best free anitvirus?

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#1 gregdpw
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what is the best free antivirus out there?  i have been using notorn for years but i just dont want to pay anymore?
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#2 jachichorro
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AVG. I also used Avast but it's not as good as AVG, which I'm using now.
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#3 BounceDK
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Antivir is probably the better one.
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#4 Hiryuu_
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AVG Free Edition.

 http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

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#5 SSJBen
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AVG. Nuff' said.
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#6 graffspree
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AVG has been problem free for me.  Better than PCillin that I was paying for.
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#7 XYorX
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I use AVG since 2 years, and it works just fine. Alot of viruses have been blocked since then, and never had trouble.
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#8 gregdpw
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does it block worms too?
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#9 doomsdaydave11
Member since 2006 • 1159 Posts
Go to my blog in my profile for my antivirus setup. Works pretty well. And it's free.
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#10 skinnypete91
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AVG ftw? oooooooo yeeaaahhh!
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#12 WOLVERINE281
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Comparisons

 

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#13 BounceDK
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Comparisons

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= Antivir best (of the free ones). It also has a much nicer interface than any other free av.. Just an fyi ;)
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#14 gregdpw
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does it block you against internet worms?
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#15 BounceDK
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does it block you against internet worms?gregdpw
Yes. Worms are the main focus these days. Rootkits are next.
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#16 gregdpw
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will i notice a differnce with my pent 4  1 gig ram, when i am using this free software compared to my nortorn.  i mean system resourses
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#17 seabiscuit8686
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I use avast, it works 100% fine for me
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#18 Darklink25
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i use avast aswell works great
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#19 WOLVERINE281
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will i notice a differnce with my pent 4  1 gig ram, when i am using this free software compared to my nortorn.  i mean system resoursesgregdpw

Yes make sure after you unistall Norton you download and run SymNRT.exe to completely remove it.  Also, BounceDK mentioned that rootkits are a main focus.  rootkits are ETREMELY rare on the interwebs.  IDK of any AV programs that removes them.  There are very few that even detect them 

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#20 Runningflame570
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will i notice a differnce with my pent 4  1 gig ram, when i am using this free software compared to my nortorn.  i mean system resoursesgregdpw

Considering how big of a resource hog Norton can sometimes be, I would expect yes.

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#21 gregdpw
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cool i will give it a try in 23 days!  thanks
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#22 Dogswithguns
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 Ive been using AVAST for three many years - works fine with me!

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#23 markop2003
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eiasily AVG it works well plus lots of pc magazines give it away on their disks and they can't all be wrong
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#24 henri1960
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antivir
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