Re: Need recommendations on security

"anon" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> AVG may be a free download but there is a $20-$30 'signup' fee to be 
> paid at the sites before you can download the program. - There IS a 
> 'free' older version but who wants an older antivirus program?
>
> I do not see anything about updating the virus definitions on any of the 
> sites. Again there is an annual or a lifetime fee to enter the site.

Then you're going to the wrong site... and probably getting something 
other than the legitimate AVG antivirus program... in other words, if you 
downloaded anything from the site you mention, you've probably got a virus 
or spyware now.

The correct site:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
That's the latest version.

AVG automatically updates the virus definition files once a day, for free.

There's a comparison of the commercial and free AVG antivirus programs 
here:
http://www.grisoft.com/filedir/presale/cmpsheets/mm_pfp_cmp_us_1_20050726.pdf