Hi, thank you for your advise yesterday, however when asked for my comp info, I am lost.
My paperwork says dough celeron 2 gbhz, 256mb, 40gb, cdr and was bought in 2003 - not sure if this in what I am being asked for when I ask for an anti virus free download.
Can someone tell me which download is compatible for me to download.
Again, thanks
Mycroft
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If your computer doesn't already have an antivirus program, by all means download and install AVG Antivirus Free Edition. It has a good reputation.
Alfreda
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Dave Computer Cleaner
Avoid AVG updates for 7.5 are no longer avaliable and the new version 8 is very poor and uses a lot of memory as you only have 256MB it would not be a good choice, use Avast its very light on your system and offers far better protection.
Avast home edition is free and effective, it protects your PC from infected webpages, scans your downloads and emails for viruses (AVG free does neither) and has built in anti-rootkit and anti-spyware, plus it gives you the option to run a boot scan, there are very few anti-virus's that can do this paid or otherwise and this is free.
Avast works for 60 days from installation after which you will need to register to get your free product key which is valid for a year after which you get another free key, so it always free.
I use Avast along side Comodo firewall both are free, light on memory and have been independently tested and proven to be more effective then Norton or Mcafee.
Avast: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Comodo: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
Why Avast is better then AVG:
On AVGs official website it states that their free anti-virus software does not protect you from “poison” webpages or scan downloads and emails for viruses (Avast free edition does all 3), I've also tested both AVG and Avast using the EICAR test viruses, AVG allowed all the viruses onto the computer without a single warning Avast either blocked them either instantly or shorty after preventing all from running, Avast is much lighter and offers far superior protection.
What AVG does not do: http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
Jessica Queller
Good security requires a multi-layered approach, and the least important layer by far is running some kind of anti-malware program (in fact, if you take care of all the other layers, you don't even need an anti-malware program using up extra resources).
In order of importance:
1. Create and use almost exclusively a limited user account instead of the default administrator account Windows sets you up with
2. Read up on social engineering and how to avoid it
3. Don't download illegal copies of software, music, or movies
4. Set Windows updates to install automatically
5. Make regular backups. If possible, back up your entire installation (using Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image)
38. Run antivirus software
Harvs
I've been using AVG 8 (free edition) for quite some time now and have had no problems with it. It does however slow my system done a lot when scanning or updating but my laptop isn't that old so just about handles it. I have heard though that AVAST is better, covers more types of issues and doesn't slow your system down anywhere near as much
AVG 8 (free edition)
http://www.avg.com/uk.product-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
AVAST (free home edition) Recommended!
http://avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html