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Syxx_Killer · 08-20-06, 10:33 AM

My Norton AV 2004 subscription is expiring today. I don't want to pay $35 for a new subscription, since buying a whole new program would only be a little more. I'm not sure I want to do that, either. Anyway, I have been thinking about the free AV programs out there again. I had AVG before I got NAV 2004. Two days after I had downloaded AVG it let a nasty homepage hijacker/trojan slip through. That is when I got NAV 2004. Since then I have never had an installation of Windows last long enough to have the subscription run out. I was wondering if anyone is using any of the free AV programs and if they are any good. The three that I know of is AVG, Avast, and AntiVir.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

http://www.avast.com/

http://www.free-av.com/

To those that use any of them, what are your thoughts? Pros? Cons?

08-20-06, 10:33 AM	#1
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Best free AntiVirus program My Norton AV 2004 subscription is expiring today. I don't want to pay $35 for a new subscription, since buying a whole new program would only be a little more. I'm not sure I want to do that, either. Anyway, I have been thinking about the free AV programs out there again. I had AVG before I got NAV 2004. Two days after I had downloaded AVG it let a nasty homepage hijacker/trojan slip through. That is when I got NAV 2004. Since then I have never had an installation of Windows last long enough to have the subscription run out. I was wondering if anyone is using any of the free AV programs and if they are any good. The three that I know of is AVG, Avast, and AntiVir. http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 http://www.avast.com/ http://www.free-av.com/ To those that use any of them, what are your thoughts? Pros? Cons?