I need a good, free antivirus - Page 2

Morrigoon · 08-21-2009, 12:59 PM

After an hour and 24 minutes of scanning.... so far nothing.

Which is odd, since I've been reasonably sure that my computer's had a virus for weeks.

BarTopDancer · 08-21-2009, 01:24 PM

Make sure you unhide all your files and folders

Then go download and run MalwareBytes (it's free)

THEN rerun your AV scan.

Morrigoon · 08-21-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Make sure you unhide all your files and folders

Then go download and run MalwareBytes (it's free)

THEN rerun your AV scan.

MalwareBytes found two minor objects, now off to run the re-scan on AVG!

CoasterMatt · 08-21-2009, 04:34 PM

I go with Avast! - I put it on every Windows machine I build.

Andrew · 08-21-2009, 05:13 PM

I concur with CoasterMatt; Avast is the one I use on all my Windows machines. It is free but you have to re-register once a year. I find AVG bogs down the machine when scanning, and I believe they have taken away some functionality from the free version.

Nerd · 08-24-2009, 01:54 AM

I too use Avast. It's very efficient, it's very good at catching viruses, and best of all, it's very free. For spyware, I use a combination of Ad-Aware and Spybot.

I also use CCleaner to fix/remove broken registries and clean up space used by unused files. You'd be surprised at how much space all that stuff takes up.

Alex · 08-22-2009, 08:10 AM

Go bareback like I do.

Morrigoon · 08-24-2009, 02:15 AM

Can you have Avast and AVG simultaneously? Or do they not play nice together?

RStar · 08-24-2009, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Can you have Avast and AVG simultaneously? Or do they not play nice together?

Most anti-virus programs insist that you only have one loaded on the computer at a time. I'm not sure if there is a way around this, or if it would be of any use.

Morrigoon · 08-24-2009, 08:01 AM

At present, I have both going. I suppose time will tell if they play nice.

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	After an hour and 24 minutes of scanning.... so far nothing. Which is odd, since I've been reasonably sure that my computer's had a virus for weeks. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Make sure you unhide all your files and folders Then go download and run MalwareBytes (it's free) THEN rerun your AV scan. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	I go with Avast! - I put it on every Windows machine I build. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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08-21-2009, 05:13 PM	#5
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	I concur with CoasterMatt; Avast is the one I use on all my Windows machines. It is free but you have to re-register once a year. I find AVG bogs down the machine when scanning, and I believe they have taken away some functionality from the free version. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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08-24-2009, 01:54 AM	#6
Nerd Please sir, may I have another? Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Western NY Posts: 3	I too use Avast. It's very efficient, it's very good at catching viruses, and best of all, it's very free. For spyware, I use a combination of Ad-Aware and Spybot. I also use CCleaner to fix/remove broken registries and clean up space used by unused files. You'd be surprised at how much space all that stuff takes up.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Go bareback like I do.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Can you have Avast and AVG simultaneously? Or do they not play nice together? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	At present, I have both going. I suppose time will tell if they play nice. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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