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Freeware virus scanners?

  • 04-07-2005 12:50pm
    #1
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭


    Something happened my mcafee scanner, need to reinstall but cannot find cd....

    Got Norton 2004, was in German and now for some reason it wont uninstall properly :rolleyes:

    So! Can someone point me in the direction of a decentish virus scanner (or shareware) until I get something else sorted?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Gilgamesh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,239 ✭✭✭Gilgamesh


    if you want to get NAV 2004 removed, then go to the symantec tech support site and query for RNAV and you will find a removal tool for it


  • #3
    C Fodder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 267 ✭✭C Fodder


    AVG Free

    Works fine


  • #4
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Great, thanks guys :)


  • #5
    Zaph0d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 756 ✭✭✭Zaph0d


    www.avast.com


  • #6
    Dr_MalPractice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 95 ✭✭Dr_MalPractice


    AVG from www.grisoft.com and avast together give great screening, i've yet to have anything get by both.
    finally have BB again after taking nearly 2 months to transfer connection from UTV to BT, all eircoms fault in the end.


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  • #7
    mp3guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,979 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    or just get linux


  • #8
    Drapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭Drapper


    Avg !


  • #9
    duridian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,541 ✭✭✭duridian


    Another vote for AVG here.


  • #10
    bambam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭bambam


    +1 for AVG


  • #11
    peepsbates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 355 ✭✭peepsbates


    Avg Avg Avg


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  • #12
    DemonOfTheFall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭DemonOfTheFall


    I dont trust AVG. I use Symantec Corporate 10 (Yes of course I run my own business to have obtained a corporate copy).

    Ever since I noticed that AVG didnt catch java stuff that norton caught ive been back to the big boys. That and Symantec is so nice and easy to run an unattended silent install of whereas you have to go and do a re-pack or some other crap to get AVG to install easily.


  • #13
    Sleipnir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭Sleipnir


    mp3guy wrote:
    or just get linux


    Why does someone always have to throw that in?
    When people ask for a virus scanner, assume they're not going to DUMP their existing OS and put linux on instead.
    WE KNOW!


  • #14
    Gandalf23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Gandalf23


    I use Avast! and AVG and it detects lots of nasties (including the java stuff!!!) that Norton ignores. Avast! slows the computer horribly though...


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