RE: [OT] Anti-virus / anti-spyware other essential programs?

["Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For purely home use, then you can get away with free, however
generally the
free versions are not as flexible. I can't comment on others as I don't use
them, but AVG has the same engine in the free edition, however you can only
update it once per day, but that should be sufficient for most home users.=
=20

In terms of cost, the AVG offer is up to 3 PC's for round about =A350 for
a=
2
year license, (I presume others are similar price range), so I'd hardly
cal=
l
less than 20 pence per PC a week a big outlay.


-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of H=
o
Yin Ng
Sent: 07 February 2008 18:10
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Anti-virus / anti-spyware other essential
programs?

Reading through all these has made me realise that there are free
alternatives.

Obviously a paid package would do everything together neatly, but if I went
the free route and installed many packages I could still get the same
resul=
t
using AVG antivirus (free), Adaware (free), Zone Alarm (free).

I obviously want the best protection, so I don't want to skimp, but if
ther=
e
is money to be saved then why not.

Ho Yin


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