A V ery G ood anti virus control

Advantages: Does the job well
Disadvantages: none yet

...Virus control on your PC has become absolutely essential these days, there are so many potential dangers that protecting your computer and your personal information has become quite a lucrative business for some companies. There are so many applications available that choosing can be as big a nightmare as the virus themselves can be. Many companies charge a fortune for their software protection and more for updated virus protection files, however in the turmoil that is virus protection there is some light at the end of the tunnel???????..and what is even better is that this light is free. Grisoft are the publishers of AVG and free and easily downloaded anti -virus program that protects your PC very well indeed. The Executable installer file can be found at www. grisoft.com and takes but a few minutes of your valuable time to...

donf18 13.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of AVG Anti-virus

Great anti-virus protection.

Advantages: Free and with almost daily updates.
Disadvantages: None for most users.

...Available for free from http://www.grisoft.com ("AVG Free Edition" on the left hand side menu). It requires filling in a quick bit of information to get the serial number e-mailed to you to be able to install this (a bit of a nuisance for a free product, but this program is worth the minor inconvenience). The commercial version is now on version 7 (instead of version 6 for the free one). **My Experience:** I've been using AVG for about 2 years now and recommended it to quite a few friends whenever they ask about anti-virus software (or if I find out they aren't running any even!). It's stopped a couple of viruses from getting onto my computer and hasn't let one slip through yet (keep your virus definitions updated regularly though to be safe!). I used to do a full scan of my computer quite often but AVG has proved to be so reliable...

blue.summer.sky 28.06.2004 · Read review
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Review of AVG Anti-virus

Avast Anti-Virus Home Edition (FREE)

Advantages: Has a screenaver that scans when activated.
Disadvantages: No built in Firewall.

...GB Disk Free space, Winxp home OS System. Even when Norton is running only in background, the system was extremely slow something that never happened with Avast antivirus. And Avast could detect many trojans and spyware that Norton failed to detect due to its heruistic system. (And Norton also detected a few trojans which Avast failed to detect. But when I scanned these same files using eTrust Antivirus which is there in my company, it failed to detect these as viruses). Also whenever Norton detected any virus it would show the same message in a circle. That virus message 1, then 2, then 3, then 4, ....then 10, then some gap, then again to 1 and so on. This continued until I got fed up of that antivirus and uninstalled it the same day. I reinstalled Avast again and I still continue to use. I feel between Norton and Avast, Avast is...

daveylee20 20.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Avast - Anti-virus

Free AVG vs Paid for Anti-Virus Programs

Advantages: Great Virus protection & its Free
Disadvantages: err, umm, nope can't think of any.

...Viruses There can't be anybody in the world today that hasn't heard of computer viruses in some shape or form, hence that's why it is essential that every PC user should have an anti-virus program of some sort or another installed on their machine. Choosing Anti-Virus Protection The problem lies however when choosing which Anti-Virus to pick from the bewildering choice of the many different anti-virus programs available. The vast majority of people do not understand the difference between the choices available, our brains tell us "if we pay good money for something it must be good", in my experience this is simply not the case when it comes to software in general, with a large range of products, anti-virus products or otherwise being freely available on the internet to download. AVG vs. the Big Names Probably the biggest name...

grooveriw 01.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of AVG Anti-virus

AVG Anti-Virus (Free Edition)

Advantages: Simple and easy to use
Disadvantages: No technical support

...First, let point out that I am no computer expert, nor do I know much about viruses....except that they are a major inconvenience if you have one on your pc. Now let me tell you a bit about AVG Anti Virus. This is a fantastic program, which as well as being free, is easy to install, use and update. Although the program looks fairly simple, it is a very powerful (free) tool at removing a whole host of viruses and diallers. So where do I find AVG Anti Virus? I got my copy of AVG Anti Virus at www.grisoft.com. Go to the 'download' tab at the top of the screen and when the next page loads, go to the 'AVG Free Edition' on the left hand menu. There are probably a whole host of other freeware/shareware sites where you can download it from but the site above seemed the easiest. What about installation? The file downloads as an executable...

deanmeister 21.07.2004 · Read review
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AVG Anti-virus Free...This Prog Rocks!

