Re: Anti Virus

Hi,

I don't know about open source, but Avast is a good free antivirus
application.
avast! 4 Home Edition Download - Free antivirus software download
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

And, removing Norton products is no simple matter.
Symantec Removal:
http://basconotw.mvps.org/SymRem.htm

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

"CC" wrote
I would like to know if there are any reliable open source anti virus
programs that are free for download? am sick of using Norton.


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