windows 98 help

ldw

could anybody recommend good free anti virus and software programs for my mothers ageing computer, she has just had broadband fitted so needs protecting
many thanks:rolleyes:

TrishaM

Try AVG 7.5 available from filehippo.com

espresso

TrishaM wrote: »

Try AVG 7.5 available from filehippo.com

No a long term solution as updates will/may only continue until the end of the year, due to the release of AVG 8. You could try a linux live CD e.g. here

Conor_3

https://www.eset.com and get NOD32.

Exo

Avast will be suitable. Home version is free.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html

ldw

many thanks to you all i will have a look at them and try to find the best one for my mother :T

penrhyn

You could buy your mum a nice new PC, Windows 98 is 10years old unsupported and probably open to all sorts of attacks.
You can get a cheap Dell for £299.
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&oc=D055106&dgc=AF&cid=5212&lid=122756

Lots of choice here

http://www.dmxdimension.com/

[Deleted User]

The irony is that most exploits/malware/virus's in circulation now would probably have no effect on Windows 98 all that much because dated and everything focus's on the way NT/2k/XP/Vista is engineered now..

Conor_3

Just exactly what I was going to say. Win98 is SAFER than XP/Vista.

sleep2much

What's Windows 98?

spud17

I've got a spare that runs Win98se with AVG free, Spybot, Superantispyware and Zone Alarm firewall.
The firewall is an outdated version, the last for win98 ver.61-744-001-en.