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February 11th 10, 01:18 PM
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Free antivirus software recomendation
lol Wonder how long before they want to know why. g
-- Joan Archer http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher "MowGreen" wrote in message ... jamalalsagher wrote: "GT" wrote: I'm not going to renew my current antivirus subcriptions. Is AVG Free Edition still good enough to use? when using the software does user need to sign-up? any thoughts in this software Tagging on to a thread from 10/26 ? OK, the answers are no, yes, and yes. MowGreen ================ * -343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked 
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March 8th 10, 08:48 PM
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Free antivirus software recomendation
Use Avira antivir or avast,
AVG free doesn't include rootkit protection and i have found rootkits very common nd sometimes harder to fix than other malware. either way paying for protection is over rated "GT" wrote: I'm not going to renew my current antivirus subcriptions. Is AVG Free Edition still good enough to use? when using the software does user need to sign-up? any thoughts in this software
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March 8th 10, 08:48 PM
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Free antivirus software recomendation
Use Avira antivir or avast,
AVG free doesn't include rootkit protection and i have found rootkits very common nd sometimes harder to fix than other malware. either way paying for protection is over rated "GT" wrote: I'm not going to renew my current antivirus subcriptions. Is AVG Free Edition still good enough to use? when using the software does user need to sign-up? any thoughts in this software
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March 8th 10, 08:58 PM
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Free antivirus software recomendation
Avira is *not* what it once was or should be:
Avira AntiVir Personal 9.0 review " Avira AntiVir Personal is easy to use, but we were disappointed by its poor web-threat detection and unreliable automatic updates. " http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/softw...r-personal-9-0 Next ! MowGreen ================ *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked Joel wrote: Use Avira antivir or avast, AVG free doesn't include rootkit protection and i have found rootkits very common nd sometimes harder to fix than other malware. either way paying for protection is over rated "GT" wrote: I'm not going to renew my current antivirus subcriptions. Is AVG Free Edition still good enough to use? when using the software does user need to sign-up? any thoughts in this software
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March 8th 10, 08:58 PM
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Free antivirus software recomendation
Avira is *not* what it once was or should be:
Avira AntiVir Personal 9.0 review " Avira AntiVir Personal is easy to use, but we were disappointed by its poor web-threat detection and unreliable automatic updates. " http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/softw...r-personal-9-0 Next ! MowGreen ================ *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked Joel wrote: Use Avira antivir or avast, AVG free doesn't include rootkit protection and i have found rootkits very common nd sometimes harder to fix than other malware. either way paying for protection is over rated "GT" wrote: I'm not going to renew my current antivirus subcriptions. Is AVG Free Edition still good enough to use? when using the software does user need to sign-up? any thoughts in this software
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March 9th 10, 07:33 AM
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Free antivirus software recomendation
it was fixed and not that bad at all.
i use Avira/Antivir free edition on my home box for years and didn't been infected so far :-) On 08.03.2010 г. 23:58, MowGreen wrote: Avira is *not* what it once was or should be: Avira AntiVir Personal 9.0 review " Avira AntiVir Personal is easy to use, but we were disappointed by its poor web-threat detection and unreliable automatic updates. " http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/softw...r-personal-9-0 Next ! MowGreen ================ *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked Joel wrote: Use Avira antivir or avast, AVG free doesn't include rootkit protection and i have found rootkits very common nd sometimes harder to fix than other malware. either way paying for protection is over rated "GT" wrote: I'm not going to renew my current antivirus subcriptions. Is AVG Free Edition still good enough to use? when using the software does user need to sign-up? any thoughts in this software
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March 9th 10, 07:33 AM
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Free antivirus software recomendation
it was fixed and not that bad at all.
i use Avira/Antivir free edition on my home box for years and didn't been infected so far :-) On 08.03.2010 г. 23:58, MowGreen wrote: Avira is *not* what it once was or should be: Avira AntiVir Personal 9.0 review " Avira AntiVir Personal is easy to use, but we were disappointed by its poor web-threat detection and unreliable automatic updates. " http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/softw...r-personal-9-0 Next ! MowGreen ================ *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked Joel wrote: Use Avira antivir or avast, AVG free doesn't include rootkit protection and i have found rootkits very common nd sometimes harder to fix than other malware. either way paying for protection is over rated "GT" wrote: I'm not going to renew my current antivirus subcriptions. Is AVG Free Edition still good enough to use? when using the software does user need to sign-up? any thoughts in this software
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