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Old 12-05-2006   #1
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Hi Guys! I'm looking for a free anti-virus but don't know which is best. I found AVG & Bitdefender so far... Is there better ones out there?
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I would go with AVG i have used it and it is very good!
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I would say Avast, i currently use it and it's very good with it's on Access protection, alearts me too almost any virus that try's to download it's self, Avg is also a good one,



it's mostly based on personal taste, i defetnly reccomend you don't use Norton
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I mean maybe avast



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I use AVG, Norton is propping a coffee table up.
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AVG on this end.....norton even failed my coffee table test. Currently it is the reading material in the kitty litter room.
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I dont even have Norton!
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