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Free antivirus software anyone?
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| StereoPrincess |
I did a search on this site and nothing came up.
What is the best free anti-virus program out there currently?
I don't like MacAfee too much because it seriously slows down my computer. |
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| AnotherWay83 |
you should've tried google instead :) (macafee isn't free)
theres one called AVG and another called AntiVir...both are pretty good...and there are others too...just search google |
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by AnotherWay83
you should've tried google instead :) (macafee isn't free)
theres one called AVG and another called AntiVir...both are pretty good...and there are others too...just search google |
yeah but i don't get feedback on google.
and i'm so old that i remember mcafee being free but i now realize it's not. |
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| igottaknow |
| I have a "free" life time subscription to norton (i delete the expiration registry setting every 6 months) ;) |
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
I have a "free" life time subscription to norton (i delete the expiration registry setting every 6 months) ;) |
hee hee. that's smart.
if i did that i would probably delete something important and have everything backwards on my computer.:) |
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| A.J. |
| Try "Antivir" - i use it and it's great! |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
hee hee. that's smart.
if i did that i would probably delete something important and have everything backwards on my computer.:) |
my bro is the smart one, he told me how to do it. but seriously i would buy norton its only $35 and its worth every penny, i just dont agree with this subscription bull. |
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| AnotherWay83 |
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
my bro is the smart one, he told me how to do it. but seriously i would buy norton its only $35 and its worth every penny, i just dont agree with this subscription bull. |
why dont you agree with it? writing code to detect and tackle viruses is top-notch stuff, not something any average programmer can do...or do expertly, anyway... |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by AnotherWay83
why dont you agree with it? writing code to detect and tackle viruses is top-notch stuff, not something any average programmer can do...or do expertly, anyway... |
over the years i've bought a number of versions of norton so i dont feel that bad, maybe i'm just rationalizing it. |
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| tribu |
| quote: | Originally posted by AnotherWay83
why dont you agree with it? writing code to detect and tackle viruses is top-notch stuff, not something any average programmer can do...or do expertly, anyway... |
Doesnt this raise the question of who is releasing the viruses? Are there really disgruntled computer programmers out there writing sophisticated viruses in an attempt to bring down the worlds computing networks? Or are companies like Symantic (owner of Norton) Mcafee, and other profiteering companies paying people to supply viruses for them. What better way to keep a market alive and active by regularly releasing new viruses, so much so that people are required to pay for a subscription to anti-virus definitions. Yes, this is conspiracy theorish, but its been that kind of week... |
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| ShadoWolf |
Norton, hands down. Don't even look at any other program.
edit: I know it's not free, but it's well worth the cost. The only issue I have is that it takes a while to load up on startup. But that's a small price to pay. |
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