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Answer» Hey guys, I have recently become very worried about the security of my computer. At the moment I have the following programs installed to keep my computer secure. AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 - I am led to believe that this is no longer a good Anti-Virus due to a recent upgrade (8.0) CCleaner Super Anti-Spyware (SAS) Malwarebytes'Anti Malware (MBAM) HijackThis Is there anything else I should have installed or anything which would offer better protection for my computer? I feel that I will need new Anti-Viruse software but I am spoiled for choice - again, any recommendations? Thanks in advance - The Newbie You should upgrade to AVG 8.0 free version as the 7.5 free version is no longer updating it's virus definitions from MAY 31st. AVG 8.0 free is a very good AV program. If you download version 8 it will automatically replace version 7.5 when you run setup. Ok thanks for the ADVICE, is version 8 free?yep the avg version 8 is free. the 7.5 the updates i read continue til the END of the year but I may be wronghttp://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe Click on the Download AVG Free 8.0 button. Quote from: brett74 on June 03, 2008, 07:47:14 AM the 7.5 the updates i read continue til the end of the year but I may be wrong It says end of the year on their forums... http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?1,123812Quote You should upgrade to AVG 8.0 free version as the 7.5 free version is no longer updating it's virus definitions from May 31st. AVG 7.5 will be supported thru the end of this year at least... What firewall do you have? Maybe try Comodo...I have not installed any firewall software so i presume either I do not have a firewall or I have the firewall which came with Windows Vista. Should I loacate this and uninstall it before I install a new one?If you have windows firewall and you want to install a 3rd party firewall like comodo just turn off windows firewall and actually when you install comodo firewall it will do that automatically. You cannot uninstall windows firewall Ok thanks very MUCH for your advice I have installed AVG 8.0 and I am so far impressed with the new features. I have also installed Comodo and I am glad to have my computer nice a safe you're welcome

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Hey guys, I have recently become very worried about the security of my computer. At the moment I have the following programs installed to keep my computer secure.

AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 - I am led to believe that this is no longer a good Anti-Virus due to a recent upgrade (8.0)
CCleaner
Super Anti-Spyware (SAS)
Malwarebytes'Anti Malware (MBAM)
HijackThis

Is there anything else I should have installed or anything which would offer better protection for my computer? I feel that I will need new Anti-Viruse software but I am spoiled for choice - again, any recommendations?

Thanks in advance - The Newbie You should upgrade to AVG 8.0 free version as the 7.5 free version is no longer updating it's virus definitions from MAY 31st.

AVG 8.0 free is a very good AV program.

If you download version 8 it will automatically replace version 7.5 when you run setup.
Ok thanks for the ADVICE, is version 8 free?yep the avg version 8 is free. the 7.5 the updates i read continue til the END of the year but I may be wronghttp://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

Click on the Download AVG Free 8.0 button. Quote from: brett74 on June 03, 2008, 07:47:14 AM

the 7.5 the updates i read continue til the end of the year but I may be wrong

It says end of the year on their forums...

http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?1,123812Quote

You should upgrade to AVG 8.0 free version as the 7.5 free version is no longer updating it's virus definitions from May 31st.

AVG 7.5 will be supported thru the end of this year at least...
What firewall do you have? Maybe try Comodo...I have not installed any firewall software so i presume either I do not have a firewall or I have the firewall which came with Windows Vista. Should I loacate this and uninstall it before I install a new one?If you have windows firewall and you want to install a 3rd party firewall like comodo just turn off windows firewall and actually when you install comodo firewall it will do that automatically. You cannot uninstall windows firewall Ok thanks very MUCH for your advice I have installed AVG 8.0 and I am so far impressed with the new features. I have also installed Comodo and I am glad to have my computer nice a safe you're welcome

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