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AVG - no longer free - what now ?

clutton_2
clutton_2 Posts: 11,149 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
does anyone have a free and excellent alternative to AVG computer virus checker which announced today that it will no longer be free ? thanks
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  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    clutton wrote: »
    does anyone have a free and excellent alternative to AVG computer virus checker which announced today that it will no longer be free ? thanks

    Have you tried the search feature of the forum? ;)

    AVG is still free and this has been asked daily. :D
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • fwor
    fwor Posts: 6,943 Forumite
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    You can still get AVG free here:

    http://free.grisoft.com/

    They seem to do the same thing with every new release: pop up a reminder that you need to upgrade, but point to the paid version.

    Not that I blame them - if nobody paid for it, how would they pay their development staff?
  • Millionaire
    Millionaire Posts: 3,748 Forumite
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    Try Grisoft who do a free version.
  • ViHan
    ViHan Posts: 202 Forumite
    Free AVG and other software here on Download.com
    http://www.download.com/3120-20_4.html?tg=dl-20&qt=avg%20free&tag=srch
  • Karl.H_2
    Karl.H_2 Posts: 310 Forumite
    Apple Mac OS X
    "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."
    - Epicurus (341 BC - 270 BC)
  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Karl.H wrote: »
    Apple Mac OS X

    That's your free alternative? Spend hundreds of quid on a completely new computer and replacement software?
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • stamford
    stamford Posts: 5,175 Forumite
    clutton wrote: »
    does anyone have a free and excellent alternative to AVG computer virus checker which announced today that it will no longer be free ? thanks


    Where did you read this "announcement" ?
  • Millionaire
    Millionaire Posts: 3,748 Forumite
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    stamford wrote: »
    Where did you read this "announcement" ?

    I think he's taking the michael ;)
  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
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    superscaper wrote: »
    That's your free alternative? Spend hundreds of quid on a completely new computer and replacement software?

    It take the sport out of spotting the closet fanboys when people are that blatant :(
  • clutton_2
    clutton_2 Posts: 11,149 Forumite
    ""Where did you read this "announcement""

    on a pop up on my machine

    many thanks for the suggestions everyone
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