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What would be the best free Anti-virus program ?, I am using AVG at
the moment

There are many good free AV applications available, and almost everyone has
his favorite. Most of the users are emotionally attached to their av
application and will have excellent reasons for not recommending any other
brand.
The most important thing here is that all of the available choices listed
here are better in some respects than in others, and which choice is better
for *you* depends on what you do, how you work, and which features you use.
The way you use your PC is different from others.
Have a look at this:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
and be guided accordingly.
Good info can be obtained here:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20
and here:
http://www.av-comparatives.org/

If the above is too deluging consider this:-
Real-time AV applications - for viral malware.
Do not utilize more than one (1) real-time anti-virus scanning engine!
Disable the e-mail scanning function during installation (Custom
Installation on some AV apps.) as it provides no additional protection.

Why You Don't Need Your Anti-Virus Program to Scan Your E-Mail
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm
Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx

Avira AntiVir® Personal - FREE Antivirus
http://www.free-av.com/
You may wish to consider removing the 'AntiVir Nagscreen'
http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm
or
Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
It includes ANTI-SPYWARE protection, certified by the West Coast Labs
Checkmark process, and ANTI-ROOTKIT DETECTION based on the best-in class
GMER technology.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
(Choose Custom Installation and under Resident
Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.)
or
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
http://free.grisoft.com/
(Choose custom install and untick the email scanner plugin.)
or
ESET NOD32 Antivirus - Not Free
http://www.eset.com/
or
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 7.0 - Not Free
http://www.kaspersky.com/homeuser

and (optional but highly recommendable)

On-demand AV applications.
(add them to your arsenal and use them as a "second opinion" av scanner).
David H. Lipman's MULTI_AV Tool
http://www.pctipp.ch/ds/28400/28470/Multi_AV.exe
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
English:
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/
Additional Instructions:
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm
and/or
BitDefender10 Free Edition (*NOT FOR VISTA*)
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html
Kaspersky's AVPTool
http://downloads5.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/AVPTool/
There's no updating involved since the scanning engine is updated
several times a day and you simply download the updated scanner whenever
you want to do a scan.

Dr.Web CureIt!® Utility - FREE
http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/

Malwarebytes© Corporation - Anti-Malware
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe
Note: It is Free for private use. Just download (do NOT buy) and install.

A-S applications - for non-viral malware.
The effectiveness of an individual A-S scanners can be wide-ranging and
oftentimes a collection of scanners is best. There isn't one software that
cleans and immunizes you against everything. That's why you need multiple
products to do the job i.e. overlap their coverage - one may catch what
another may miss, (grab'em all).

SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
and
Ad-Aware 2007 - Free
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html
and
Spybot Search & Destroy - Free
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
and
Windows Defender - Free (build-in in Vista)
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
WD monitors the start-registry and hooks registers/files to prevent spyware
and worms to install to the OS.
Interesting reading:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136195/article.html
"...Windows Defender did excel in behavior-based protection, which detects
changes to key areas of the system without having to know anything about
the actual threat."

A clarification on the terminology: the word "malware" is short for
"malicious software." Most Anti-Virus applications detect many types of
malware such as viruses, worms, trojans, etc.
What AV applications usually don't detect is "non-viral" malware, and the
term "non-viral malware" is normally used to refer to things like spyware
and adware.

Good luck :)
 
What would be the best free Anti-virus program ?, I am using AVG at
the moment


You'll get nearly as many differing opinions as you will responses.

I'll start by saying that I don't think any security "suite" is a
good choice. It'd be better to use smaller, less-resource-draining
stand-alone products. And, having had personal experience with
Verizon's business practices, I certainly wouldn't trust anything they
offer. Even if the product/service itself is fine, there'll be hidden
costs and "unadvertised" conditions and limitations associated with it.

I used, and recommended, Norton Antivirus and then Norton Internet
Security, for many years, on Win98, WinNT, Win2K, and WinXP, all without
any significant problems. I had used McAfee prior to that. But it's
been several years since I've been tempted to try McAfee products. Their
quality seemed to take a steep nose-dive after they were acquired by
Network Associates.

