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		|  02-13-2009, 05:29 PM | #1 |  
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				What's a good free anti-virus?
			 
 
			
			I need a decent free anti-virus, what do you guys recommend?
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					Originally Posted by unstable bob gable  I'm gonna start calling JM "sunny," because she is SO FRIGGIN' HAWT!!!!
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		|  02-13-2009, 05:37 PM | #2 |  
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					Originally Posted by JW   |  Second AVG
 
also Spybot S & D to get rid of Adware or tracking cookies
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html 
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		|  02-13-2009, 08:50 PM | #7 |  
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			i have avast
		 
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		|  02-13-2009, 09:13 PM | #8 |  
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		|  02-13-2009, 09:21 PM | #9 |  
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			We use AVG, Zone alarm.  We also have Spybot S&D and Ad Aware.
		 
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		|  02-13-2009, 10:49 PM | #11 |  
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			Thanks guys, went with AVG
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		|  02-14-2009, 01:08 AM | #12 |  
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		|  02-14-2009, 07:22 AM | #13 |  
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			I like avast over avg...
		 
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		|  02-14-2009, 09:15 AM | #14 |  
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		|  02-14-2009, 09:47 AM | #15 |  
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			Avast > avg. After dl'ing it on my stepdads comp it found 3 trojans that AVG apparently didn't see.
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					Originally Posted by Tsar  Avast > avg. After dl'ing it on my stepdads comp it found 3 trojans that AVG apparently didn't see. |  Agreed. Avast is better imo.
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					Originally Posted by Slow 88  I like avast over avg... |  Yea its the best one...rated highest between the freebies.
		 
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			I've used Avast and AVG both with good results. Personally keep Avast running on my personal computers and families machines as well. 
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		|  02-14-2009, 04:25 PM | #19 |  
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		|  02-14-2009, 07:19 PM | #20 |  
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			avg and spybot
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