free AV needed for non-profit?

In article <O607c.26582$Eb6.827400@news20.bellglobal.com>,
someone.DeleteThis@hotmail.com says...
>Can you recommend a free antivirus program to run on a small network (of
>about 8x Win98 machines) at a not-for-profit organization? I will install it
>on each machine if necessary.
>
>I checked out pricelessware.org and the two programs that seem worth
>considering are AVG & Avast! Can anyone with experience make a
>recommendation?
>
>I'll post this on the 24hr help newsgroup too.
>
>thanks
>
>--
>xx
>
>
>

I have used AVG free for over 1 year & am currently using Avast. Both
are fine programs. Avg seems a little lighter on resources, however,
Avast has some advantages:
1. Automatic updates, once when you connect & then every 4 hours after
2. It scans e-mails before they hit your inbox
3. You have the ability to turn on AV protection for 9 Peer 2 Peer
programs
4. You have the ability to turn on AV protection for 6 Instant Messaging
programs.

If you do decide on AVG look in the archives to add 2 more connections
to update the virus database, as the default seems to be overloaded.

Remember whatever program you choose is #1 better than no AV product, #2
up to the user to keep it running & updated, #3 not 100 % effective
against new viruses.
 >> Stay informed about: free AV needed for non-profit?