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Old 09-16-2010, 06:15 PM   #1
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Best free antivirus for windows 7

When I had xp I was running esset. I like it as it did not use a lot of resources and was user friendly. The version I have is not compatible with Windows 7. So what is a good free one to use with win7? AVG I know is a good one, but it seems to be a memory hog and really slow things down.

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Old 09-16-2010, 08:14 PM   #2
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The current one in favor seems to be MSE.

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
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I second MSE. Lightweight and does a great job.
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I third the MSE
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Old 09-17-2010, 10:10 AM   #5
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Ok downloaded the mse last night.

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