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FogerRox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:20 PM
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What freeware Virus/spyware do you use?
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:21 PM
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1. AVG
http://www.grisoft.com/
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:21 PM
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2. me too! n/t
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LTR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:22 PM
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3. AVG is da shiznit!
Sorry.

I had a major infestation and tried everything. I finally downloaded the trial of AVG and it got rid of everything. Norton didn't do anything.
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Monkey see Monkey Do Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:25 PM
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4. AVG, Spybot - Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware
Edited on Tue Oct-17-06 07:29 PM by Monkey see Monkey Do
AVG - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
Spybot S&G - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html
Ad-Aware - http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

All free & all update regularly
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texasleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:25 PM
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5. .
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ellenfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:34 PM
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12. same here. eom
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:28 PM
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6. AVG and I am now testing ewido, their anti-spyware program.
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:31 PM
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10. what do you think about it.
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:39 PM
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13. It works well and has caught more than other programs I have tried.
They want (after a month's free trial) $39 for two years AUTOMATIC protection. I'm going to test using it manually in a few days to see how I like using it that way. I certainly wouldn't mind running a test every day if that works just as well.
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 08:14 PM
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21. I just downloaded it and it found nothing which I am glad
My neighbor turned me on to avg antivirus and I have been happy with it. And this anti-spyware looks like I could like it too. I have my cookies turned off so I don't get too much spyware or adware.
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:28 PM
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7. AVG.
I hate Norton. God, the program is like quackgrass. Once it gets into your system, it's harder to kill than the viruses it's supposed to protect you against.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:29 PM
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8. AVG free version.
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ret5hd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:30 PM
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9. LINUX!!!
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:31 PM
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11. AVG Free
Love it!
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NavyDavy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:40 PM
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14. AVG Antivirus - free version
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:44 PM
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15. "Loose lips sink ships" why reveal what firewall protection is used
...in a public blog like DU? :crazy: :wtf:
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RC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:54 PM
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18. I wonder also about the motives of some of the questions around here...
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Dob Bole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:48 PM
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16. Linux...but Spybot S&D when I'm working on someone else's computer.
AVG is also good in the way of antivirus.
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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 07:50 PM
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17. Nothing
Been using Apples since the 90's and never needed the virus software.
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wakeme2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 08:02 PM
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19. What is Virus/spyware
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 08:05 PM
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20. I use to "own"a copy of AVG but
when it wouldn't remove/heal a nasty virus, I went searcing... I found Avast!. It healed it.

BUT
I found out one anti-virus program isn't enough. Nothings perfect.
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lastknowngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 08:21 PM
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22. spyware doctor, spybot, add aware ,mcafee and black ice
also I use a router with firewall. No I'm not crazy I just work with computers. AVG runs on a machine on my net and I use it to check behind others. No one product will work and stupid users can't be programed out of the equation.
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Hippo_Tron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 08:25 PM
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23. I coughed up 70 bucks for a lifetime subscription to StopZilla
And I thought it was well worth it. Freeware programs weren't doing the trick. StopZilla made my computer work like it was just out of the box.
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 08:34 PM
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24. AVG FREE & Ad Aware
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High Plains Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 08:40 PM
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25. Thank you, folks, for mentioning AVG. It just helped me.
I've been plagued with an evil malware file that McAfee could not handle. I just downloaded AVG, and it gobbled that sucker right up. It was really fucking annoying, with "adult friend finder" pop-ups and pseudo-system warnings, and I couldn't get rid of it. AVG got it right off the bat!
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StraightDope Donating Member (716 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 08:51 PM
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26. None.
Take good care of your computer, use a firewall, and know what you are installing BEFORE you install it, and your virii/spyware wos will be over.
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FogerRox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:03 PM
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27. Wow, someone else had mentioned AVG in another thread
I wasn't going to mention AVG in the OP. But WOW...IT looks like its the Shnizzle 'ccording to DUers. ANd for those Mac users..... Love ya, But for now, I gotta go with what I have, which cost $500, & I Dont think I could have gotten a bottom end G-4 laptop for under $900.
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Release The Hounds Donating Member (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-17-06 09:29 PM
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28. ZoneAlarm
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-18-06 08:31 AM
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29. Hi Hans Moleman!!
Welcome to DU!! :toast:
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KharmaTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-18-06 08:37 AM
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30. Spyware Doctor
This cleans out critters others haven't. It updates daily...and works quietly in the background. It also does a nightly quick scan and weekly full scan...I've used this system for nearly 3 years (after my browser kept getting hijacked) and haven't had problems since.
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-18-06 08:45 AM
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31. MacOS/X on some computer, Sun Solaris on others. (NT)
Edited on Wed Oct-18-06 08:46 AM by Tesha
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FogerRox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-19-06 02:50 AM
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32. I DLed AVG for free, last night.
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-19-06 03:27 AM
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33. Just Mac OSX.
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