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AlaninKY

What free virus scanner is the best? I currently use the free version of AVG 7.5 and the daily updates end at the end of May for version 7.5
The free version 8 is getting many bad reviews because the e-mail scan feature will only work for one month.
So, what's out there free to replace what I'm using? Is Avast Free Home any good?

laserjobs · Dan Needs To Hire Me Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 163

Does your ISP provide anti-virus software with your internet access?

strndedinalska · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:47 am Post subject:

AVG is good. I use PC Tools. Both are free.
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AlaninKY · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:28 am Post subject:

leons · MagicJack Contributor Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 70

Avira Antivir is the best.

HendersonMike · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:06 am Post subject:

I've been using Avast (free) AVAST for the past 3 years and have yet to get an infection.
As far as an ISP's offers of virus/firewall apps, I would decline to use them. I prefer to have any protection at my machine... not downstream.
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kumar · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 546

What ever you do, don't get the known ones like McAfee or Norton. I hate them, they are free at staples a lot and put a mess on my computer. I like CA which you can usually get free from somewhere... But, I either use AVG or no scanner at all. I did not upgrade to the new AVG yet, so I do not really know. ClamWin is also pretty good. Its open source so will never cost money. But I reformat very frequently (winthin the 60day windows activation period most of the time) so I do not really need virus scan on those computers....
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strndedinalska · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject:

I tried out Avira and it seems to work pretty well without bloating. If you don't like AVG, give Avira a try and you may like it too.
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AlaninKY · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject:

After doing more research on the various free virus scanning software, it is looking like the new free version of AVG doesn't have a 30 day limit on the free e-mail scanning feature according to Grisoft. See http://free.grisoft.com/ww.news
"Important information about e-mail scanning

Contrary to rumors circulating on the Internet, AVG Free 8.0 does not include any "trial" or "time-out" functionality. Every option provided in the program is fully functional for the life of the product. Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0

May 6, 2008"

I guess I'll try the new free version of AVG.

LikeMagic · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject:

This is good to know as I like AVG Laughing

strndedinalska · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 2:41 pm Post subject:

AVG never failed me like several of the name brand software I've used in the past.
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AlaninKY · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject:

I updated this afternoon my free AVG version 7.5 to the new free version 8 on one of my computers without any problems! Smile

LikeMagic · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

I've been running the latest AVG FE v8 for the last 2 weeks without any issue. Download AVG FE and other goodies at:
http://filehippo.com

gnimsh · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject:

If by free you mean "didn't have to pay for it" then I've used both kaspersky and NOD32 with great results. Kaspersky is annoying cuz its got this loud ass barking dog or a loud squealing pig when it finds a threat, and it scares the hell out of me every time. NOD32 was great until the last time I used windows and had it installed, when it would just crash my system less than halfway through any scan. Before that I used AVG, and Avira, and avast. I'm back to AVG on my windows VM but running linux I don't worry about viruses any more.