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best free anti-virus for vista

  • 21-11-2008 12:23am
    #1
    metalfest
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    what's the best free anti virus for vista?


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  • #2
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=best+free+antivirus


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    have a look over here

    there are loads of free for home user antivirus products
    but other malware is probably a bigger threat than viruses so you may need other software too

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1009


  • #4
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    AVG 8 free


  • #5
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    Avast


  • #6
    iMax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭iMax


    nipplenuts wrote: »
    Avast

    +10

    Uninstalled AVG & put on Avast & it found loads of little things


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  • #7
    Overheal
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    Is avast the one that likes to wake me up in the middle of the night screaming "VIRUS DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED" ?

    ...other than that its grand.


  • #8
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Overheal wrote: »
    Is avast the one that likes to wake me up in the middle of the night screaming "VIRUS DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED" ?

    ...other than that its grand.
    Avast does talk afaik,

    Avira AntiVir Free really...

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  • #9
    Dorsanty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Dorsanty


    Avast is known to scare small children and pets.

    As with all software there are options to be silent and just update in the background, no more talking.

    +1 Avast.

    I still find it wierd that I can play Crysis and other such games with Avast running. I never shut it off.


  • #10
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Overheal wrote: »
    Is avast the one that likes to wake me up in the middle of the night screaming "VIRUS DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED" ?
    Ha, it's quite easy to turn that off. Freaked me out when I first heard it too.


  • #11
    coffey-16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭coffey-16


    avg free 8, spybot search & destroy and ad-aware.....3 of these together and never had any problems


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