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Software => Computer viruses and spyware => Topic started by: SlowBurner on April 04, 2006, 08:45:57 PM

Title: Free Trial antivirus protection
Post by: SlowBurner on April 04, 2006, 08:45:57 PM: Does anyone know where a fella like myself can get a free antivirus trial? I am a broke college student and I rely on my computer to get me through school. I can’t risk going another day without protection. I appreciate the help :D
Title: Re: Free Trial antivirus protection
Post by: dl65 on April 04, 2006, 10:16:17 PM: SlowBurner.......LOL ...... Don't they teach you how to use Google in College ?
If I were you I would sign up for a course in googling ......... LOL .
In the meantime , go to ...... http://www.majorgeeks.com/download886.html
and download the free version of AVG ...... It's fully functional ....... once you have it downloaded , get the latest updates.

dl65 ::)
Title: Re: Free Trial antivirus protection
Post by: Fordtruckmaniac on April 05, 2006, 12:06:05 AM: Quote
Does anyone know where a fella like myself can get a free antivirus trial? I am a broke college student and I rely on my computer to get me through school. I can’t risk going another day without protection. I appreciate the help :D

Here is another good free AV. Its called Avast.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/
Title: Re: Free Trial antivirus protection
Post by: Flame on April 05, 2006, 05:54:02 PM: If you need to buy better protection sometime, you might be able to get a student discount ;)

Flame
Title: Re: Free Trial antivirus protection
Post by: Dilbert on April 05, 2006, 06:17:11 PM: I'm guessing that AVG free and Avast also free don't do as much or as well as paid-for scanners. But hey, a pile of bricks is a better defense that nothing. Cash, however, is what takes that pile of bricks and makes a Great Wall of Virus Protection. Which is cool because if you pay enough, you can see your virus scanner from space. :P

*Note: Anyone who takes my last sentence seriously needs immediate psychiatric help. ;)
Title: Re: Free Trial antivirus protection
Post by: Flame on April 05, 2006, 06:36:58 PM: AVG is good, but there's something to be said about just buying a program yourself...

Flame
Title: Re: Free Trial antivirus protection
Post by: Fordtruckmaniac on April 05, 2006, 07:01:21 PM: Just for the sake of asking. Is Avast not at least as good as AVG for both being free?

Our local computer repair shop recommends Avast highly. I know Avast found 7 viruses in my old Gateway that had Norton on it. I kept Norton updated every week or two the whole time and ran it the same.

I'm happy with it. I have not had anything get by it that I know of. I have ran some other stuff (Panda, etc) to double check and it shows clean.