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Virus protection
« on: February 08, 2011, 12:17:56 AM »
Does anyone have any advice on any virus protection?

Horton is too expensive.
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Re: Virus protection
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2011, 01:31:16 AM »
If you've got a Mac, Sophos has a damned decent antivirus for free.  If you have a PC and still have a connection to the university you went to (if you did), you may well be able to download one for free.  There's usually something about that on the homepage of the university IT department.
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Re: Virus protection
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2011, 03:04:16 AM »
My husband has Microsoft Essentials installed on all our computers.  It's free and provides a good anti-virus/anti-malware protection.

Previously, he'd had us using the free version of AVG.  I think we switched because he felt that the AVG program itself was getting too bloated, and not because he didn't think it worked.
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Re: Virus protection
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2011, 03:11:23 AM »
I'm in the US and have been happy with AVG Free.
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Re: Virus protection
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2011, 09:09:24 AM »
I use avast! and have been very happy with it. And not just because it makes me feel like a pirate. Arr!  ;D
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Re: Virus protection
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2011, 11:17:23 AM »
Another avast user here. Arrrrr!
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Re: Virus protection
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2011, 11:33:51 AM »
Quote from: DrSuperL99 on February 08, 2011, 09:09:24 AM
I use avast! and have been very happy with it. And not just because it makes me feel like a pirate. Arr!  ;D

Quote from: chary on February 08, 2011, 11:17:23 AM
Another avast user here. Arrrrr!

Dh & I use Avast as well on both computers. Arrrr!!
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Re: Virus protection
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2011, 11:21:46 PM »
AVGFree user here, and I also occasionally scan with Malwarebytes (also free) which is handy for picking out little spyware/malware problems that even the antivirus programmes can miss.
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Re: Virus protection
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2011, 08:54:02 PM »
Ive been using AVG for about 7 years now with no real issues.
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