[RESOLVED] What Anti-Virus can I use that is free?

October 5th, 2001, 03:32 PM

I heard Norton 2001 antivirus does not work.
Any free stuff I can use?

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The Data Circuit has Melted.

October 5th, 2001, 07:09 PM

You heard wrong.

Symantec, Trend Micro, McAfee, Sophos and Kaspersky Labs offer online scanning for or trial versions. I would recommend them in the order that they appear here, but that is a personal choice.

These companies spend a lot of time tweaking their products. Most are excellent, none are bad. Give them a try, but plan on buying one soon - consider it insurance

As for free products, I found this link: WebAttack,

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"Expect the unexpected"
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October 5th, 2001, 07:33 PM

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<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by Medianox:
I heard Norton 2001 antivirus does not work.
Any free stuff I can use?

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I have posted this a few times now Norton 2001 DOES work if you download & install the latest SYMEVNT.EXE from Symantec. I was using it myself ubder XP Pro OEM until recently when I upgraded it to 2002 (for free as if I had to buy the upgrade I would have stuck with 2001).

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October 5th, 2001, 08:39 PM

NAV 2002 does work and it works quite nicely. I'd recommend it over 2001 any day.

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"Black in the Sun
What have I done?
I feel so bad
I feel so numb"

Rob Zombie - "Feel So Numb"

October 9th, 2001, 07:20 PM

AVG-Free works with XP Pro, download the latest version from www.grisoft.com XP will complain about compatability problems but if you have the latest version it's OK, I know this because I contacted AVG about the XP warning and they emailed me to say that AVG-Free "IS" compatable with XP... And as the name suggests it is free to the private user.

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Regards Steve Morrish...

you gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need....

Pendragons Paranormal Space

October 18th, 2001, 09:34 PM

Get Morpheus and search for Norton Antivirus 2001.. you will get someone that has it for free..

October 18th, 2001, 10:31 PM

Like ad3p4 said thise seem to be the best free trial programs out there(in pretty good order I might add!). If you ever get in a jam with a virus that disables your antivirus or stops you from accessing these sites, or your on site and the customer has not updated their antivirus since 1883, try
http://housecall.antivirus.com it's helped me MANY times and it's a lot faster than updating their stuff for them!.....

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October 5th, 2001, 03:32 PM	#1
Medianox Guest Posts: n/a	What Anti-Virus can I use that is free? I heard Norton 2001 antivirus does not work. Any free stuff I can use? ------------------ The Data Circuit has Melted.

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October 5th, 2001, 07:09 PM	#2
ad3p4 Guest Posts: n/a	You heard wrong. Symantec, Trend Micro, McAfee, Sophos and Kaspersky Labs offer online scanning for or trial versions. I would recommend them in the order that they appear here, but that is a personal choice. These companies spend a lot of time tweaking their products. Most are excellent, none are bad. Give them a try, but plan on buying one soon - consider it insurance As for free products, I found this link: WebAttack, ------------------ "Expect the unexpected" ------------------

October 5th, 2001, 08:39 PM	#4
Cobra Guest Posts: n/a	NAV 2002 does work and it works quite nicely. I'd recommend it over 2001 any day. ------------------ "Black in the Sun What have I done? I feel so bad I feel so numb" Rob Zombie - "Feel So Numb"

October 9th, 2001, 07:20 PM	#5
Pendragon Guest Posts: n/a	AVG-Free works with XP Pro, download the latest version from www.grisoft.com XP will complain about compatability problems but if you have the latest version it's OK, I know this because I contacted AVG about the XP warning and they emailed me to say that AVG-Free "IS" compatable with XP... And as the name suggests it is free to the private user. ------------------ Regards Steve Morrish... you gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need.... Pendragons Paranormal Space

October 18th, 2001, 09:34 PM	#6
Dj_Xtasy Guest Posts: n/a	Get Morpheus and search for Norton Antivirus 2001.. you will get someone that has it for free..

October 18th, 2001, 10:31 PM	#7
Vette2000 Guest Posts: n/a	Like ad3p4 said thise seem to be the best free trial programs out there(in pretty good order I might add!). If you ever get in a jam with a virus that disables your antivirus or stops you from accessing these sites, or your on site and the customer has not updated their antivirus since 1883, try http://housecall.antivirus.com it's helped me MANY times and it's a lot faster than updating their stuff for them!..... ------------------ If walking is so good for you, then why does my mailman look like Jabba The Hut?