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My Norton program is about to expire. Any suggestions about reliable free replacements that will do as good or better job?
Thanks, Prairie Son
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Hi,

Good job in moving away from Norton - in my view it's a pretty bloated piece of software that you can do without.

As for free alternatives, there are a few options available to you. I always used AVG Anti Virus Free Edition - both for myself and for the students that I teach. However, after reading this article - PC Pro: Product Reviews: Labs: Antivirus software - I switch to Avira Antivir.

I'm sure other members of the forum will have other ideas, but that is my two cents...


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Hello Prairie Son,

I'm not a big fan of Norton myself. The best free Anti-Virus is AVG. You can download AVG from here: AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security - Products

EDIT: Sorry Jim, didn't realise you alreadty posted.


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you can use avast! or avg anti-virus
ive used avg anti-virus as for now.. for downloads just search here.. Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com
i suggest to use avg. =)

u can also use our online virus scans
http://www.pchelpforum.com/anti-viru...-checkers.html

just search Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com for more free anti-virus but just read the reviews..

sorry about my english.. teehee
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Thanks a bunch ya'll. I'll check out the suggestions and get back to you
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Default Re: free anti virus programs
or u can get Nod32 which is my personal favourite
but u will need to buy it

and for firewall i use ZoneAlarm Pro

but if u want a free one i agree with AVG Anti-virus

and also Norton is not a good program


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