Free Anti-Virus Software...clever marketing ploy or useful software?
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Ben Cordingley forwarded me a link where eTrust (CA) is giving away a free Anti-Virus and Firewall package, no doubt to capitalize on the SP2 release. Clever, but it's only free for a year as you'll have to update your subscription for presumably $50 in 12 months.
Regardless, it could be just the ticket for your Mom or family.
Another thought for Virus Protection while continuing to use the built-in firewall is GriSoft's AVG Free Edition.
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August 15, 2004 15:05
That offer is up all year long already, so I guess it was not SP2 that triggered that move.
David
I use AVG at home, but I've heard good things about Avast as well: http://www.avast.com/eng/free_virus_protectio.html
Why use the built-in firewall when you can have Kerio (http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html) for free?
I'd stay away from ZoneAlarm 5. Too many people have experienced system freezes and have reinstalled version 4. They even made the link available on their site since the problem was so widespread.
AVG is excellent (both the free and Pro versions). I've been using it for a few years. I always let my Norton AntiVirus expire when I get a new machine since AVG has always caught everything that Norton has.
AVG is excellent (both the free and Pro versions). I've been using it for a few years. I always let my Norton AntiVirus expire when I get a new machine since AVG has always caught everything that Norton has.
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