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ldw
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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:
many thanks:rolleyes:
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Try AVG 7.5 available from filehippo.com0
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https://www.eset.com and get NOD32.0
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Avast will be suitable. Home version is free.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html0 -
many thanks to you all i will have a look at them and try to find the best one for my mother :T0
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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/That gum you like is coming back in style.0 -
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..0
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Just exactly what I was going to say. Win98 is SAFER than XP/Vista.0
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What's Windows 98?There are 10 types of people in the world; those who understand binary and those who don't...0
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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The firewall is an outdated version, the last for win98 ver.61-744-001-en.Move along, nothing to see.0
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