Free Anit-Virus and stuff???

skylight

My Mcaffee subscription has just run out (yeah!!) and I need a new one - but don't have the £30+ some places want.

I tried goggle AVG - and masses of places came up to download for free. Now, I have no idea what these places are, so I came here!

Whats the best free one to use, and where can I get it safely???

Charlotte

Rockee

I was recommended AVG from one of these threads and so far seems to be doing the job and it was free!

scorour

Get AVG Free directly from there site:

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

link is at the bottom of the page....
( http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg71free_362a652.exe )

skylight

Found, installed and ready to go!

Thanks!

RussWWFC

Yep AVG is good (I use it) and Avast is supposed to be good.

If you want a firewall try Sygate Personal Firewall - its free and very good.

Also Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware will keep your PC free of any nasties

Mr_Skint_2

Not forgetting if you ever run a scan using AVG do it in safe mode.
Usually tap F8 on start up.

Fran

If you have a look at Techie FAQ's under Internet Security you'll find a lot of helpful links provided by moneysavers for free and/or good software.

srak

Mr_Skint wrote:

Not forgetting if you ever run a scan using AVG do it in safe mode.
Usually tap F8 on start up.

Hi Mr Skint
Can you explain this? My scan comes on automatically at 3.a.m. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks

Mr_Skint_2

Oh ok if you run a AVG scan run the scan in safe mode i.e.
restart PC and tap F8 to go into safe mode then run a scan then after scan
completion restart PC as normal, as for Adaware run with system restore off then scan then turn back on syustem restore..http://www.pchell.com/virus/systemrestore.shtml

shokadelika

My friend reccomend Avast she is a programmmer have been running it with six friends none have ever had a virus https://www.avast.com

Mr_Skint_2

Funnily enough a virus will get past any AV program or more importantly
E-mail or a non-firewalled system, as Avast will remove some things that
AVG wont and vice versa, as stated in a c-net poll they both get the same rating.