T-Mouse Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 10 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 35 Topic Count: 80 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1071 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 7 Achievement Points: 6264 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 3, 2013 Birthday: 09/03/1993 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Looking for a new antivirus solution, preferably a free one... could anyone who's used the free editions of AVG, Avast or the like comment on how effective they are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Asylumn Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 251 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2835 Content Per Day: 0.54 Reputation: 1016 Achievement Points: 20374 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 11 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted March 29, 2010 I am a firm believer in avg free I use it on all my computers and I havent gotten a real virus..................EVER. I have been using avg since 3.00??? (i had a yahoo hacker virus but it was in yahoo not on my computer). I like it but be sure you dl it from a very trusted source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
snakepliskin Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 175 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 14 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 342 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 168 Achievement Points: 2309 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 4 Device: Windows Share Posted March 29, 2010 been useing avast for a couple of years,no prob whatsoever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LittleTooT Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 113 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 19 Topic Count: 156 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1295 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 207 Achievement Points: 8353 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 17, 2018 Birthday: 07/11/1969 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I use AVG on all my computers, no problems in 3 years. Along with AVG, I use Malwarebytes and CCleaner. Do most of my downloading for programs from C-Net. Curious to see what others use as well. TooT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Exterminator Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 1222 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 20 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/06/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 08/05/1961 Share Posted March 29, 2010 AVG free is good but am currently using Avast free. Both are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 607 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 75 Topic Count: 243 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3338 Content Per Day: 0.63 Reputation: 2592 Achievement Points: 33690 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 10/21/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 02:48 PM Birthday: 09/16/1966 Device: Android Share Posted March 29, 2010 I highly recomend AVG but it did not work so well with win7 so I changed to Avast and no problems so far .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
EDD THE DUCK Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 375 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 92 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 4065 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 7844 Achievement Points: 37160 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 45 Joined: 09/13/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 15 hours ago Birthday: 06/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted March 29, 2010 i've been using avast free for a few years now . never had a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Ph4nt0m Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 1 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 39 Topic Count: 162 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1909 Content Per Day: 0.42 Reputation: 121 Achievement Points: 11489 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/06/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 4, 2020 Birthday: 06/28/1975 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I've used AVG Free for years on all OS's from Win ME to Win7 and never had a problem, the main thing to remember is that no matter how good your antivirus it can't protect you from yourself, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Toes Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 57 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27249 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Share Posted March 29, 2010 i have used avg now using avira works great havnt had any nasty shit in my puter since ive been using it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
RickJames Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 58 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 7 Topic Count: 370 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2552 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 3 Achievement Points: 16507 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 26, 2012 Birthday: 08/27/1975 Share Posted March 29, 2010 ph4nt0m I've used AVG Free for years on all OS's from Win ME to Win7 and never had a problem, the main thing to remember is that no matter how good your antivirus it can't protect you from yourself, Dammit but I still want to look at porn from russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairclog Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 144 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 33 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 235 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/23/1993 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I really like AVG free. I can't count the number of times it has saved my computer from alot of virus attacks by quickly removing them before they have a chance to get started. It's a very good program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsw 8.5 Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 143 Topic Count: 512 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17078 Content Per Day: 3.26 Reputation: 42067 Achievement Points: 148515 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 677 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 15 hours ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted March 29, 2010 have used both and never had a prob .one pc has avg and one has avast . it is up to you . take your pick .all the clan uses one or the other but that is your thing to pick .kill you later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Caper Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 102 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 10 Topic Count: 201 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1776 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 82 Achievement Points: 10986 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2014 Birthday: 05/06/1969 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I have been using AVG for along time now.. I went on youtube and got the code to make it all access free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Asylumn Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 251 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2835 Content Per Day: 0.54 Reputation: 1016 Achievement Points: 20374 