Any good free antivirus ?

[pascal]

Just received this warning from Grisoft saying that "AVG Anti-Virus Free 7.1 will be discontinued on 15. January 2007!" http://www.grisoft.com/doc/special-upgrade-to-avg-75-free75cnv

Now there is any good free alternative for home PC? Thanks

 

[K.I.L.E.R]

AntiVir?

 

[pascal]

Thanks killer

I also found the Avast home edition: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

 

[Zaphod]

Doesn't that just mean that you'll just have to upgrade to AVG 7.5 Free to still get signature updates? Or, if you want to change, you could try Avast!.

 

[pascal]

As I understand they are offering me a AVG 7.5 for "only" $ 29.95

 

[Zaphod]

As I understand they are offering me a AVG 7.5 for "only" $ 29.95

Well, of course they want you to upgrade to PRO... That's why they offer the free one. To gain market share. However, I think you will be perfectly able to just update to the new free edition.

 

[Rambler]

pascal, there is your free version of 7.5 - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

edit: Zaphod beat me to it while I was searching for the link

 

[StefanS]

I am satisfied with Antivir. It does all it's supposed to do.

 

[pascal]

Well, of course they want you to upgrade to PRO... That's why they offer the free one. To gain market share. However, I think you will be perfectly able to just update to the new free edition.

I understand and agree, but their advertise induce us to think there is no alternative like a AVG free 7.5

STAY PROTECTED: Your AVG Anti-Virus Free 7.1 will be discontinued on 15. January 2007!

Also the AVG 7.1 page says nothing about 7.5 too.

Thanks a lot Killer, Zaphod, Rambler and hupfinsgack for your help

 

[Zaphod]

I understand and agree, but their advertise induce us to think there is no alternative like a AVG free 7.5

Really? I thought this quote:

Users that are using AVG Free 7.1 will be provided with a specific dialog, within the next few weeks, with the opportunity to choose the right option fulfilling their needs.

implied that they'd include an option with a link to the updated free version, just (much?) less prominent, perhaps, than the 'Stay protected, upgrade to PRO today' alternative. If it didn't, that's perhaps a bit underhanded.

But it's all sorted now, right?

 

[pascal]

Really.
Your quote is not from the advertise I received from them http://www.grisoft.com/doc/special-upgrade-to-avg-75-free75cnv
And "the right option fulfilling their needs" doesnt necesserally means free.

I installed the new version.
Thanks for your help

 

[Zaphod]

Really.

Well, boo to them for the somewhat deceptive information to their users then. Yet, yay to them for still providing a decent product at no cost. :smile:

 

[Ty]

Another vote for AntiVir.

 

[hoom]

I vote Avast!
Partly because it found a trojan in an old .zip that other scans had missed, partly because they were first with free x64 support, partly because I can't be bothered trying AVG/other...

 

[Zaphod]

Well, boo to them for the somewhat deceptive information to their users then. Yet, yay to them for still providing a decent product at no cost. :smile:

A slightly redundant bump, but I just talked a friend through this update, and there was information on the new 7.5 Free edition in the warning/information box (albeit in tiny letters at the very bottom of the dialog).

 

[pascal]

Nothing here: http://www.grisoft.com/doc/special-upgrade-to-avg-75-free75cnv

Anyway, the AVG 7.5 free is working well.

 

[Zaphod]

Small link at the bottom (crap image, I know):

 

[L233]

I vote Avast!
Partly because it found a trojan in an old .zip that other scans had missed, partly because they were first with free x64 support, partly because I can't be bothered trying AVG/other...

I'd be careful if one antivirus software finds something no other does. False positives are a lot more common than most people assume and sometimes antivirus software does act overzealous.

 

[Tim]

I vote Avast!
Partly because it found a trojan in an old .zip that other scans had missed, partly because they were first with free x64 support, partly because I can't be bothered trying AVG/other...

Another vote for Avast.

 

[Tokelil]

I personally prefer ActiveVirusShild from AOL. (Yer I know, bad company) The installer comes with a toolbar, but you can choose not to install it and besides that seems clean.

The virus engine is from Kaspersky and is the same they use in their own products AFAIK.