Rising Anti-virus Free query

[hdoherty]

I need a free anti-virus program to work with my beloved WinMe, and
Rising Anti-virus Free and Avast seem to be the only ones around.
Avast stops support for WinMe at the end of this year, leaving Rising
as my best bet. Anyone with experience with Rising Free? Good? Bad?

 

[Heather]

I need a free anti-virus program to work with my beloved WinMe, and
Rising Anti-virus Free and Avast seem to be the only ones around.
Avast stops support for WinMe at the end of this year, leaving Rising
as my best bet. Anyone with experience with Rising Free? Good? Bad?

Never heard of "Rising Free".....and my also beloved WinME is sitting
behind me and it still works. There is a Microsoft news group for WinME
General and that is where you will get the definitive answer.

I use Avast on this XP and am happy with it. If you stay with an older
version such as you have, you should be OK. Or you could buy a
router.......mine sits unused behind this monitor, grin.

Check out a website called "oldversion.com" I used it a lot with WinME.

Cheers....Heather (Ontario)

 

[1PW]

I need a free anti-virus program to work with my beloved WinMe, and
Rising Anti-virus Free and Avast seem to be the only ones around.
Avast stops support for WinMe at the end of this year, leaving Rising
as my best bet. Anyone with experience with Rising Free? Good? Bad?

Hello:

I agree with the other posters while I'll add that a used computer,
pre-loaded with legal OS/application software may be another alternative.

Attached is a report from SRI showing the relative ranking of Rising.

Rising receives next to no mention in these newsgroups while Avast is
mentioned/used/preferred by many.

<http://mtc.sri.com/live_data/av_rankings/>

HTH

Pete

 

[Virus Guy]

I need a free anti-virus program to work with my beloved WinMe

Norton AntiVirus 2002.

Doesn't need a key, serial number or activation.

Once you install it, and perform an update, it will update the virus
definition and scan engine to the current versions.

 

[FredW]

Norton AntiVirus 2002.

Doesn't need a key, serial number or activation.

Once you install it, and perform an update, it will update the virus
definition and scan engine to the current versions.

See also the thread "What is the last ver of Norton AV for Win98?"
of 2009-04-05.
;-)