I'll second Sandy's recommendation to use AVG free edition. I'll put
the direct link to the download page. If you start earlier in the chain
you will have to do lots of digging and scanning of the pages since they
try their best to convince you (I won't say "hijack") that the free
edition is the wrong choice and you should choose the non-free version.
You have to pass through three or four pages making the right choice
on each page to end up here:
<http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe>
The only thing I have disliked about AVG free is that it's an I/O
resource hog and greatly interferes with normal work (especially
PhotoShop and large images) when it's running. There is a very recent
upgrade (version 8 - within the past couple of weeks) that has an option
to scan at either a slower or faster rate. I tried running it at the
slower rate which about doubled the elapsed run time but still wasn't
slow enough not to be a noticeable performance drag on I/O at times.
Then I noticed that it has the ability to shut down the machine after
completing the scan. So tonight (for the first time) the scan will
start at 11pm instead of 12 noon, it will run at the highest processing
rate (after I've gone to bed) and then shut down the computer when its done.
I suppose it's possible that these same two processing options have
always been available but I'd never noticed them before this new version
which also has a new interface design. The shutdown option is still a
bit hidden under an "advanced" selection or some similar wording.
Chuck Norcutt
Sandy Harris wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 6:51 AM, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Are there any recommendations on the best and most effective anti-virus and
>> anti-spyware programs available, either by downloading from the
>> manufacturer's / distributor's web site or by off-the shelf purchase?
>>
> AVG seems to work and it is a free download.
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