Computer Security & Viruses/free antivirues program

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hey james. i recently bought an anti virus for my laptop that runs windows xp and thought nothing of it not working with my desktop which runs windows 98. im just wondering if you know of any good free programs i can download to protect my desktop. thanks

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Hi megan,

There are a few others, but try one (or both) of the following if your first choice causes problems or settings difficult to understand.

See: Avast!
http://antivirus.about.com/od/freeantivirussoftware/tp/freeantivirus.htm

or Clamwin:
http://www.clamwin.com/  

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