anti-virus

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anti-virus

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by tweakismyname, Jul 13, 2007.

  1. tweakismyname

    tweakismyname New Member

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    hey recently my computer has been acting strange, i get windows closing for no reason and the strat menu opening up spontaniously (usualy when im about to beat some1 in arcade) and i was wondering if anyone knew where i could get a good free anti-virus/malware/spyware program.
     
    tweakismyname, Jul 13, 2007
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  2. GuiMontag

    GuiMontag New Member

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    'advanced spyware remover' is alright, there arnt many good free ones
     
    GuiMontag, Jul 13, 2007
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  3. Imagine.

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    Quite the contrary GuiMontag, There are numerous good free anti-virus software solutions out there. Tweak here is a list of what I think are the top contenders:

    - Avast! Home Edition
    - AVG Anti-virus Free Edition
    - Avira AntiVir Personal Edition
    - ClamWin Anti-virus
     
    Imagine., Jul 13, 2007
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  4. PowerkickasS

    PowerkickasS New Member

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    is ad-aware legitimate? i deleted it cuz it kept freezing my comp afta new update o_O it seems a bit dodgy
     
    PowerkickasS, Jul 13, 2007
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  5. Nikzad

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    yeah adware is legit, but it does suck up a lot of resources, like %^@#$(*&_ Norton
     
    Nikzad, Jul 13, 2007
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    Don't forget Spybot S & D for spyware removal. Best I've seen.
     
    Skylark, Jul 13, 2007
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  7. tweakismyname

    tweakismyname New Member

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    thx ill try some of those out.

    EDIT: ok i dled avast and Spybot S & D and did a thouroh search and found 3 things, fixed those and now it runs fine, thx for ur guys help
     
    tweakismyname, Jul 13, 2007
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    Mcafee?
     
    Darktemplar_L, Jul 16, 2007
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  9. FlyingTiger

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    yea I recommend AVG.. its free and its a good anti-virus program and it automatically updates daily
     
    FlyingTiger, Jul 17, 2007
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  10. UchihaItachi0129

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    i dont know about any free ones. they pretty much all suck. but if you want a good one that CAN update 24/7 (i said can because i'm pretty sure you dont want to be updating it every single hour) use Kaspersky.

    KASPERSKY FTW.
     
    UchihaItachi0129, Jul 17, 2007
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  11. FlyingTiger

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    no AVG is very good... I never had a virus since I had it

    well I never actually got a virus but AVG makes me feel safer and its better on my wallet.
     
    FlyingTiger, Jul 17, 2007
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  12. UchihaItachi0129

    UchihaItachi0129 New Member

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    lol. my mom bought me the antivirus so same effect :p
     
    UchihaItachi0129, Jul 17, 2007
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  13. Imagine.

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    Now you have no basis to say that freeware alternatives suck, because you do not know about any of them. You would be amazed to see how effective they are and though some of them do take longer than a commercial version to update and generally offer little to no technical support,You can visit third party forums to ask around and most people will be glad to help. In some cases, freeware alternatives catch things that commercial products miss.

    I use Norton as my primary defense and Avast as my second opinion.
     
    Imagine., Jul 17, 2007
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