i downloaded avg - that expired.
i downloaded avast! - that is almost expiring.
what's a good virus scan that i can use on my laptop?
Avast can be continued for free after it expires. Just use the Home version. AVG Free can also be used without it expiring. Best answer is get a MacBook.
Posted by djsunyc:
i downloaded avg - that expired.
i downloaded avast! - that is almost expiring.
what's a good virus scan that i can use on my laptop?
Do you have the AVG free version? Why not just download the latest version of that?
MalwareBytes is also pretty good if you have more of a spyware problem. You could also try RUBotted if you think you have a bot.
Posted by djsunyc:
i downloaded avg - that expired.
i downloaded avast! - that is almost expiring.
what's a good virus scan that i can use on my laptop?
Go to donwload.com and search there. I recommend Avira Antivirus.
Posted by GKFv2:
Posted by djsunyc:
i downloaded avg - that expired.
i downloaded avast! - that is almost expiring.
what's a good virus scan that i can use on my laptop?
Go to donwload.com and search there. I recommend Avira Antivirus.
Yeah, Avira's good. I've used their free rescue cd a few times.
Short answer = Linux (or Mac, which is also Unix). But if you just gotta have Windows, see above suggestions.
DJ, what is your ISP? Usually they all offer the full version of a virus-scan program. I'm on Comcast and they give you the full version of McAfee for free.
Yeah DJ, just switch operating systems.
Someone else here (sorry I forgot who) recommended ccleaner (
http://www.ccleaner.com) which I think works great and is the only thing I use. It's free too.
trend micro
they have an online free scan called house call you can run. Its great when your PC becomes a french whore house like mine (lots of nasty viruses)
Posted by fishmike:
trend micro
they have an online free scan called house call you can run. Its great when your PC becomes a french whore house like mine (lots of nasty viruses)
That's what happens when you visit those porn sites!
AVG free!
[Edited by - franco12 on 07-21-2009 9:20 PM]
Posted by djsunyc:
i downloaded avg - that expired.
i downloaded avast! - that is almost expiring.
what's a good virus scan that i can use on my laptop?
avast doesn't expire... use the home version like the previous poster suggested... it's the best one i've used yet, better than AVG imho.
avg doesnt expire...always free
Don’t be cheap.
If you want real protection pay for Symantec AV and Spy Sweeper alike tools which are getting live updates of virus and spyware definitions daily.
Otherwise you protection is just a joke.
Symantec is garbage... it uses up way too many resources & doesn't do any better of a job than the freeware that's available for download... avast & AVG give u daily updates of virus definitions too btw & don't clog up your system like Symantec & McAfee do.
[Edited by - TMS on 07-21-2009 9:47 PM]
Posted by TMS:
Symantec is garbage... it uses up way too many resources & doesn't do any better of a job than the freeware that's available for download... avast & AVG give u daily updates of virus definitions too btw & don't clog up your system like Symantec & McAfee do.
[Edited by - TMS on 07-21-2009 9:47 PM]
I really hate Symantec. I haven't had much experience with McAfee. I actually used to like Symantec, back when it was Norton Antivirus, but that was over a decade ago.
Besides the things you mention, they really put you through hell with the subscription renewal. Symantec doesn't give a crap about its customers.
[Edited by - basketballjones on 07-21-2009 22:47]
i tried both Norton (then Symantec after it switched) & McAfee & both are resource hogs... all u really need is a freeware AV application like Avast, a freeware antispam app like Ad Aware, & a Registry Cleaner like CC Cleaner... people just buy into the hype & get the Symantec or McAfee packages cuz it comes all bundled nice & pretty box altogether, but really all they're doing is slowing down their computers by using that junk... much better to download the freeware separately that doesn't eat up all your resources.
