, 2002, 10:25 PM
Actually the best Norton you can get is Corperate edition, it gives you upgrades for life.
Rickio
August 29th, 2002, 10:33 PM
For sure norton corporate is the best.
I gave up on the freeware stuff awhile back :-)
if you want norton corporate, go to http://sharereactor.com and look for it in their files section.
you need edonkey to get it, but because it is a hashlink you will get a clean copy.
go for it wesr! :-)
wesr
August 30th, 2002, 04:04 PM
ok thanx u guys but i didnt realize my new comp came with norton internet security, but maybe ill try some of those in the future
Tryst
September 3rd, 2002, 05:15 PM
Originally posted by tackdaddy
i use avg and it works great,been using it about 8 months and hav'nt got a virus yet.
According to your AV program... LOL
Seriously though, I have tried Norton, AVG, Panda and McAfee and they all slow the system down to a crawl. Especially when right clicking on items in Explorer, the menu seems to take forever to come up so I can copy or paste. Once I disable the AV, it speeds up again.
What happened to the ones that never upset the system?
AnimeDood
September 3rd, 2002, 05:31 PM
i use the free online scanner at www.pandasoftware.com it found a virus that AVG coulnd't find
Rickio
September 4th, 2002, 05:49 PM
Yeah I also recommend pandas online virus scan!
It is very good but a bit slow, but it is great when you need to scan right away and it is one of the best. They update daily, so you are getting best results.