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Al

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:16 pm
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I would like to see replies from people who are using free AV programs.
1. Which ones do you recommend as effective and quick?
2. Do any free ones come complete with bugs and problems?
Al

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:16 pm
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Per Al:
>1. Which ones do you recommend as effective and quick?

I've been using Avast for over a year now. No viruses or other malware that I
know of.

Ditched PC-Cillen (paid) in favor of Avast.

I find Avast tb about as un intrusive as I'd ever want.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:55 pm
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In article <kU_Jh.9901$PL.7724@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
albertr.DeleteThis@joimail.com says...
> I would like to see replies from people who are using free AV programs.

> 1. Which ones do you recommend as effective and quick?

Free AVG is effective enough and quick enough for me.

> 2. Do any free ones come complete with bugs and problems?

Yes, they pretty much all come complete with bugs and problems.

(You can get paid versions of some AVs, like Symantec or McAfee, and get
extra special bugs and problems if you wish; there's always that
option.)

MM
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Jeanette Russo

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:43 am
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MoiMoi wrote:
> In article <kU_Jh.9901$PL.7724@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> albertr.TakeThisOut@joimail.com says...
>> I would like to see replies from people who are using free AV programs.
>
>> 1. Which ones do you recommend as effective and quick?
>
> Free AVG is effective enough and quick enough for me.
>
>> 2. Do any free ones come complete with bugs and problems?
>
> Yes, they pretty much all come complete with bugs and problems.
>
> (You can get paid versions of some AVs, like Symantec or McAfee, and get
> extra special bugs and problems if you wish; there's always that
> option.)
>
> MM

I have found the best free antivirus to be the AOL Antivirus which is
based on Kaspersky.

Also very good and free is Avira Antivir. Which has a high detection rate.

AVG which I used to use I have removed due to its low detection rate.

Jeanette
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:39 pm
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In article <kU_Jh.9901$PL.7724@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
albertr RemoveThis @joimail.com says...
> I would like to see replies from people who are using free AV programs.
> 1. Which ones do you recommend as effective and quick?
> 2. Do any free ones come complete with bugs and problems?
> Al
>
>
I use and recommend AntiVir Personal. Avast! is also pretty good, but
not, IMO, as good as AntiVir.
http://www.free-av.com





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nashraf.nasa

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:55 am
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On Mar 15, 6:43 am, "Al" <albe....RemoveThis@joimail.com> wrote:
> I would like to see replies from people who are using free AV programs.
> 1. Which ones do you recommend as effective and quick?
> 2. Do any free ones come complete with bugs and problems?
> Al

Avira Antivir PE Classic and AOL Active Virus Shield are two very good
and effective AVs. Active Virus Shield uses Kaspersky's engine which
like Avira's has very high detection rate. You could see for yourself
these tests.
www.av-comparatives.org
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