What free virus checker?

Have another look, I thought the same but was wrong, my son has just upgraded my computer to the latest version.
 
HHmm, that'll teach me to believe the hype. Anyway, AVG 8 has some awful user reviews so far, ok mainly from Vista users, I'm still on XP. Anyone got any other Virus Checkers that they can recommend?
 
I Use AVAST!
it updates itself regularly and touch wood no problems since I have been using it
( over 3 years now since I swapped from dumped Norton)
edit I used XP pro
 
JPS said:
HHmm, that'll teach me to believe the hype. Anyway, AVG 8 has some awful user reviews so far, ok mainly from Vista users, I'm still on XP. Anyone got any other Virus Checkers that they can recommend?
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I use AVG 8 and had no problems with Vista.
 
I am still using avg 7.5, as version 8 made my XP machine run VERY slowly. If 8 does not improve I'll do without. I think my virus checkers have caught only one virus in the last 5 years.
 
I have had to change to AVG recently, having been a confirmed Avast user, as XP64, avast and my wi-fi adapter did not like each other. Got several machines running both [not on the same machines, obviously] and I think they are much of a muchness certainly on XP, can't comment on them on Vista as not got any Vista machines atm :shrug:
 
whiteflyer said:
I am still using avg 7.5, as version 8 made my XP machine run VERY slowly. If 8 does not improve I'll do without. I think my virus checkers have caught only one virus in the last 5 years.
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Sods law will come along as soon as you decide not to use virus protection:nono:
 
I use COMODO on W2KP and XP machines, and the anti-malware on Vista. I'll be going to COMODO full time on Vista when NAV runs out

comodo link

Hope this helps.
 
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I didn't like AVG8 - having used AVG for years. I noticed when I logged in to Barclays online banking that they give you Kaspersky internet security full software for free...so I use that now. Kaspersky is one of the best and the price was good too :)
 
Always had AVG in one form or another, its never given me a moments trouble.
I upgraded to 8 at the same time as I re-formatted and it seems to work great.
I notice a resident shield that catches stuff on its way in, that wasn't in the previous AVG:thumbs:
The only thing that got on my nerves was the link checker during a google search, it puts a marker beside your search results and opens applets as you pass them telling you if the link is "safe" or not:gag:...pretty invasive, so I turned it off:thumbs:
Apart from that, its banging..
 
AVG is excellent.

Saying that, I have NO mail clients installed (use web based MS exchange), and last night the AVG pop scanner started scanning an OUTGOING EMAIL :suspect:

Confused, but havent a clue what to check or where to look.

Screw it ;)

Gary.
 
If you are a barclays online customer you can get 1 year of Kersperski for free at the moment.

Personally I use NOD32, have been for about 4 years and it has never let me down. (I actually pay for the licence as well !)
 
Ok guys, I spent much of Sunday afternoon and evening trying different virus software programs. I tried Avast, Avira something from Rising AV and all gave me issues that AVG never did. Avira would not connect to the internet no matter what I did to force an update, Avast wouldn't play ball either and the other one kept finding a virus but no matter what I did, it wouldn't stop popping up that this virus was there. So I'm off to try AVG 8 after all.....
 
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