Someone done a recommend of these the other day for free pc anti-virus stuff:

AVG anti-virus (free)

Advanced Windows Care (free)

Adaware (free) and

Malwarebites (free)

Is that comprehensive and sufficient? Or, indeed are any superfluous?

Ta

Posted By: malkybarkid on August 23rd 2011 at 13:35:24

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Someone done a recommend of these the other day for free pc anti-virus stuff: (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 23, 13:35:24
- Avast is pretty good for a free AV (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 23, 16:22:43
- Malwarebytes.org is excellent; we use it at work and...... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 23, 15:03:58
- Cheers all. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 23, 15:00:25
  - Did the smell up the USB work? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Aug 23, 15:04:41
    - Yep - it's got no footprints on it now. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 23, 15:14:02
- usually do ZoneAlarm too - though i'm getting annoyed with their nagware-splashscreen (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 23, 14:21:10
- Here's a plaice to get cheap software for stoodents. (General Chat) - APB, Aug 23, 14:06:13
  - the fish puns thread is down there vvvvvvvv (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 23, 14:39:43
  - cheap skate (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 23, 14:21:03
- that was me. AWC is the dogs plums! (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 23, 13:52:24
  - Ta - Is it called 'Advanced System Care' now? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 23, 13:55:31
    - you might be right.... let me check..... yes.... link here (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 23, 14:42:02
- Hope she doesn?t get the viruses I did at uni. (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Aug 23, 13:47:40
  - You and some of the chaps got cockrot didn't you? After that backwoods survival course in (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 23, 13:50:34
    - Close. (General Chat) - lurd, Aug 23, 13:56:09
  - Lollers (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Aug 23, 13:48:13
- You on windows 7? Windows defender would probably cover all those (General Chat) - pants, Aug 23, 13:38:59
  - Yep - Windows 7 - it's the new laptop we got for my niece: Samsung RV511. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 23, 13:41:47
    - Make sure you USB-flash the registry, call it Bert and mail it a koala (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 23, 14:18:06
    - She'll need Football Manager 12. (General Chat) - Graham Br15tol, Aug 23, 13:44:36
      - Possibly - not sure of the pub of choice at the mo. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 23, 13:51:19
        
        Will prob park near there. (General Chat) - Graham Br15tol, Aug 23, 13:52:47
      - And put VLC player on it instead of Windows MP (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 23, 13:50:59
    - I think avg and windows defender run in the background (and quite well) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 23, 13:43:32
      - AVG & Defender. Done. And don't install more than one AV (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 23, 14:17:31
        
        Done you an email. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 23, 14:56:38
      - Is windows defender a download or will it already be on it? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 23, 13:44:50
        
        Will already be on it. Comes up in the security centre as the default firewall (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 23, 13:46:58
        
        Comes as standard with Win7 (n/m) (General Chat) - Graham Br15tol, Aug 23, 13:46:57
  - Ooh yeah Ccleaner is ace. (General Chat) - Graham Br15tol, Aug 23, 13:40:57
    - yes, both parts of this ^^^ (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 23, 14:23:23
- oi used AVG before....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 23, 13:37:45
  - That's cos McAfee pay HP to say that! (General Chat) - Graham Br15tol, Aug 23, 13:38:59
    - MacAfee is shit, intrusive and has a massive footprint (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 23, 14:19:26
      - ^^^^^ um paleface talk sense ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Graham Br15tol, Aug 23, 15:00:15
      - ^^^^ this! (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 23, 14:43:06
    - yeah I bet..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 23, 13:40:11
      - I actually paid for AVG, to see what the differences were. I've had no problems. (n/m) (General Chat) - Graham Br15tol, Aug 23, 13:42:11

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