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 11 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted March 29, 2010 caper can I get that all access code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Caper Posted March 29, 2010 Member ID: 102 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 10 Topic Count: 201 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1776 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 82 Achievement Points: 10986 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2014 Birthday: 05/06/1969 Share Posted March 29, 2010 dont be lazy.. go to www.youtube.com and type in AVG free and you should see a list of them to view.. then write down the code and insert in in the register optionon the AVG program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rescue 911 Posted March 30, 2010 Member ID: 1055 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 47 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 356 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 9 Achievement Points: 2344 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 04/09/1977 Device: Android Share Posted March 30, 2010 My best shot is nod32 for my part! Everyhting is free in life guys if you search a bit!!! I never paid for any programs that i use in all my pc's.... If you need any help or hint guys to search, just let me know i'll help you to find what you want ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
AgentX Posted March 30, 2010 Member ID: 1148 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 5 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 55 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/17/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 10/08/1970 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Just my two cents but, another to consider is Microsoft Security Essentials. It's and anti virus and spyware and adware in one. it has a small footprint so it doesnt hurt system speed. It has a simple interface and has scheduled scanning. I have used avg and had used avast for years i ran it with ccleaner and malewarebytes. with MSE when i run ccleaner or malewarebytes they normally find no problems. its sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastColdBeer Posted March 30, 2010 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 547 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4669 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5853 Achievement Points: 41044 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 12:30 PM Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted March 30, 2010 AVG free user here for years. Good program, but like Phantom says, it can't protect you from yourself. Watch where you go and what you click on....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted March 30, 2010 Member ID: 1238 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted March 30, 2010 I know the topic's a bit old now but anyone else who's searching for the right AV program may find this link of use. Virus Bulletin puts all the major programs to the test on a monthly basis (at least most companies - some don't like others testing and judging their wares!): http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archive/results?display=summary NB: Free registration is required to view the results and one can opt to take their AV/malware newsletter. Having tried a few products over the years, I rate AVG and have bought a three-machine licence for the paid version. I found Bullguard - a product that is punted with many vendors' new machines in the UK - resource-hungry and somewhat problematic, personally. McAfee? Well, I vowed never to have any of their software on a machine of mine again! Total reinstallation tends to put one off using their products!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
CaptNut Posted March 30, 2010 Member ID: 106 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 177 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 956 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 7, 2020 Birthday: 10/28/1975 Share Posted March 30, 2010 ive been using AVG for years. also i use adaware they both do a good job. i have come up with a coiuple of problems that AVG couldnt take care of. in that case i used Superantivirus. this llil booger got what AVG couldnt. sad to say they didnt support win7(have to check again). btw they r all free versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_MANY_BEERS Posted March 30, 2010 Member ID: 96 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 107 Topic Count: 1048 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 8812 Content Per Day: 1.65 Reputation: 3298 Achievement Points: 62176 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 13 hours ago Birthday: 06/30/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted March 30, 2010 AgentX Just my two cents but, another to consider is Microsoft Security Essentials. It's and anti virus and spyware and adware in one. it has a small footprint so it doesnt hurt system speed. It has a simple interface and has scheduled scanning. I have used avg and had used avast for years i ran it with ccleaner and malewarebytes. with MSE when i run ccleaner or malewarebytes they normally find no problems. its sweet. Yes this is pretty good. Microsoft Security Essentials has done a fine job on my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unexist Posted March 30, 2010 Member ID: 123 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 76 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1218 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 87 Achievement Points: 7054 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 21 Birthday: 11/05/1988 Device: Windows Share Posted March 30, 2010 AVG FTW!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
ChknFngr Posted March 30, 2010 Member ID: 922 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3472 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 1286 Achievement Points: 23224 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2021 Birthday: 10/01/1975 Share Posted March 30, 2010 i have a friend that got a whole system infected with AVG, impossible to get rid of the shit, i wouldnt trust it. wife got Avast, and its annoying as hell. i personally use NOD32, well ESET SMART SECURITY, its not free, but no others can be that good. will never use norton ever again or anything else. thing is AVG seems to be the most trusted free anti-virus out there. but not for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BoomSlang Posted March 30, 2010 Member ID: 94 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 552 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 367 Achievement Points: 3739 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 02:12 PM Birthday: 12/03/1955 Device: Windows Share Posted March 30, 2010 http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ check the reviews this one is the best free one out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Rescue 911 Posted March 30, 2010 Member ID: 1055 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 47 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 356 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 9 Achievement Points: 2344 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 04/09/1977 Device: Android Share Posted March 30, 2010 Hey chkn, nod 32 is free if you find the key like all the other programs out there! But thanks for the hint about microsoft security essentials... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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