Advantages: It completely protects your computer and catches any viruses.
Disadvantages: None

...I had Norton Antivirus on my computer for years but was still hit by several viruses even though I was,apparently, fully protected and had paid loads out for upgrades. When my PC finally died (or so I thought) I had no alternative but to call in an engineer who managed to sort out the problem with my hard drive within 30 mins, got my operating system working and recovered the files I had thought were lost forever!! He had used an Anti-virus Checker that I had never heard of called AVG Anti-virus. He said it was FREE! I left it on the computer in place of the one I had purchased & was amazed when it checked my computer files automatically, upgraded itself daily, checked my files on a regular basis & found and healed any viruses that had been sent to my computer. I found the free site for personal and home use by typing in "free...

JohnGroom 01.09.2005 (12.09.2005) · Read review
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norton anti virus 2007

Advantages: the live help can sometimes be usefull
Disadvantages: the space it takes up from your computer.

...I believe that norton anti-virus really isnt the best you can get for your money. i bought this from my local computer superstore roughly 2 months ago, and i can honestly say il never buy norton again. it takes way too much computer memory and can slow down your system a hell of alot! not only this, but it doesnt always install correctly and it's also pretty useless. it hasnt picked up a single spyware or virus on my computer since i bought it, yet a free anti-spyware software i got included in my google package picks up 20-30 infections a week! i had to get some live assistance when i first installed norton because a component didnt install correctly. it was a 10 minute wait and the responses were slow and painstaking. it's got alot of variety when it comes to features, but only about 2 of these actually need to be used...

gregory-j 26.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2007

Vanquished viruses vanish to the vaults

Advantages: It's free, it works well, it's easy to install
Disadvantages: No technical support for the free version

...and the Internet. These viruses ranged from the merely irritating to the ones which would gradually infect and destroy files around the system, eventually requiring a complete re-format of the hard drive, and probable loss of files. At the same time, more and more people began using email, many of them unsuspicious and trusting, and they became an easy target for malicious viruses. So we decided we needed better virus protection, and decided at first to pay for another year's McAfee. But our copy was so out of date we were unable to do that easily, and in trying to solve the problem we came across several recommendations for AVG. The best thing about it seemed to be that it was free. Cynical as ever, we wondered how a free anti-virus program could possibly compare with the commercial ones, but we read several reviews, and we also discussed it...

Kukana 05.10.2003 · Read review
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Review of AVG Anti-virus

Kick viruses right in the nuts

Advantages: Complete protection for your system
Disadvantages: None

...*~*~*~* PLEASE excuse the long intro, but I want to get an IMPORTANT message to all computer users in the of this FREE ANTI VIRUS program that is available to all in the UK, which I have to say from experience does a very efficient and effective job of protecting our system from nasty little computer cretins (viruses).*~*~*~* SKIP pass the intro if you wish, but if you are not sure of the damage a VIRUS or HACKER can do to your system then I would advise you to read all if want to know how vulnerable your computer really is! *~*~*~* After the last few weeks we have had it's a wonder that we haven't smashed this computer to tiny pieces and gave up on the internet totally. It all started a few weeks ago when we downloaded KaZaA (a free download program, which we have now removed all traces of from our system) and become...

mumagain 11.05.2002 (15.05.2002) · Read review
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Norton AntiVirus 2005

Advantages: Reliable, Good Detection Rate, Great Interface
Disadvantages: Expensive, System Intensive, Lots of better alternatives

...I bought Norton AntiVirus last year for around £25 in order to protect my computer from viruses, and since then I have had very mixed results with it. On the visual side of things, Norton AntiVius is excellent. The main menu neatly lists several different security options that can be activated or deactivated, as well as an option that allows you to begin scanning your computer with a click of a button. On the side of the main window is a tab that allows you to select specific scanning options (such as scanning only floppy disks, for example), as well as a tab that allows you access to a range of reports on previous scans. Also on the main screen is information on the last time you completed a system scan, the last time you updated your virus definitions, and the last time you renewed your software. The main scanning screen...

gorygory 02.02.2007 · Read review
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