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need free antivirus recommendation
Name: len (by leonard j) Date: May 30, 2008 at 17:42:14 Pacific OS: win xp home CPU/Ram: p4 512MB Product: dell / dimension
Comment:
i've been baby sitting someone elses wfw 3.11 machine for several years
now, i'm trying to keep their Windows XP Home machine functional
Their Norton Anti Virus Subscription expired
Should I insist they renew, change to McAffee or try a free ware AntiVirus Program??
Are any of the Freeware Antivirus programs any good??
Name: scooter Date: May 30, 2008 at 21:29:27 Pacific
Reply:
I would recommend they get nod32.
Is a very good antivirus/antimalware program it is $40 online
Scooter D
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Response Number 2
Name: len (by leonard j) Date: May 31, 2008 at 10:36:26 Pacific
Reply:
thanks scooter
i downloaded and installed Avast last night and found the download link for AVG
we shall see how Avast works
i think i'm going to recommend a non microsoft OS
does linux / lindows have these type of security issues??
what about IBM PC/OS2, et al???
MAC? /APPLE??
Solaris/Sun/Cisco??
BeOS/....???
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Response Number 3
Name: Ghostman 1 Date: June 3, 2008 at 11:14:32 Pacific
Reply:
There are allot of free ones out there, AVG/ Avast/Bitdefender/ ClamWin ... There are others as well, just do a google search.. Or Check here: http://majorgeeks.com/
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