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Expert: - 10/18/2008


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CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS SOFTWARE IS WORTH INSTALLING.
WILL TAKE CARE OF MOST PROBLEMS VIRUS,MALWARE,SPYWARE, ANY OTHER IMPUT WOULD BE HELPFUL.ALSO COX HAS FREE MCAFEE WOULD THAT BE A BETTER CHOICE. THANKYOU

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Hi Everett

Usually the software that comes free from an ISP is a watered-down version of the paid software and not worth installing.  AVG Free is very good and so is my personal choice, Avast 4 Home.  Check it out here:

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

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