[ShadowAce]

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I just switched to VIPRE and it seems to be the best, I have used.

[hoagy62]

I have AVG Free (by recommendation of a Freeper). Should I be dumping that for the Microsoft AV?

[arthurus]

I have been using AVG for a couple of years now and have not had any virus since I started using it. Previously I had McAfee for 4 years and had occasional viruses. I think I will stay with a demonstrated effective product. And it is free.

[musicman]

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[Dr. Sivana]

A column written by Hiawatha Bray. I met him in Chicago years ago. A great character, and certainly no liberal. And yes, that is his real name.

[techcor]

bump

[MayflowerMadam]

Since this is a tech thread, two things:

1. With our Time Warner internet we get free “CA Security Suite”, and it’s been very good. However, I bought a 64-bit HP laptop and the free CA Suite isn’t compatible with it. HP recommended AVG and it’s been good. I like that there are checkmarks next to the sites to indicate whether they’re safe or not BEFORE you click on the link.

2. Does anyone know if it’s an easy and/or inexpensive to transition from Vista to Windows 7? Would it be worth it?

[grey_whiskers]

Microsoft selling antivirus software?

Sounds like a classic "protection racket" to me! /sarc>

Mac or UNIX is generally preferable.

Cheers!

[TChris]

Until I have a problem with AVG Free, I'll stick with it.

It's been the best anti-virus product I've ever used. ...and I've used most of them.

[Chances Are]

This is rich, coming from the Boston Globe (whose exit from publishing cannot transpire soon enough!).

This past weekend on their Patriots’ page of their sports section they featured a banner that contained the pescanner1 trojan virus.

Download that to your machine and you'll have hours of entertainment trying to get rid of it and it's effects!

In my case, Avast anti-virus stopped it. It wasn't until I checked my open Web pages that I saw it was the Globe.

Just so you'll know, when you see these Lib rags expounding on anything of consequence.

CA....

[GovernmentShrinker]

No thanks. I want my antivirus software to notify me of Microsoft’s evil tricks.

[Deagle]

For the best free software - all catagories go to Gizmo...

http://www.techsupportalert.com/

[sportutegrl]

I have a free antivirus that came with my ISP, (Charter). It is called F-Secure. I have loaded and reloaded it and it fails to update itself. My MS virus software ‘monitor’ (Windows Security Center), keeps reporting problems with it. I also seem to be getting quite a few viri. Perhaps I should trash this and install the Microsoft program.

[Defiant]

I installed the program yesterday. I have a question of my geeky freeper friends: Can I get rid of my antivirus program if I install MSE, or is it meant to supplement an antivirus program? I use Avast’s free antivirus software currently, and it and MSE are running right now. I’d like to free up computer resources if I can, and run only one.

[Publius6961]

Microsoft does not exactly have a good track record with their "free" stuff.
They disable competitors, hijack resources and sneak spyware unannounced.
Caught and busted in the past, with court awards to back it up.

[philetus]

Microsoft Security Essentials 2009=FREE!!!

Microsoft Security Essentials 2012 weekly update=$348.00