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hi, can anyone reccommend any decent (free) anti virus software I can download. I am using Norton at the moment and it appears useless.

Any help appreciated.
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havent got the link to hand but try computer acive web site sure they have got suggestions
 
Get AVG free edition... One of the most popular free antivirus program... Do a google search for it..
 
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Get AVG free edition... One of the most popular free antivirus program... Do a google search for it..

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Yeah dickys correct, Ive been using AVG for about 5 years without a hitch and it gives free updates, its even worth upgrading to full version.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
 
I also use this, very good and highly recommended /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
AVG works well, and has picked up stuff Symantec has missed.
 
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AVG works well, and has picked up stuff Symantec has missed.

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I think most Anti Virus software picks up stuff Symantec have missed /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif Avast detected 4 trojans on my pc after i had made the change!!!
 
Thanks very much everyone, I have gone with AVG and sure enough it has picked up several that symantec missed pc seems much better now, although my email has stopped working .....any ideas ?
 
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How do you mean stopped working?

Can't send/receive?

What are you using?

Kev.

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Kev, I have five email addresses, when you send/recieve in outlook express it puts a red cross by each and says it can't connect to server. I removed the AVG software and it worked fine, reloaded it and it stopped working again. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
I have the same problem with AVG / outlook express, it's as if my email server wont accept AVG, my other PC's have Norton and they work fine with outlook express.
 
have you tried doing a custom install, and unselecting the email scanning option?
 
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have you tried doing a custom install, and unselecting the email scanning option?

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I agree.

If not upgrade to Outlook, I use that with AVG and have no problems at all.

Kev.
 
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have you tried doing a custom install, and unselecting the email scanning option?

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Just did a custom install without email scanning, works fine, thanks again.
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AVG for virus protection and zonealarm for firewall for me

norton i found was a system hog and mcafee kept making my broadband drop
 
just disable the inbound or outbound email scanning. you might need to disable both.
 
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