What is the best free Anti-Virus program?

Holiday · 01-24-2006, 11:44 PM

What is the best free Anti-Virus program?
I just formatted friends hard drive, it was beyond repair! (Norton found about 260 infection and M$ Anti-Spy-ware Beta1 found about 120 spy-ware infection).

So any how I need a good free Anti-Virus program

Thanks,
Holiday.

elmarcorulz · 01-24-2006, 11:54 PM

Use the search feature, theres a million threads liek this. Id reccommend AVG though

red onion · 01-25-2006, 12:13 AM

Avast or AVG would be ok. My vote would go to Avast; it updates itself and the virus defs automatically, and scans all incoming mail.
Plus it has a cool interface.

elmarcorulz · 01-25-2006, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by red onion

Avast or AVG would be ok. My vote would go to Avast; it updates itself and the virus defs automatically, and scans all incoming mail.
Plus it has a cool interface.

errr.....So does AVG

Holiday · 01-25-2006, 12:25 AM

thanks

edifier · 01-30-2006, 10:46 PM

In 2 recent testings, Antivir performed much better than the other free programs, but all were well below the top paid for ones.But Antivir did outperform a few paid antiviruses.

01-24-2006, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
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red onion Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebéc, Canada Age: 39 Posts: 544	Avast or AVG would be ok. My vote would go to Avast; it updates itself and the virus defs automatically, and scans all incoming mail. Plus it has a cool interface. __________________ Main Rig: \| 2nd Rig: Windows XP/Vista \| Ubuntu 8.04 ASUS P5QL-E \| Gigabyte K8 Triton Intel E8400 \| Sempron 3300+ XFX 7600GT PCIe \| Nvidia Gforce4 AGP 500 GB WD SATA \| 160 GB WD SATA 160 GB WD SATA \| 40 GB Hitachi 2 GB PC6400 \| 512 MB PC2100 19" Samsung LCD \| 17" Compaq 7500

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Holiday Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: US, Maryland Age: 18 Posts: 616	thanks __________________ OS: Win Vista Ultimate 3.00 GHz Intel Pentium 4 Processor With HT NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 1536MB(1.5GB) DDR PC2700 RAM 2x256+2x512 500GB WD HD + 250GB Maxtor HD + 160GB HD BLASTER Live! 24.bit 96kHz/100dB SNR HD SONY Double Layer DVD Writer DRU-720A HP DVD+R\RW DVD Writer LCD 19" Flat panel f1903

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01-30-2006, 10:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
edifier Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 567	In 2 recent testings, Antivir performed much better than the other free programs, but all were well below the top paid for ones.But Antivir did outperform a few paid antiviruses.