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Recommendations for free anti virus?

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  1. 19FMzadester 19FMzadester is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 6:25pm)

    Anyone recommend any good free anti virus software for my old desktop?
     
  2. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 6:28pm) in reply to 19FMzadester

    avast and/or avg
  3. Autolobotomist Autolobotomist is offline playing air is my style? so what

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 6:32pm) in reply to Glo4m

    or Avira
  4. Willywoo Willywoo is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 6:33pm) in reply to Autolobotomist

    Microsoft Security Essentials
    Adaware lavasoft
    Malware bytes
    Spybot
  5. kdunlapmo kdunlapmo is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 6:39pm) in reply to Willywoo

     
    Originally Posted by Willywoo View Post

    Microsoft Security Essentials

    easily this
  6. Trav04 Trav04 is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 6:47pm) in reply to kdunlapmo

    Does the free shit work just as well as the paid for protection?
    Is it more of a hassle?

    Just curious if I am being stupid for buying it every year.
  7. Autolobotomist Autolobotomist is offline playing air is my style? so what

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 6:53pm) in reply to Trav04

     
    Originally Posted by Trav04 View Post

    Does the free shit work just as well as the paid for protection?
    Is it more of a hassle?

    Just curious if I am being stupid for buying it every year.

    Better. When you pay for antivirus you're paying a company to infect your PC occasionally to ensure that you cut them a check to renew your software license every year.

    Honestly, I've been running Avira for a year and a half and I click on everything I shouldn't.
  8. kdunlapmo kdunlapmo is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 6:55pm) in reply to Trav04

     
    Originally Posted by Trav04 View Post

    Does the free shit work just as well as the paid for protection?
    Is it more of a hassle?

    Just curious if I am being stupid for buying it every year.


    Microsoft Security Essentials is a fantastic AV software. IMO one of the best out there.
    Edited By: kdunlapmo Dec 10th, 2010 at 06:55 PM
  9. El Burro El Burro is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 9:03pm) in reply to kdunlapmo

    Go to Planned Parenthood and grab a handful of rubbers. They have tons of free ones. If you see any chicks there, you already know they put out. If you strike up a nice conversation, you might be protecting yourself from viruses in no time.
  10. wandigo wandigo is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 9:04pm) in reply to El Burro

    http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebyte...-10804572.html
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  11. cminer25 cminer25 is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 10:15pm) in reply to wandigo

    I use the free version of both malwarebytes and super anti spyware and the combo seems to work pretty well. Get CC cleaner also to clean up your registry (among other things).
  12. Admiral Admiral is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 10:17pm) in reply to cminer25

    malwarebytes, avast and microsoft security essentials
  13. freeworld777 freeworld777 is offline

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    Dec 10th, 2010 (12/10/2010 10:59pm) in reply to Admiral

    malwarebytes and avgfree has always done the trick
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