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AOL and AVG free?

bestpud
bestpud Posts: 11,048 Forumite
Hiya

My sister has asked me to help her set up broadband on her new computer. She will be using aol and if I don't sort an antivirus etc for her, she probably won't do it herself.

I'm wondering if avg free will run ok with aol or, if not, if there is another free antivirus that will.

I would also welcome advice on any free firewalls and anti spyware that she can use.

OS is xp home btw

tia
Helen

Comments

  • Quark_2
    Quark_2 Posts: 33 Forumite
    Zone alarms not a bad free firewall, Anti-Vir is a decent free AV.
  • sra
    sra Posts: 4,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    AVG works fine with AOL

    Never had a problem
  • bestpud
    bestpud Posts: 11,048 Forumite
    Thanks for that

    I was unsure as I seem to recall there being some probs for aol users when I first began using avg - but that was a good while ago - and I didn't want to download something that would affect her pc.

    Helen :)
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