Jaspossum Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 I know this question gets asked all the time so, please don't yell at me. LOL.My Norton Antivirus expires today and instead of paying to renew it again I have decided to uninstall it and get a free one. I just don't know which one to get. What is the best free one, or the one you reccommend??My brother has AVG and I really dont like it that good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marko_tomas13 Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 as soon as ppl read the topic title they are thinking avg lolhttp://www.free-av.com/ is also a nice onei know people who have used it and really loved it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Avast! Home Edition is another great choice.B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheLetterK Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 ClamAV is both free and open source. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nerelda Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Like many others, I also like AVG.What is it that you don't like about it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaspossum Posted September 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Avast! Home Edition is another great choice.BI decided to go with Avast!, I have a question. There is a shortcut on my desktop called "AvBatEx.BAV" below the "avast! antivirus" shortcut. Anyone know what it is? What to do with it? I opened it in notepad and its just alot of letters, numbers, and symbols. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rv56 Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Hi JaspossomI also went to Avast when my Norton subscription ran out. So far it works well for me. I have XP Home. I don't have anything under the short cut icon for Avast but found this.....seems to be maybe a plug-in. Maybe read this and see if it helps you.Avast Forum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaspossum Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Hi JaspossomI also went to Avast when my Norton subscription ran out. So far it works well for me. I have XP Home. I don't have anything under the short cut icon for Avast but found this.....seems to be maybe a plug-in. Maybe read this and see if it helps you.Avast ForumThanks rv56, I am reading those forums now. It seems to be, what you said, a plugin for something called The Bat. I'm not sure what that is or does yet. I am trying to figure it out still. i hate when simple things make me feel stupid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sultan_emerr Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Hi JaspossomI also went to Avast when my Norton subscription ran out. So far it works well for me. I have XP Home. I don't have anything under the short cut icon for Avast but found this.....seems to be maybe a plug-in. Maybe read this and see if it helps you.Avast ForumThanks rv56, I am reading those forums now. It seems to be, what you said, a plugin for something called The Bat. I'm not sure what that is or does yet. I am trying to figure it out still. i hate when simple things make me feel stupid. http://www.thebat-email.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 its great how people have thier dislikes and favourites ,when dealing .virus scanners.how does the poster know if avg is ok or not if he hasent tried itis it because it is free.there seems to be a conception if it is free it is no good.well i was a member of the techtv board for some years and over 60 percent were using avg.it is equal to any paid one.i treid avast but it kept taking a dll file out i like it but i couldnt fix the dll file problem.so i went back to avg.and it is as good as any.the poster needs to read the board to see how many use avg and not speculate martyif he can afford to pay for one go for it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jlwohac Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Has anybody tried the free EZ Trust that come on the SP1 disk from Microsoft? Put it on my second (new) computer until I get Norton SystemWorks. Also installed it on the nephew's computer about a month ago. Any experiences with it---good or bad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Has anybody tried the free EZ Trust that come on the SP1 disk from Microsoft? Put it on my second (new) computer until I get Norton SystemWorks. Also installed it on the nephew's computer about a month ago. Any experiences with it---good or bad? is this appli on sp2 as well.i have sp2 now and when it scanned my sys it recognise my avg scanner.but i didnt refer o the one you mentioned.i might google it thanks marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sultan_emerr Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Has anybody tried the free EZ Trust that come on the SP1 disk from Microsoft? Put it on my second (new) computer until I get Norton SystemWorks. Also installed it on the nephew's computer about a month ago. Any experiences with it---good or bad? EZ Trust has gotten poor reviews. Most people seem to think that AVG and Sygate are much better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Iused McAfee,Norton,and AVG. Didn't care for AVG, cannot explain why...just didn't like it. Using Avast now, like it but it doesn't have a schedule scan, don't matter I scan a couple times a week.Try the free ones. If one catches your fancy use it and keep it up to date.Online scanners are good for dbl checking. Google resultsNorton Online scanner. Near bottom of page.Trend HousecallM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSKY Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 It's kinda a personal choice here. Myself I like Avast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 All the bells and whistles mean nothing if it is outdated or not used often.Agreed with the personal opinion.M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaspossum Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 its great how people have thier dislikes and favourites ,when dealing .virus scanners.how does the poster know if avg is ok or not if he hasent tried itis it because it is free.there seems to be a conception if it is free it is no good.well i was a member of the techtv board for some years and over 60 percent were using avg.it is equal to any paid one.i treid avast but it kept taking a dll file out i like it but i couldnt fix the dll file problem.so i went back to avg.and it is as good as any.the poster needs to read the board to see how many use avg and not speculate                             martyif he can afford to pay for one go for itI wasn't speculating when I said I didn't like AVG, my brother has it and I have used it on his computer many times. I just don't like it, but thats just my opinion. Like "mikex" I can't explain why I don't like it I just don't.I paid for Norton for 2 years but decided not to pay for one if there are good free ones I could get. So far Avast! has worked well, no problems yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marsh_0x Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I know this question gets asked all the time so, please don't yell at me. LOL.My Norton Antivirus expires today and instead of paying to renew it again I have decided to uninstall it and get a free one. I just don't know which one to get. What is the best free one, or the one you reccommend??My brother has AVG and I really dont like it that good. Hi JaspossumNo I won't yell at youWhat's best is a long debatable questionI picked up but one Klez 3-4 years ago running McafeeUsed AVG,, Avast,, Norton,, but will not blame Mcafee for 1 mistakeWhen my Norton expires,, I will go with Avast freewareMarsh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamuskrat Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 MartymasI agree avg and avast are both free, while the misconception of free = bad exist, I have never had problems with either.Marsh oxGood call...avast is good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tenmm Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I let Norton expire about two weeks ago,tried AVG and did not like it.Got Avast on the 17th of this month and so far so good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheLetterK Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Have any of the Windows users used ClamAV? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tenmm Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Have any of the Windows users used ClamAV? ClamAV??Web site??Where did you see this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaspossum Posted September 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Have any of the Windows users used ClamAV?ClamAV??Web site??Where did you see this? Clamav.net Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rv56 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 ClamAV for Windows.........also tracked it down at "Snapfiles". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghorjus Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 great thead!i was about to start a new one since im about to entirely fix my pc.and my AV is expired.plus i need to put a new AV on this laptop.i guess i will have to try AVAST.how about firewall?any changes on whats the best?ive only heard of avast now...i guess ive been off the tech world for too long..LOLZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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