Re: av

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From: Kelly Cotter (kelly.cotter_at_*deletethis*blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 06/05/04


Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 23:37:45 GMT


"t.cruise" <t__cruise@[NoSpam]hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> AVG Antivirus by Grisoft. It's FREE, and uses less system resources
> than Norton. The combination of the free versions of AVG antivirus
> and the FREE standard version of the Zone Alarm firewall have kept my
> systems virus free for almost 2 years.
>
> You can get download the FREE version of AVG version 6 at:
>
> http://www.grisoft.com
>
> You can download the FREE standard version of Zone Alarm at:
>
> http://zonelabs.com
>
> Make sure that you click the correct links at the sites to download
> the FREE versions, and NOT the TRIAL version downloads.
>
> "Kelly Cotter"
> <"deletethis"kelly.cotter@*deletethis*blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
> message news:uYqwc.881$Bw4.10637547@news-text.cableinet.net...
>> running norton2004pro at the moment but not keen on it and looking
>> for another av prog
>> any suggestions ?
>>
>>
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.699 / Virus Database: 456 - Release Date: 6/4/2004
ok
just installed McAfee virus scanner 8 and it seems a lot smother than Norton
so far
running zone alarm pro v4.5.594.000



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