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Free AV ?
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:39 am
by Tikker
just got a notification that AVG free is going away!
what else is out there that does a comparable job?
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:41 am
by Tikker
oh jumped the gun
they just make it look like free is going away
avg free 7.1 is going away
if you dig away at their website you can find avg free 7.5
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:45 am
by Naethyn
I use clamwin. I don't know if it works. I've only ever had one virus, ever.
http://www.clamwin.com
Plus, the system tray icon looks rad.
On a side note. Check this gem of a program out.
http://www.ccleaner.com
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:14 am
by DESX
Not free...but this is easily the best out of like the 15 anti-virus programs I have tried.
http://nod32.softwaresecuritysolutions.com/ worth buying if you have real problems with virus's.
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:28 am
by Tikker
bump
new version of avg free (7.5) just wtfpwn'd a trojan that I somehow picked up this morning
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:39 am
by runamonk
Been using NOD32 for ages. Love it.
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:01 pm
by Phlegm
Tikker, did you have to uninstall 7.1 first before loading up 7.5?
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:25 pm
by Tikker
nope, it did it all itself
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:26 pm
by Phlegm
Ok, thanks.
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:45 pm
by Ogru
Tikker wrote:oh jumped the gun
they just make it look like free is going away
avg free 7.1 is going away
if you dig away at their website you can find avg free 7.5
You can download 7.5 directly from here:
http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg75free_432a861.exe
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:43 pm
by Martrae
I'm hearing rumors it goes belly-up after 30 days anyway. Suddenly hits you with a "your trial is up" message...
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:25 am
by Narrock
I just bought the new Grisoft anti spyware program for $59.95. It SUCKS. It tells you what viruses and spyware you have, but doesn't remove it.
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:45 am
by runamonk
eh I'll stick with NOD32. It's not cheap but it gets the job done.
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:09 am
by Martrae
Narrock wrote:I just bought the new Grisoft anti spyware program for $59.95. It SUCKS. It tells you what viruses and spyware you have, but doesn't remove it.
Some viruses and spyware cannot be removed by commercial products. The best you can hope is they identify the ones you have so you can go thru the rigorous process of tracking down the rootkit yourself.
Having said that...the Grisoft Anti-Spyware program's strength is in preventing you from getting spyware and malware...not cleaning it up afterward.
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:12 am
by Narrock
Martrae wrote:Narrock wrote:I just bought the new Grisoft anti spyware program for $59.95. It SUCKS. It tells you what viruses and spyware you have, but doesn't remove it.
Some viruses and spyware cannot be removed by commercial products. The best you can hope is they identify the ones you have so you can go thru the rigorous process of tracking down the rootkit yourself.
Having said that...the Grisoft Anti-Spyware program's strength is in preventing you from getting spyware and malware...not cleaning it up afterward.
I know, but there are tons of adware/virus/spyware removal tools out there. I had the free trial version of the one used by the government, and it was incredible. I need to find that one and just pay for it. I don't remember the name of it though. It did a scan of my hard drive and listed all the adware, viruses, and spyware that were on my HD, and gave an option of removing each one. It was that easy. Plus, it had the blocking program on it to prevent any more getting into your system.
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:13 am
by Tikker
Martrae wrote:I'm hearing rumors it goes belly-up after 30 days anyway. Suddenly hits you with a "your trial is up" message...
nope