Jill, I have used AVG Anti-Virus Free (2008) for some time now & it seems to do the job. It also detects spyware. I also use Ad Aware - I run a scan perhaps once per week just in case AVG has missed something. -- Kind regards, Peter Johnson 10 Robson Street Garran ACT 2605 Australia Tel: 61 (0)2 6112 8108 (Engin VoIP) 61 (0)2 6281 5805 (PSTN) Mobile: 61 (0) 414 970 869 Fax: +61 (0)2 61112 8290 email: peterjohnson.oz@xxxxxxxxx Lat/Long -35.341776, 149.103828 *My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Our present arithmetic of production calculates the costs only of Capital and Labor, assuming resources are infinite. But if finite resources are costed in as the future cost that the next generation must pay, the necessity for unstoppable growth looks unprofitable. * On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Jill Nicholson <jpnicho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > A while back, when I changed computers, there was a discussion about > Kaspersky and some free Internet security programs. Now a friend wants a > good free one - there were 2 mentioned, but I did not keep a record of this > discussion. Can anyone refresh my memory with a good free program. > thanks > Jill > > Jill Nicholson > N&H Communications > 2 Park Ave > Roseville > NSW 2069 > jpnicho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.nhcommunications.com.au >