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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?
TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: antivirus; help
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To: holymoly
To: SWAMPSNIPER; martin_fierro; evilC
    First time I ran AVG it caught stuff that Norton was ignoring.I ditched all Norton ($$) anti-virus software on our computers in favor of AVG Free Anti-Virus also. Seems to do a great job.
 
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posted on 
02/25/2005 8:30:14 AM PST
by 
nutmeg
(democRATs = The Party of NO)
 
To: nutmeg
    Yeah, when my Norton subscription expires on a machine, I switch over to AVG. Works like a charm.
 
To: Jack of all Trades
    I don't know about these other FReepers, but I just ran AVG and CAN'T GET ON THE INTERNET!!! [on another computer now]. 
 I uninstalled the AVG and still unable to connect??????
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posted on 
02/25/2005 9:26:40 AM PST
by 
Ff--150
(Multiple Tsunamis of Income)
 
To: Jack of all Trades
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posted on 
02/25/2005 9:31:45 AM PST
by 
jdm
(Stockhausen, Kagel, Xenakis -- world capitals or avant-garde composers?)
 
To: Ff--150
    I uninstalled the AVG and still unable to connect??????
  
 How do you connect to the internet, i.e., Cable, DSL, dial-up? Try resetting/restarting your modem. Leave the modem turned off for 5 or 10 minutes and then turn it back on and reboot. Let me know if that does the trick.
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posted on 
02/25/2005 9:43:00 AM PST
by 
jdm
(Stockhausen, Kagel, Xenakis -- world capitals or avant-garde composers?)
 
To: jdm
    Thanx
Uninstalled AVG, rebooted 3 times, turned off for 1/2 hour, System Restore 3 different dates.
Dial-up, and do connect, but won't let me sign-in, tries 5 times. 
6.0 let me just uninstall. Have Windows XP
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posted on 
02/25/2005 10:55:48 AM PST
by 
Ff--150
(Multiple Tsunamis of Income)
 
To: Jack of all Trades
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posted on 
02/25/2005 11:03:15 AM PST
by 
PoorMuttly
("I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom")
 
To: Ff--150
    I had a similar problem. The first time I ran AVG, it deleted a Trojan, Rundll. Rundll had changed my internet connection settings but as long as it was there, I could still connect. 
 Once it was deleted, I couln't go anywhere. IE couldn't connect and would say, "page can't be found". Mozilla, on the other hand, said my proxy settings were wrong. 
 Try internet option--connections and fiddle around in there.
To: Ben Ficklin
    "Try internet option--connections and fiddle around in there."
Thanx! I had a trojan. Give it a shot later.
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posted on 
02/27/2005 4:40:35 AM PST
by 
Ff--150
(Multiple Tsunamis of Income)
 
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