Anyone concerned about spyware on your PC?

[Torr]

AVG is not going anywhere. They are ending support for the free version of 7.1

All this means is that you need to download the newer free version of 7.5

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It should maybe be stickied....



Maybe you should read the sticky? It's been in there for months.

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Sorry, I haven't read the sticky in months, myself. I just noticed all the handy links at the bottom....

[Vavavoom]

This will sound silly....but what are the Adaware and Spybot wesites....

I don't want to google them and then find they are incorrect pages and download anything dangerous ?

Vava

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I always get them from download.com. As far as I know that site is okay.

[GoAheadRiverMe]

Adaware and Spybot ore just ok, but AVG kicks ass on both. It removed things that Sbybot and Adaware didn't even see.

[Messiahkid]

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This will sound silly....but what are the Adaware and Spybot wesites....

I don't want to google them and then find they are incorrect pages and download anything dangerous ?

Vava

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Go to www.download.com

TOP right search: "Lavasoft adaware" -> download

and

"Spybot Search and Destroy" -> download

run updates regularly

[Sandviper23]

lots of good information, i will try download.com and see how this works out for me, thanks

[x2ski]

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AVG is not going anywhere. They are ending support for the free version of 7.1

All this means is that you need to download the newer free version of 7.5

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This is true... I also use SpyBot and AdAware, but noticed as I was updating my parents' laptop before they go to Florida for the winter that the new AVG also has a spyware component that you can download, so I'm using that in tandem with everything else (ZoneAlarm, AVG Anti-Virus, SpyBot and AdAware). It's all free so what the hell? No excuses people.

AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus/SpyWare link:

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/...i-spyware-free

[Sandviper23]

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This will sound silly....but what are the Adaware and Spybot wesites....

I don't want to google them and then find they are incorrect pages and download anything dangerous ?

Vava

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Go to www.download.com

TOP right search: "Lavasoft adaware" -> download

and

"Spybot Search and Destroy" -> download

run updates regularly

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I followed these instructions and downloaded t his program, and it wants me to buy it $20, before it can be used.

So instead, I'm downloading AVG 7.5 right now and will try it out.

[LeapFrog]

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This will sound silly....but what are the Adaware and Spybot wesites....

I don't want to google them and then find they are incorrect pages and download anything dangerous ?

Vava

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Go to www.download.com

TOP right search: "Lavasoft adaware" -> download

and

"Spybot Search and Destroy" -> download

run updates regularly

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I followed these instructions and downloaded t his program, and it wants me to buy it $20, before it can be used.

So instead, I'm downloading AVG 7.5 right now and will try it out.

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Both spybot and adaware (personal) are free -- I'm guessing you tried to DL another version of adaware.