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423854 2006-01-24 08:26:00 Just wondering if anyone could recommend some free anti-virus and anti-spyware that you can download. preferably not too large a download, and doesn't use up to much processing power. I used to have AVG (off the microsoft website) and a beta of Microsift Antispyware. Can you still get these or is there something better at the moment.

Thanks in advance
Herbie_Dog (9286)
423855 2006-01-24 08:35:00 Grisoft AVG Free (free.grisoft.com)

For an anti spyware program like MS Anti Spyware I cannot think of one straight out of my head. But a combination of programs like HijackThis (www.softpedia.com), Spybot Search And Destroy (www.softpedia.com), Lavasoft's AdAware (www.softpedia.com) and Ewido Security Suite (www.softpedia.com) should do the trick.
bob_doe_nz (92)
423856 2006-01-24 09:33:00 I prefer Avast than AVG because it has a much better interface. I use a combination of AdAware and Spywareblaster for spyware protection. jason_f90 (3544)
423857 2006-01-24 10:45:00 You can search through this forum for more list of security utiliy freewares. Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta (formerly known as Giant AntiSpyware) is worth looking at as well.

Cheers :)
Renmoo (66)
423858 2006-01-24 19:58:00 I prefer Avast than AVG because it has a much better interface. I use a combination of AdAware and Spywareblaster for spyware protection.

I personally find Avaast is abit more in your face than AVG. AVG just sits very quietly in the background doing its job.

But both programs are very good and I would recommend either.
superuser (7693)
423859 2006-01-24 20:37:00 AV = ClamWin (http://clamwin.org/)

Anti-Spyware =
Ad-Aware (www.download.com)
SpyBot (safer-networking.org)
Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta (www.microsoft.com)
Haze (3028)
423860 2006-02-11 08:02:00 Free AVG is way better :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: hoha (7065)
423861 2006-02-11 08:07:00 what OS are you useing? i prefer AVG over avast on 9x/me systems. Avast is not bad tho the updateing needs tweaking. tweak'e (69)
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