Antivirus

[DEFENDER01]

HI All.
is there such a thing as a good freeware anti virus.
i have been using A V G for sometime but since their last new program i
have trouble with the updates.

 

[Alias]

HI All.
is there such a thing as a good freeware anti virus.
i have been using A V G for sometime but since their last new program i
have trouble with the updates.

Yeah, Avast!. Get it at www.avast.com

Alias

 

[Unknown]

First, ask yourself 'do I really need it'? If so, Why? Then, decide what
you want.

 

[Richard in AZ]

|
| HI All.
| is there such a thing as a good freeware anti virus.
| i have been using A V G for sometime but since their last new program i
| have trouble with the updates.
| --
| DEFENDER01

Tell us the AVG problems and we may be able to help.
AVG8 is having problems with dialup updates.
Fix by connecting to the internet manually and then update.
AVG8 free update server has a few problems in the last couple of days.
(bin file is missing - error message) Should be fixed in the next update.
but a manual update can be done if you need to clear the error message.
However, even with the error message, AVG 8 is still protecting you.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

HI All.
is there such a thing as a good freeware anti virus.
i have been using A V G for sometime but since their last new program i
have trouble with the updates.

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've used without problems on both WinXP Pro and Vista Business.

For a recent comparison of anti-virus products:

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


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[DEFENDER01]

Thanks for all your advice and comments.
it seems A V G did have a problem in their last update and have sorte
the problem out now.
reminds me of a problem Zonealarm had when Microsoft's update made i
unstable.
again thanks for your reply's

 

[MedRxMan]

I found that AVG8 has issues with Win 98 so I downloaded and installed
AVAST4 on my WIn 98 partition.

AVG8 however works well on my WIN XP Pro partition.

Good Luck

 

[Richard in AZ]

AVG no longer supports Windows 98, Windows Me or Windows 2000
Because MS no longer updates these programs.

|I found that AVG8 has issues with Win 98 so I downloaded and installed
| AVAST4 on my WIn 98 partition.
|
| AVG8 however works well on my WIN XP Pro partition.
|
| Good Luck
|
| | >
| > HI All.
| > is there such a thing as a good freeware anti virus.
| > i have been using A V G for sometime but since their last new program i
| > have trouble with the updates.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > --
| > DEFENDER01
|
|

 

[Kayman]

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've used without problems on both WinXP Pro and Vista Business.

For a recent comparison of anti-virus products:

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

Now, how do you reconcile this advise with your [copy/paste] response
directed to Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE dated 15-Aug-08
10:09:28 AM under the heading "Free Anti-Virus & Other Safety Software" of
13-Aug-08 8:20:32 PM in microsoft.public.security.homeusers , I wonder?

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

AVG does support Windows 2000.

: AVG no longer supports Windows 98, Windows Me or Windows 2000
: Because MS no longer updates these programs.
:
: |I found that AVG8 has issues with Win 98 so I downloaded and installed
: | AVAST4 on my WIn 98 partition.
: |
: | AVG8 however works well on my WIN XP Pro partition.
: |
: | Good Luck
: |
: | : | >
: | > HI All.
: | > is there such a thing as a good freeware anti virus.
: | > i have been using A V G for sometime but since their last new program
i
: | > have trouble with the updates.
: | >
: | >
: | >
: | >
: | > --
: | > DEFENDER01
: |
: |
:
:

 

[Ken Blake]

HI All.
is there such a thing as a good freeware anti virus.
i have been using A V G for sometime but since their last new program i
have trouble with the updates.

I recommend Avast!