[geeks] Is there still a free anti-virus package for WinXP?

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net>
>Date: 2008/06/02 Mon PM 10:00:11 EDT
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Is there still a free anti-virus package for WinXP?

>Nadine Miller wrote:
>> I believe that AVG 8 will remove malware, etc when you scan, but it  
>> won't *prevent* malware from being loaded if you go to a website--e.g.  
>> it's after-the-fact.
>
>I just installed it here.  Supposedly it includes http/https filter
>support for Firefox now.  I haven't confirmed this yet.

Maybe time for some one-armed monitor adjustments ;^) [0]

Lionel

[0] A throwback reference to Mike Nicewonger and a thread here from a few years ago...