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    Just purchased a Vista laptop, will this old anti-virus work?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kingofspades, Apr 11, 2007.

  1. kingofspades

    kingofspades Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have Norton Anti-Virus 2002 proffesional edition. Will it protect my vista from viruses? I can't afford vista anti-virus at the moment.
     
    kingofspades, Apr 11, 2007
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Your better off you using a good free one like Avast or AVG.
     
    usapatriot, Apr 11, 2007
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    I used my older Mcafee on Vista and it worked fine. However, Vista claims that there are only a few anti virus software that would work correctly on vista. I think it was the new norton and kaspersky.
     
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    What is the best free one and where can I find it?
     
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    hi downloaded Avast onto my new vista (lenovo 3000 C200) working fine.

    to find avast just "google" it and clickon avast .com. Tramliner
     
    tramliner, Apr 13, 2007
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    ps to last message you may have to uninstall your present antivirus to prevent conflicts
     
    tramliner, Apr 13, 2007
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    I just downloaded avast, but it says it is a trial. Can someone give me a direct link to the free version? I can't seem to find it. Thanks.
     
    kingofspades, Apr 13, 2007
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    google "free avg antivirus". You want version 7.5.
     
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    tramliner, Apr 14, 2007
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