Rather interesting bunch, looks like I will be doing some downloading later on.

[url]http://lifehacker.com/5110552/most-popular-free-windows-downloads-of-2008[/url]

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cheers Kamal!

[COLOR=#786e29]AVG Free Anti-Virus 2008[/COLOR] <<<<< anyone know how this is? I need an anti virus programme and will NOT ever use Norton again

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I have always used AVG and found it to be a good program.

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Avira Antivir is supposedly the hottest free anti-virus out there this year. Has the highest downloads on download.com (iirc)

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[quote=Steve Graham;688836]cheers Kamal!

[COLOR=#786e29]AVG Free Anti-Virus 2008[/COLOR] <<<<< anyone know how this is? I need an anti virus programme and will NOT ever use Norton again[/quote]

i switched from zone alarm to AVG .. found it to be significantly much less of a resource hog compared to zone alarm and it does its job really well

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nice, thanks a lot for the input! will be grabbing this tonight then :)

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[QUOTE=Corven;688857]i switched from zone alarm to AVG .. found it to be significantly much less of a resource hog compared to zone alarm and it does its job really well[/QUOTE]

is AVG a firewall ? I thought it was an Antivirus .... in which case aren't you comparing two different apps ? (or has AVG now come out with a firewall too?)

The best firewall that I use (and discovered this year) is Comodo Personal Firewall. Kick ass.

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Best antivirus out there... NOD32!! Love it and it doesn't hog up resources or try and do everything else like Norton or Mcafee.

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i gave up on norton and macafee years ago... is NOD32 freeware?

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[quote=Homskillet;688924]Best antivirus out there... NOD32!! Love it and it doesn't hog up resources or try and do everything else like Norton or Mcafee.[/quote]

Second that. The best AV I've used. Kasperspy is close.

[quote=Steve Graham;688927]i gave up on norton and macafee years ago... is NOD32 freeware?[/quote]

No but you can find friendly versions on bittorrent.

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[quote=feather;688948]Second that. The best AV I've used. Kasperspy is close.

No but you can find friendly versions on bittorrent.[/quote]

If you're interested in purchasing it... ;) it's only $39.99 too.

[url]http://www.eset.com/purchase/[/url]

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avast antivirus is quite good as well and freeware. never had a problem with it and im using it for 3 years now

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[quote=Kamal;688921]is AVG a firewall ? I thought it was an Antivirus .... in which case aren't you comparing two different apps ? (or has AVG now come out with a firewall too?)

The best firewall that I use (and discovered this year) is Comodo Personal Firewall. Kick ass.[/quote]

there's 2 version of AVG .. the free download doesn't come with firewall

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^ ^ You can get the firewall for free. Mine is. I deleted it after the trial period, then downloaded it and it never expired. Been running with it for over a year, I believe.

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Thanks for the link Kamal....im grabbing Avg :D