Antivirus for vista

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Name: gargca (by Gaurav Arora)
Date: May 9, 2008 at 00:49:54 Pacific
Subject: Antivirus for vista
OS: Windows Vista
CPU/Ram: T5300,4GB,office 2007
Model/Manufacturer: Toshiba

Comment:

AVG 7.5 is withdrawing its service shortly. What is the best option after that?

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Response Number 1

Name: btk1w1
Date: May 9, 2008 at 01:34:10 Pacific
Subject: Antivirus for vista

Reply: (edit)

If you are looking for a free replacement AV program for Vista, Avast is an excellent alternative.
There are others that are equally as good but I prefer Avast for its real-time protection, boot scan and AV screen saver.
It doesn't nag you with pop-ups reminding you there's a paid for version (in fact the free version is as good - it's just restricted for home use) and the heuristic detection built in isn't too sensitive reducing the amount of false positives.
My vote for a Vista AV goes to Avast, but there are plenty to choose from.
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-a...

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Response Number 2

Name: jam
Date: May 9, 2008 at 05:31:45 Pacific
Subject: Antivirus for vista

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"AVG 7.5 is withdrawing its service shortly. What is the best option after that?"
AVG Free 8.0
"And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"

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Response Number 3

Name: Sabertooth
Date: May 9, 2008 at 06:29:31 Pacific
Subject: Antivirus for vista

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I agree ... you can't go wrong with Avast!
- Compatible with Vista (x86 & x64)
- Doesn't bog down the machine.
- Free
- And as hinted by btk1w1, you get real-time protection, boot scan & AV screen saver, plus an installation/uninstallation routine that doesn't crap itself all over the whole place.

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Response Number 4

Name: KevinS.
Date: May 9, 2008 at 15:45:24 Pacific
Subject: Antivirus for vista

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I highly suggest PC Tools Anti-Virus

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Response Number 5

Name: Alphawave
Date: May 10, 2008 at 18:34:56 Pacific
Subject: Antivirus for vista

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Jam was a bit brief, but correct! AVG isn't stopping their AVG Free, just the previous version. All you have to do is upgrade to the latest version.
Check http://free.grisoft.com/
Btw, I prefer Avast with Vista.
Don't squat with your spurs on!

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