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MM6
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 Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject: AVG Free |
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| Im now using AVG free anti-virus - I used to use Norton Anti-Virus and Norton Personal Firewall - does anyone know if AVG is all I need to protect my PC or should I back it up with other AV software? |
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bobla
FemaleFirst Regular (50+ Posts)
Joined: 08 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| avg is fine |
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Alan P
You Go Girl (100+ Posts)
Joined: 07 Apr 2006
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Location: Edinburgh
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| As has been said AVG is fine, just make sure you update it regularly! An AV that's not updated is the same as not having one at all! |
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MM6
FemaleFirst Guru
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| ok thanks - it prompts me to update it when new updates are available. |
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one_irish_rover
FemaleFirst Grand Master (1000+ Posts)
Joined: 22 Jun 2005
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Location: NY, USA
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| you need a firewall - that's as or more important than a virus scanner. does AVG have a firewall bundled in? if not, you can use Kerio Personal Firewall. It's free to download and very good. |
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Alan P
You Go Girl (100+ Posts)
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Location: Edinburgh
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:29 am Post subject: |
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| I thought Kerio had stopped suppoerting the free version, or was that something else? |
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MM6
FemaleFirst Guru
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| one_irish_rover wrote: |
| you need a firewall - that's as or more important than a virus scanner. does AVG have a firewall bundled in? if not, you can use Kerio Personal Firewall. It's free to download and very good. |
I dont know if AVG has a firewall - actually thats what I wanted to ask so thanks for pre-empting me, Irish. I'll look and see and if not I'll download Kerio - if, as Alan P says its still supporting the free version. Thanks all. |
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azraelle
FemaleFirst Grand Master (1000+ Posts)
Joined: 29 Apr 2005
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Location: southern utah, usa
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I prefer Panda and Kaspersky, but AVG beats Norton and McAfee POS's. Zone Alarm is my preference for a firewall. Plus Spybot Search and Destroy. And Firefox, of course. |
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CrustyDOD
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Joined: 09 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought Kerio had stopped suppoerting the free version, or was that something else? |
Sygate stopped with free version.. Kerio you can still run after evaluation is over with a few less options..
Like others said, having just anti-virus doesn't do it these days, firewall is also the 'must have' software. |
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Bubbles
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Joined: 31 Mar 2005
Posts: 6476
Location: Blah blah!!You should be saying hello to Toby, he doesn't dance around for his own satisfaction!!
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| My dad's got that on his PC, and he uses norton alongside it |
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tictac
You Go Girl (100+ Posts)
Joined: 31 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:16 am Post subject: |
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| one_irish_rover wrote: |
| you need a firewall - that's as or more important than a virus scanner. does AVG have a firewall bundled in? if not, you can use Kerio Personal Firewall. It's free to download and very good. |
Windows XP comes with one, for those that have Winxp. Enabled by default. I hated it at first. |
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