best free virus protection

geeza · 30 May 2006 at 19:36

I know it should be in windows but everyone uses the internet.

Im using norton antivirus and firewall at the moment but would i be better off with avg or avast and a free firewall aswell? ive tried free virus protection in the past and it seemed fine but sygate seemed to slow everything down.

what do you use? virus protection and firewall?

^TANK^ · 30 May 2006 at 19:40

Avg and windows firewall

, norton antivirus and firewall really didnt like my computer and slowed it right down something silly :rolleyes:

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spirit · 30 May 2006 at 19:43

norton is the slowest of the slow.

this should be in doze software :/

i personally dont use a antivirus and only use a hardware firewall

Nix · 30 May 2006 at 19:44

McAfee and Windows FW here.

Raikiri · 30 May 2006 at 19:49

^TANK^ said:
Avg and windows firewall

Never had a virus/spyware in 6 months of using them.

kaiowas · 30 May 2006 at 19:50

Avast!

It works, it's free, it's got a pirate themed name. What more could you want?

Mackass · 30 May 2006 at 19:50

NOD 32 + Windows Firewall + Zone Alarm here.

Otacon · 30 May 2006 at 19:51

geeza said:
I know it should be in windows

Then put it there. If everyone just put things where they wanted them, we'd only have 1 forum.

avast firewall is excellent, if a little ugly (for the rare times you need to use the GUI).

semi-pro waster · 30 May 2006 at 19:55

Avast gets my vote, I've used it on several PCs for the past couple of years and had no virus problems or at least if I have my PCs are still working which is good enough for me plus it gets regularly updated.

Oh and no separate firewall. Windows firewall annoys me so that gets switched off as well.

Conrad11 · 30 May 2006 at 20:00

Hi there,

Quite a bit discussion on it here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sh....php?t=17578120.

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Sum up that thread:

You should have an anitvirus software, firewall and spyware cleaner type software.

Best Package of Software if you have money to spend

* NOD32
* ZoneAlarm Firewall
* SpywareBlaster
* CCleaner
* Spybot Search and Destroy

Best Package of Software if you don't have money to spend

* AVAST
* ZoneAlarm Firewall
* SpywareBlaster
* CCleaner
* Spybot Search and Destroy

Pretty much the same apart from the antivirus.

Hope it helps!

hyper_piper45 · 30 May 2006 at 20:09

Kaspersky and kerio personal firewall here. Works very well.

I did have just a hardware firewall and and windows firewall and after formatting windows i got the your computer will shut down in 60 seconds thing

Marshmule · 30 May 2006 at 20:10

AVG downloaded ten mins before reading this post, its stopped the problems i had, i.e. pc shutting down when i dont want it to!