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15 years ago

Can you recommend one that is free and does a good job?

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Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
15 years ago
I use AVG Free. It comes highly recommended by the folks over at The Computer Help Forum.

Sue

Here is a link that might be useful: AVG Free
marilyn_c
15 years ago
I like Avast. Also free. Has good reviews too.
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User
15 years ago
AVG here too
msmarion
15 years ago
The computer maintance company for our business computers installed the free AVG in our company computers and our home computer. They highly recommend it to all of their customers. We have never had any issues. It's set to run the scans during the early AM when we are sleeping.
mariend
15 years ago
I like Avast.
cynic
15 years ago
Over the years I've used, well a lot of different antivirus programs, both pay and free. I use and recommend AVG. Many like Avast but I had too many problems on certain machines with it, and since it's heavier on resources it didn't work well for most of my applications. Antivir from Avira has a loyal following too. You could try and see which you like best. When it comes down to it, the bigger name programs all do a good job. It's more important to have, use and most importantly update a program regularly. Beyond that comes a lot of personal preference.

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