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I ran a subject search in this forum but didn't return anything . . .
I need virus protection for my computer at home. I now have cable internet and download a lot of MP3 files from Limewire. Are there any good free virus protection programs available? Where? If free is not an option, what is a good choice? TIA.
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i dont kno of any free ones but the one we use here on our computer is Norton Antivirus... it works really well 
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AVG has a free version available. Never tried it though.
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Yeah AVG is pretty good I have it installed on a few systems at home and at other people houses just make sure whatever you use that you keep it up to date otherwise it is worse than not ahving something on there I think.
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I just installed the free version of AVG. Thanks for pointing it out to me. I will let you all know if I have any problems or concerns with the product.
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I use this free virus scan about once a week. Always up to date. Works well. http://housecall.antivirus.com/
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Esafe is what I use. It works very well and the send you emails about downloadable updates as new viruses come around. Zone Alarm And since your using a cable hookup this is a really good firewall to protect yourself from prying eyes. Guards against spyware and other sneaky programs puting your personal info on the net! Best of all, both are FREE!
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i got mcafee for free or close to it by rebates at circuit city, it's really good and has optional firewall(it blocks me from doing anything on the internet though) and a hard drive cleaner.
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You NEED McAfee VirusScan these days to do anything! These forums aren't going to last much longer so send me an email at shotwell@pugetsound.net or ICQ me at 18661371 so we can talk about it more. I CAN HELP YOU MAN!!
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Originally posted by shotwell:
You NEED McAfee VirusScan these days to do anything! These forums aren't going to last much longer so send me an email at shotwell@pugetsound.net or ICQ me at 18661371 so we can talk about it more. I CAN HELP YOU MAN!!
Mike I agree, Norton's is basically same thing so would work just as good. McAfee actually catches the NoClose viruses, where pop-up windows won't close. Though I do have some problems with it, mine updates only when it feels like it and won't let me check for updates(I could re-install it and it would probably work). Also it takes half a minute for it to start loading and windows won't let me do anything(other than strictly windows operations) until it's loaded.
"Wow, that sank fast." "Yeah, like a rock." 96 Contour GL ATX 9mm Ford Racing Wires; 2 Resonators down, 1 to go;"Special airbox"; many mods planned Sony CD player: 50wattsx4;remote; Speakers=50 watt Pioneer 6x8s Ross Evans
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