I hate to ask again - what's the best free antivirus?

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Registered Jack

I just got done reading the topic thread that says avoid all free
anti-virus programs, but I'm still going to ask: "What's the best free
anti-virus program?" And I'm talking one that does the best job with
catching viruses, worms, trojans, etc.

I see this question asked a lot in here, but the responses always seem
to degenerate into petty arguments between the respondents.
 
I just got done reading the topic thread that says avoid all free
anti-virus programs, but I'm still going to ask: "What's the best free
anti-virus program?" And I'm talking one that does the best job with
catching viruses, worms, trojans, etc.
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IMHO Avast, <http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html>. I think it should
be supplemented by purpose-built malware catchers. Two are <Spybot Search &
Destroy, <http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html> and a-squared,
I see this question asked a lot in here, but the responses always seem
to degenerate into petty arguments between the respondents.
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That's just my opinion and I won't argue about it. ;-þ
 
From: "Registered Jack" <[email protected]>

| I just got done reading the topic thread that says avoid all free
| anti-virus programs, but I'm still going to ask: "What's the best free
| anti-virus program?" And I'm talking one that does the best job with
| catching viruses, worms, trojans, etc.
|
| I see this question asked a lot in here, but the responses always seem
| to degenerate into petty arguments between the respondents.

Then whay ask again ?
This gets posted too often. Why not browse the threads and read all the past posts and
responses.
 
Registered said:
"What's the best free anti-virus program?"
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Find an old Norton Anti-Virus (NAV) 2002 CD. Or Norton System Works
2002.

The one-year subscription licence can be renewed by simply
re-installing the program (that's why I consider it to be free). And
it updates itself over the net no problem.

That's the last version of NAV before it became a real slow, huge
resource hog.
 
The best anti-virus is Linux or Macintosh. Screw Windows and it's many
bugs, just get a better OS.
 
From: "Ze Muffinman" <[email protected]>

| The best anti-virus is Linux or Macintosh. Screw Windows and it's many
| bugs, just get a better OS.

NO !

The *best* anti virus is the person !

Any OS connected to the Internet used by someone who doesn't practice Safe Hex is at risk.
 
'David H. Lipman' wrote:
| The *best* anti virus is the person !
|
| Any OS connected to the Internet used by someone who doesn't practice Safe
Hex is at risk.
_____

As with people connected to people!

Phil Weldon

| From: "Ze Muffinman" <[email protected]>
|
|| The best anti-virus is Linux or Macintosh. Screw Windows and it's many
|| bugs, just get a better OS.
|
| NO !
|
| The *best* anti virus is the person !
|
| Any OS connected to the Internet used by someone who doesn't practice Safe
Hex is at risk.
|
| --
| Dave
| http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
| http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
|
|
 
David H. Lipman said:
Any OS connected to the Internet used by someone who doesn't
practice Safe Hex is at risk.
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Does that include XP - gold or XP - SP1?

Sorry - no amount of "safe hex" could make those systems more secure.
Sometimes the OS ->is<- the problem. The smart-ass who said to use
Linux or Mac was right - if we're talking about XP.

If we're talking Windows vs Mac, then put Win-98 up against Mac. XP
was still-born for the first 2.5 years of it's life.
 
David H. Lipman said:
From: "Registered Jack" <[email protected]>

| I just got done reading the topic thread that says avoid all free
| anti-virus programs, but I'm still going to ask: "What's the best free
| anti-virus program?" And I'm talking one that does the best job with
| catching viruses, worms, trojans, etc.
|
| I see this question asked a lot in here, but the responses always seem
| to degenerate into petty arguments between the respondents.

Then whay ask again ?
This gets posted too often. Why not browse the threads and read all the past posts and
responses.
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The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and
expecting different results.

Benjamin Franklin
 
From: "* * Chas" <[email protected]>


| The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and
| expecting different results.
|
| Benjamin Franklin
|

Insanity - the only sane response to an insane world :-)
 
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