anitivirus software

I'm after antivirus software and just wondered what's best with regards
to free downloads or buying of the shelf everyone's got there own opinion
would just like to hear it..

I'm currently with bt and I've read a few bad reviews about there free av
software

any help much appreciated

thanks

Andy wrote:
> I'm after antivirus software and just wondered what's best with regards
> to free downloads or buying of the shelf everyone's got there own opinion
> would just like to hear it..

I use Avast under Vista RC2 5744 with no problems it's free keeps itself
upto date and I've yet to see it let a virus through:

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Under XP Pro I use AVG 7.5 again no problems, it's free it keeps itself
upto date and I've yet to see it let a virus through.

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/...nti-virus-free

I'm sure there will be plenty of advice given, this is just my 2p worth

--
Steve

Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either
case, the thought is staggering.
- R. Buckminster Fuller

I was just thinking how wonderful life was, when Steve
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>I've yet to see it let a virus through.

If it had let something through, you wouldn't see it as the s/w would
have failed <g>. AV software should alert you *before* anything gets
through <g>.

FWIW, to the OP, Grisoft's AVG gets my vote.

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Cheers,

Guy

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** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

Andy wrote:
> I'm after antivirus software and just wondered what's best with
> regards to free downloads or buying of the shelf everyone's got there
> own opinion would just like to hear it..
>
> I'm currently with bt and I've read a few bad reviews about there
> free av software
>
> any help much appreciated
>
> thanks

I use AVG from Grisoft, no problems so far and I've used it for about five
years.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/39791
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Adrian

"Adrian A" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Andy wrote:
>> I'm after antivirus software and just wondered what's best with
>> regards to free downloads or buying of the shelf everyone's got there
>> own opinion would just like to hear it..
>>
>> I'm currently with bt and I've read a few bad reviews about there
>> free av software
>>
>> any help much appreciated
>>
>> thanks
>
> I use AVG from Grisoft, no problems so far and I've used it for about five
> years.
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/39791
> --
> Adrian

Same here.
If you go for it, you'll need to go to:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
rather than their main site, which will try to sell you the paid-for
version.

George

George Weston wrote:
> "Adrian A" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
>> Andy wrote:
>>> I'm after antivirus software and just wondered what's best with
>>> regards to free downloads or buying of the shelf everyone's got there
>>> own opinion would just like to hear it..
>>>
>>> I'm currently with bt and I've read a few bad reviews about there
>>> free av software
>>>
>>> any help much appreciated
>>>
>>> thanks
>> I use AVG from Grisoft, no problems so far and I've used it for about five
>> years.
>> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/39791
>> --
>> Adrian
>
> Same here.
> If you go for it, you'll need to go to:
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
> rather than their main site, which will try to sell you the paid-for
> version.

I am another lover of AVG. I have had it for just over a year now. I
have had a couple of small issues in that time. In both cases I received
replies (e-mail) in less than two hours (one involved several e-mail
conversations and this held good for each one), the replies were
helpful, polite, and relevant. They addressed the real issue and did not
start off by telling me to re-boot my computer. In other words, it was
real support and should be held up as a shining example of what support
should be. I do have the paid for version and I don't know what support
is like for the free one.

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Howard Neil

> I'm after antivirus software and just wondered what's best with regards
> to free downloads or buying of the shelf everyone's got there own opinion
> would just like to hear it..
> I'm currently with bt and I've read a few bad reviews about there free av
> software
> any help much appreciated

Check out http://www.av-comparatives.org - follow the links for the
online test results, and as a comparison also check out the
retrospective test results where they pitch a 3 month old set of
signatures against new viruses to see how good the engine is.

I use Avira now, used to use Avast - and every machine i've ever looked
at with AVG had an undetected virus (often many !) as found by Sysclean
by Trend Micro.

You can get it at http://www.free-av.com

The only things i'll say "against" it are that you get a popup window
after every update you just hit "close" on, and its rather good at
reporting keygens and windows WGA hacks as potentially malicious.

Do you know what AV BT are offering you ? - Kaspersky is often bundled,
and is very good.

You can also get this, which uses the Kaspersky engine, but don't
install the toolbar ! (its a free AOL initiative)

http://www.activevirusshield.com/ant...eav/index.adp?

I have the free version, and thanks for reminding me that support from
Grisoft on a false-positive was very good.

I have on my PC some software to manage and backup the settings on my
universal remote. When I downloaded updated versions of the
cabs/zips/exes - can't remember which and my daily scan searches all files
so that is no clue either - they caused false positives with AVG. I
followed the instructions on their website and then in emails received,
testing the files on a webpage with many different scanners and IIRC only
AVG flagged them, so Grisoft took copies of the files and adjusted the next
automatic upgrade and all since to avoid the false +ve.

A satisfactory response in every way ...

By contrast, the remote manufacturer was unhelpful!

"Howard Neil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> I do have the paid for version and I don't know what support
> is like for the free one.

I was just thinking how wonderful life was, when Colin Wilson
<(E-Mail Removed)> opened his gob and said:

>I use Avira now,

I used to use it before it became 'Avira'. I found that it slowed down
defrags *drastically*. Not a major issue, but it is the only AV that
has done it.

May give it another go as impressed by the results on the site you
mentioned.

--
Cheers,

Guy

** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

Steve wrote:
> Andy wrote:
>> I'm after antivirus software and just wondered what's best with
>> regards to free downloads or buying of the shelf everyone's got there
>> own opinion would just like to hear it..
>
> I use Avast under Vista RC2 5744 with no problems it's free keeps itself
> upto date and I've yet to see it let a virus through:
>
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Same here running on four XP machines, and about the same number for friends
and family. Very happy with it, though mail scanning does seem to slow
things down a bit.

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Mark
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