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Free Anti-Virus for Windows 7

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I normally use Kaspersky on my home PC and Comodo Internet Security for PCs at work. However, Comodo won't work with Windows 7. So, can someone please recommend a free AV and Firewall that is compatible with Windows 7, but something lightweight and not full of bloat.

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I normally use Kaspersky on my home PC and Comodo Internet Security for PCs at work. However, Comodo won't work with Windows 7. So, can someone please recommend a free AV and Firewall that is compatible with Windows 7, but something lightweight and not full of bloat.

Who said Comodo Security does not work under Windows 7..?

It works fine on my side.

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Who said Comodo Security does not work under Windows 7..?

It works fine on my side.

Everytime I try to install it, it unpacks it and then mysteriously says "Rollback Complete" and then quits out! :huh:

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Everytime I try to install it, it unpacks it and then mysteriously says "Rollback Complete" and then quits out! :huh:

Forgot to mention that you have to run the Troubleshoot compatibility on the comodo "exe" file. If your not sure how to do it i will help you out.

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Kaspersky has release a beta for Win 7, it's good for 90 days. It is an all in one, firewall ,a-v, anti-spam etc. It seemed to work pretty good on the x64 version. Unfortunately, I tried to install MagicISO and borked that install, it seems that if System Restore is turned off every app that trys to set a restore point crashes. Oh well, I dumped the x64 version and might try and install the x86 and see how that runs.

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Hello,

I installed the beta test release of ESET Smart Security v4 on a computer running Windows 7 x64. It installed fine with one very minor annoyance: After installation, Windows Security Center reported it was out of date and the program said it was not, even though it was. The program was downloading an update in the background, though, and a couple of minutes later, it finished and the warning from Windows Security Center went away.

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Aryeh Goretsky

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Avast seems to working from what i've tried and seen and heard so give that a go it's quite good too.
Avast works great in Windows 7. Every build that I've tried... that includes the beta.

Same here, using Avast and IMO it's the best free AV program available.

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Hi, everyone, my name's Cody, and I'm working with the Windows Outreach Team to help answer questions that folks might have about the Windows 7 Beta.

Officially, the three supported antivirus providers for the Windows 7 Beta (according to this: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus...windows-7.aspx) are AVG, Kapersky, and Norton. However, I found this great site that lists the compatibility of a few others. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/l...with-windows-7/

I hope this is useful!

Thanks,

Cody

Windows Outreach Team

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