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[sekhorr]

Hi everyone,
I would like to know if there is any free anti-virus software to download (along with the option of automatic updates) for Windows XP? Most of the free anti-virus programs (such as AVG) do come for free but when trying to search for the updates, will ask for a key inorder to work properly.. Is there a work around for that? Infact, is there such a free anti-virus software?

Thanks for all your replies..

[DJVageli]

Yes...you can try Avast anti virus...it is free

http://www.avast.com/

[RyanS]

avg should not ask for a key when updating....i use avg free and never have gotten asked that..are you sure you didnt downlooad the pay version?   but as far as antivirus for windows...try avast, NOD32, avg, zone alarm firewall with ativirus, just to name a few

[sekhorr]

Thanks buddy for your advise.. Is it true that Avast slows down the computer's performance over a periodic amount of usage? I'm not sure if this is true.. But can you shed some of your experiences (both PROS and CONS) with Avast or any other free anti-virus software, you've been using till now..
Thanks a lot man.. I appreciate your reply..

[RyanS]

no avast wont slow anything down....
and avg, has caught everything...missed nothing...and other than that i've used avast...it worked i just preferred avg.

and norton...well...dont ever go with norton.

[DJVageli]

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no avast wont slow anything down....
and avg, has caught everything...missed nothing...and other than that i've used avast...it worked i just preferred avg.

and norton...well...dont ever go with norton.

[fr0stbound]

i just wanna say that with avast, it won't scan big, compressed files. it will consider it a decompression bomb, a compressed file that is small, but actually produce a a very big file when extracted, so big it fills up your memory and shuts you down.

anyway, that didn't happen with avg.

[philp]

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and norton...well...dont ever go with norton.

That would make a hell of a sig, sst! 

I don't understand the " Most of the free anti-virus programs (such as AVG) do come for free but when trying to search for the updates, will ask for a key inorder to work properly" statement. I use AVG free edition and it updates almost every day by itself as soon as I turn the machine on. 

[zeny389]

hello,

      i would say try Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic, its a free anti virus with best realtime protection and auto updater...[absolutely 100% free]

one of the best free antivirus-[in free version], just try nothing will lose you 


many thanks

[tommie gorman]

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no avast wont slow anything down....
and avg, has caught everything...missed nothing...and other than that i've used avast...it worked i just preferred avg.

and norton...well...dont ever go with norton.