However, when my subscription to Symantec's updates for Norton
Internet Security 2002 came up for renewal (at a cost substantially
higher than the preceding year's subscription), I decided to try less
expensive solutions. I downloaded and installed the free version of
GriSoft's AVG (http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php ). It proved
to be easily installed, easy to use, and quite effective. Additionally,
I was pleasantly surprised to see a small but very noticeable
improvement in my PC's performance, once I'd replaced the Symantec
product. Another free (for personal use) anti-virus product is AVAST! 4
Home Edition (http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html), which is what
I'm currently using without problems on Vista Business.

For a recent comparison of anti-virus products:

Retrospective / ProActive Test
http://www.av-comparatives.org/


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What would be the best free Anti-virus program ?, I am using AVG at
the moment

Whatever you want. It's a personal preference and has nothing to do
with the XP. Do your own research.

Ask elsewhere
 
Still playing stupid??? And you changed your name again: From Edrick to
Navigator a.k.a Grumpy.
 
Nagivate yourself inline....

Navigator said:
Whatever you want.

sbryett is seeking for precisley that.
It's a personal preference and has nothing to do
with the XP.

sbryett knows that, and there is a little contigency with XP. Still is very
relevent to XP, some AV programs have Windows XP\Vista versions, some have
for Windows XP, or Windows Vista versions of their AV programs.
Do your own research.

sbryett is doing research.
Ask elsewhere

You came here, and did not have too. You can go elsewhere.

You did rename yourself various times, and been told to lose yourself many
more time than that...?

sbryett, I don't know how important your email address is you use here for
this posting, you may be applying filters to it quite soon. Beware of
spammers.

- WindPipe
 
Still playing stupid??? And you changed your name again: From Edrick to
Navigator a.k.a Grumpy.


Changing names often is standard procedure for trolls like him, They
do it to escape our killfiles. But it's easy enough to add them back
in under their new name.
 
Navigator said:
Whatever you want. It's a personal preference and has nothing to do
with the XP. Do your own research.

Ask elsewhere



Hmm. In a "general" group about an OS, I would think asking about a
critical software application such as antivirus to be a completely
legitimate question.


To the OP: AVG is good, but is no longer free. Starting w/ version
8.0, it only works for a 30-day period. Note that the price is not that
bad. Other good AV programs (some free, some have similar minimal
charges) are:

Avast!
MalwareBytes Anti-malware (I really kind of like this one)
Kapersky (sp?)

Note: a great forum that talks about virii and spyware is
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/
 
Changing names often is standard procedure for trolls like him, They
do it to escape our killfiles. But it's easy enough to add them back
in under their new name.

Block by posting IP address perhaps?

:-)
 
Chris Barnes said:
Hmm. In a "general" group about an OS, I would think asking about a
critical software application such as antivirus to be a completely
legitimate question.


To the OP: AVG is good, but is no longer free. Starting w/ version 8.0,
it only works for a 30-day period. Note that the price is not that bad.
Other good AV programs (some free, some have similar minimal charges) are:

Avast!
MalwareBytes Anti-malware (I really kind of like this one)
Kapersky (sp?)

Note: a great forum that talks about virii and spyware is
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/

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AVG is still free. I'm using AVG 8 free edition.

Galen
 
To the OP: AVG is good, but is no longer free. Starting w/ version
8.0, it only works for a 30-day period.


Although I don't personally use AVG, I believe that that's incorrect.
AVG 8.0 is still free.
 
Although I don't personally use AVG, I believe that that's incorrect.
AVG 8.0 is still free.
You are right Ken, AVG 8.0 is still giving out a free version. I'm
using it and other than turning off a few features that are annoying, it
works. Or seems to give the user the appearance of working, as this
is all we can say until its formally put to the test :-)
 
:
: To the OP: AVG is good, but is no longer free. Starting w/ version
: 8.0, it only works for a 30-day period. Note that the price is not that
: bad. Other good AV programs (some free, some have similar minimal
: charges) are:

Not true. AVG 8 free works forever.


:
: Avast!
: MalwareBytes Anti-malware (I really kind of like this one)
: Kapersky (sp?)
:
: Note: a great forum that talks about virii and spyware is
: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/
:
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: Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes
: (e-mail address removed) Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes
 
Bob said:
IP addresses will change more often than Aliases

Wildcarding (blocking a range) is quite useful. I believe this is
something common with vBulletin boards (and seems to be REALLY effective).
 
Chris said:
Wildcarding (blocking a range) is quite useful. I believe this is
something common with vBulletin boards (and seems to be REALLY effective).

Do newsreaders support that feature?
 

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