[Hidden-tech] Free anti-virus for PC?

Ron Miller ronsmiller at gmail.com
Fri Jun 17 10:15:39 EDT 2011


I'm with Daniel. It's not fool proof, but it's certainly simple and
takes care of most major problems.

Ron

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Daniel Fried
<dan at creativeconstructs.com> wrote:
>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
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> Microsoft also has it's own free AV software now.
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> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx
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> It's worked pretty well for me and is nicely unobtrusive.
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> -Dan
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> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Naaz Hosseini <soundshifter at aol.com> wrote:
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>>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
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>> I'm looking for a fast, simple way to protect my old PC while I update my websites.
>> My situation:  I moved to a Mac over a year ago.  The software I use to update my websites is on my PC and I don't want to buy a version for Mac.  I just want to go in and make some changes...simply.  But, I want to protect my PC while I do that.
>> PC World recommends Avira and Avast as the top 2 free software programs.
>> Does anyone know if downloading Avira or Avast would be sufficient and not overtax my old PC which I think is 5 years old and can't handle a lot of activity at once.  I also left my books on the PC using Quicken so I want protection for that reason too.
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Naaz
>> Naaz Hosseini, MA, LP
>> Voice Empowerment, Attunement & Healing
>> Web: voice-empowerment.com
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