pagey Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 hi can anybody recommend a free anti virus software i have just changed to bt option 1 broadband and the av seems to be lacking any real protection thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I have always used AVG Free on all my computers and, touch wood, never had any problems. I did try Norton for 30 days but didn't like it as it takes over everything on the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klyne Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Randonneur - 2009-07-29 11:34 AM I have always used AVG Free on all my computers and, touch wood, never had any problems. I did try Norton for 30 days but didn't like it as it takes over everything on the computer. Was it Norton 2009? This is a very different software to the older versions and is much better as it uses idle time to scan not when you are working. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Norton has given me problems in the past so we use AVG free which does not seem to give any problems and has kept us problem free for several years. CCleaner, Malwarebytes, Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster are also all good programmes that appear to do what they claim without spying on you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duetto owner Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I use norton 360 v3 this years range is a vast improvement over previous versions. also use SAS http://majorgeeks.com/SUPERAntiSpyware_d5116.html its free and one of the best at cleaning spyware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Ray Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 AVG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 One more vote for AVG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave G Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Another vote for avg free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Avira Antivir personal, very good and free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camper69 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 AVG is good basic anti virus software and spyware is included but remember to keep it up to date. Updated databases are available virtually every day. Set it to update automatically at a time you are ususally online. Also set it to do an auto scan daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy T Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I have used AVG for years, but it would be a good idea to add SpywareBlaster www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html and AdAware www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php (both free) to protect against and/or get rid of Trojans, spyware and other nasties. Regards, Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
net-traveller Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Please read before accessing any free anti-virus, firewall or spyware offers. http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39470595,00.htm The other point is that you have asked about anti-virus but you should also use a firewall. Some to consider are Commodo and Zone Alarm. For spyware you can also consider Windows Defender. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagey Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 thanks for your replies i have loaded avg 8.5 free and spyware terminator. the laptop was loaded with mcafee which according to bt (part of option 3)was very good but when i ran spyware terminator it picked up 40 problems that mcafee had missed i will sort the firewall next thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Just turn on the XP or Vista firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 pagey - 2009-07-30 1:43 PM thanks for your replies i have loaded avg 8.5 free and spyware terminator. the laptop was loaded with mcafee which according to bt (part of option 3)was very good but when i ran spyware terminator it picked up 40 problems that mcafee had missed i will sort the firewall next thanks We use Zonealarm Free, no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spospe Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Just a point to consider when installing anti-virus and firewall software and that is to only have one copy of each, do not install two anti-virus programs, it's not recommended. There are four reasons for this, a) No manufacturer of virus scanning software approves or supports the use of multiple scanners. b) The effects of using multiple scanners may cause unexpected conflicts and program crashes depending on the combination of software and hardware on any particular PC. c) As long as no virus is encountered, there is no conflict between different scanners, but when a virus is found, which one will have the honour of dealing with it? d) There is always a performance overhead in running multiple programs (PC runs slower). Having said all the above, I have heard of folk using AVG and Norton with no reported problems; but see item d) above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagey Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 hi guys sorry for the lapse been hill walking in derbyshire thanks for the replies ..peter how do i turn the firewall on windows xp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 pagey - 2009-08-10 6:32 PM hi guys sorry for the lapse been hill walking in derbyshire thanks for the replies ..peter how do i turn the firewall on windows xp Click start click control panel windows firewall will be there. For some reason I forget at moment windows firewall is only recommended as last resort, I use pc tools firewall plus, others like zone alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I use Zone Alarm firewall so I can't remember how to turn the XP version off. HOWEVER - if you type in firewall into XP help the answer and an easy to follow routine to do so will appear as if by magic before your very eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spospe Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 If you have the Zone Alarm firewall, it will automatically turn the Windows XP version off for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Being a BT BBand customer I use there "Paid for" Freedie Antivirus. I might be tempted with the Msoft Freebie, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8095932.stm Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_C Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've used Avast for years and think its excellent. In fact I've just sorted out a friend's laptop with it, they had McAfee installed which kept popping up trojan warnings but wouldn't get rid of it, sorted with Avast. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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