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Need Cheap Antivirus Software

Posted on 02/24/2005 5:36:52 PM PST by Jack of all Trades

I'm giving one of my old computers to my sister, but I don't have an antivirus program to install on it. Is there a cheap or free antivirus program out there that I can use on a WIN2K box? I run NIS 2005 on my own machine, but that's $70. NAV 2005 is $50. Is it worth it to cheap out, or should I spend the money?


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1 posted on 02/24/2005 5:36:54 PM PST by Jack of all Trades
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To: Jack of all Trades
Is free cheap enough?

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

(It's not a bad program, either, in spite of the price)

2 posted on 02/24/2005 5:42:09 PM PST by irv
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To: Jack of all Trades
AVG Antiviral. Free for private individual use.
3 posted on 02/24/2005 5:42:20 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Jack of all Trades

AVG is what you want. While you're at it, make sure you've deployed Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy. The trifecta for cheap bastards like me.


4 posted on 02/24/2005 5:44:02 PM PST by Petronski (Zebras: Free Range Bar Codes of the Serengeti)
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To: martin_fierro; irv

That's the link that topped out in my Google search. I'll check it out. Thanks.


5 posted on 02/24/2005 5:44:04 PM PST by Jack of all Trades
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To: Jack of all Trades

Download Computer Associates eTrust for free (1 yr) -

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/antivirus/default.mspx


6 posted on 02/24/2005 5:44:12 PM PST by ConservativeMind
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To: Jack of all Trades

AVG is for the rock-bottom price of Free-Ninety-Nine.


7 posted on 02/24/2005 5:44:24 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Smoke free since January 16, 2005)
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To: martin_fierro

First time I ran AVG it caught stuff that Norton was ignoring.


8 posted on 02/24/2005 5:45:44 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
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To: Jack of all Trades
Anti-Vir is also free and is very good.
9 posted on 02/24/2005 5:47:42 PM PST by Always Right
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To: Jack of all Trades
Anti-Vir is also free and is very good.

Sorry, didn't have http in the first link,

10 posted on 02/24/2005 5:48:50 PM PST by Always Right
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To: Always Right

Linkee no workee.


11 posted on 02/24/2005 5:48:57 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro

I know I fixed it in 10...


12 posted on 02/24/2005 5:50:41 PM PST by Always Right
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To: Always Right

Thanks all. I'll give it a shot.

Got to go put my son to bed. Usually that's lights out for me too.


13 posted on 02/24/2005 5:56:43 PM PST by Jack of all Trades
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To: Jack of all Trades

Don't forget SpywareBlaster 3.2

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html


14 posted on 02/24/2005 7:51:38 PM PST by JoJo Gunn (More than two lawyers in any Country constitutes a terrorist organization. ©)
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To: Jack of all Trades
Definiyetle use AVG Anti Virus. It's free and very effective. Very effective indeed.

One thing you'll want to do once you have it installed is to use msconfig and look at the programs that run at startup. Remove the program call AVGCC. Don't let it run at startup. All this does is put run the Control Center and put the little 4 color icon in your System Tray. What it will also do is cause some occasional problems with startup and shutdown of your PC as well as system freeze ups....if you are running Win98, Win 98se or Win ME.

I eliminated it from my startup and my PC has been running a lot smoother.

15 posted on 02/24/2005 9:13:24 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (If you decide to kick the tiger in the ass...you'd better be prepared to deal with the teeth.)
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To: Jack of all Trades
Of course, Definiyetle=definitely.

Wow. I gotta go to bed.

16 posted on 02/24/2005 9:15:15 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (If you decide to kick the tiger in the ass...you'd better be prepared to deal with the teeth.)
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To: Jack of all Trades

mark...


17 posted on 02/24/2005 11:16:08 PM PST by Deetes
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To: Jack of all Trades
 
Things you need--(all FREE)
Anti-Virus
AVG Anti-Virus version 7 (free) release available...
 Avast
Firewall
Kerio(Direct Download) Zone Alarm
 If are using zone alarm it may slow your PC. Try Outpost Firewall http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost or Sygate Firewall http://www.sygate.com/ both have FREE and Pro versions and are heads above ZA.
Misc.
IE Spyads SpywareBlaster Spyware Guard
Windows Update- you must keep updated, it is the start of a secure system-
get all CRITICAL Updates

Things you want(Still Free)
 
 Get Firefox I use Firefox PR1 and IMHO, beats the sox off MS Explorer. Life is good with tabs. Click the link and give it a try.

Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D
SpywareBlaster
MS MVP Hosts file
Mike Lin's Homepage and get the Startup Control Panel and Startup Monitor tools.
 
The best forum for malware removal:
-SWI Forums-
 
 
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315720/posts
 Microsoft Releases Anti-Spyware Beta 1 To Public Today.
Microsoft.com ^
 
=================================================
 
 
  Browser Wars, take two
various FR links | 12-22-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1306815/posts

...and let your compiler of links drop out of Lurk & Link mode for comment and advice:

Ditch IE. Honest to God, almost anything else will give you fewer problems. Try and compare- use IE, then run Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy... then try another browser and repeat. You will be stunned at the garbage IE attracts.

Keep your OS updated & patched.

Run a hardware firewall-- with today's LAN's, it's easy. You need a hardware firewall.

Use a software firewall, too-- if you don't, you'll never know how many times your PC is trying to "phone home" and send your info across the web.


Dropping out of Lurkin' & Linkin' Mode...

Avast! by Alwil found and healed viruses no other free or purchased software found. Try the online scans as well-- they sometimes catch stuff ( like Byte_Verify ) that others miss.

18 posted on 02/25/2005 12:10:22 AM PST by backhoe (Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the trackball into the Sunset...)
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To: backhoe

bttt


19 posted on 02/25/2005 3:57:10 AM PST by Ff--150 (Multiple Tsunamis of Income)
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To: Jack of all Trades

Check my FR homepage. You'll find links to everything you need - antivirus, antispyware, firewalls, etc. All freeware/open source.


20 posted on 02/25/2005 7:23:41 AM PST by holymoly ("A lot" is TWO words.)
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