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my free subscription to avast is expiring. now they want $39.95 per year. is there a free av app that i can use?
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Don, My understanding is that the $39.95 is for the upgrade to the professional edition which is not free. As far as I am aware, Avast Home edition is still free. In the past, one has only needed to apply for a new registration code. I have always used the expiry of the program as a reason to remove the old, download the latest version and reinstall (although, because Avast keep systems up-to-date with the latest program, there's probably no real good reason to do this  ) Noel
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noel, i hope you are right but i got a notice today that my free edition will expire in 18 days. upon reading your reply i went to www.avast.com and they are still offering the free home edition so i may have misunderstood the warning. thanks for setting me straight.
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Don,
I believe that Noel is right. I recently went through the same thing. Seems like there was a small link at the bottom of the page to renew the free edition. Anyhow I did so about a week ago.
The other Don
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I've dropped Avast, and gone back to AVG. Strangely when I had the soundcard trouble last weekend, and turned Avast off (temporarily I thought), it seemed to have disappeared.
Then I received a little note from AVG, so decided to DL it and use it - both computers are on it now.
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hi I used to use the free version of Avira AntiVir Personal for a couple of years with very good results. In fact I use the premium version now which I payd for. Daniel AVIRA
BIAB 2012 (ASIO) on Vista 32, Dual-Core 2.0Ghz with 4GB Memory. Main DAW is Samplitude (11 & ProX) and I like Spaghetti. BTW: Today is a good Day to have a Good Day.
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Avast is still free. They just want you to re-register every year. Their coming out with a new version this month or the first of next month. Completely redone with 0 day detection etc. and still free. They will have a pro version as well and also a suit that will include a firewall. I've tried them all and Avast is still the best for me. Very low resources.
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Concur with ST, with the quibble that (I believe) the renewal interval is 14 months. I tried emailing them for a new key last time, but it turned out to be easier to uninstall, download and re-register. Whatever.
You can set the virus table to update automatically, which typically happens daily. You must also be sure to update the program itself at least monthly. Right click on the tray icon for update options.
I, too, switched from AVG, which had become a resource hog. Avast seems to tread rather more lightly. If I was going to switch again, I'd go to Threatfire, about which I'd heard some amazing stuff.
R.
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Avast! Sounds like pirated software.....just saying...
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I've used Threatfire. 2 years, for some time and also use PC Tools Spyware Doctor. Threatfire is not a standalone AV product. It's meant as an addon to your existing AV. TF provides what is called 0 day protection. It looks at behavior as opposed to a database on know viruses. Works really well with Avast. When V 5.0 of Avast comes out it will contain a behavior element as well. Not sure how it will work with TF at that point.
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I don't use anything. Run bareback. Twice a year I rebuild my system. It's easier, saves time, and the PC runs good for more months at a stretch.
Like the man said, "ain't that a kick in the head!"
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Happy Trails,
I used to operate that way as well and I think there's some validity to it. If I was to add up all of the time spent messing with malware programs in one form or another I be ahead of the game to do just that. However if you use the internet for more then just looking around and posting to forums you need more security. If your banking or buying stuff etc. you need more.
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I do use the Vista firewall on the PC we do business over.
Like the man said, "ain't that a kick in the head!"
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