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Old January 6, 2008, 02:27 PM
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i use avg free it finds the virus when i click download lol so i don't even get the virus lol.
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Old January 6, 2008, 02:47 PM
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Nod32, the best by far!
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I have been using AVG Free from Grisoft for 5 years on every system I have built and have never had a virus, Trojan, or lag from stressed system resource use due to it running in the background
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I have been using AVG Free from Grisoft for 5 years on every system I have built and have never had a virus, Trojan, or lag from stressed system resource use due to it running in the background
AVG spite everyone recommending it isn't that great. It has a horrible tendency to think something is bad when it nots (false positive) or allow stuff into the system and make you think your clean (norton situation)
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Old January 7, 2008, 05:39 AM
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only time i ever got virus in my life was with avast i just use threat fire, defender, and avg
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Honestly I've used many but Nod32 is what I'm sticking with. Very fast with minimal or not even noticeable system lag. It's a fantastic product.
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AVG spite everyone recommending it isn't that great. It has a horrible tendency to think something is bad when it nots (false positive) or allow stuff into the system and make you think your clean (norton situation)
never had a false positive, never had a virus, never had a trojan, never been hacked on any game account? 5 years solid use on multiple pc's including ones I build for others and is what I recommend when asked.
Norton's = false positives, leaks, huge resource pig
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i personally use bit defender antivirus 2008. Considering the price it can't be beat. 3 computers, 1 year for 30.00 USD :D They also have a free one but it doesn't do real time scanning.
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Have to put in another vote for Nod32 here. Recently installed Vista Ultimate 64, and Nod32 is hardly even noticeable. Seems like a great product so far.
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I don't use anything... I'm just very careful about where I go and what I open.

I do a free online scan every once in a while.
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