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by vnoqmar

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Previously on my old system i was running windows 98 SE and the antivirus which been installed was MCAfee , was running fine but recently i cant update them it shows fail to update even if i reinstall them..

Can anyone suggest me an antivirus best to use in win98...

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by hal 9000

I reloaded a Win 98SE machine earlier this week for a customer and I put the latest AVG Free program on it and it worked perfectly.

They had a copy of VET AV on the system when I got it but as they didn't pass on the install media I'm not sure which version they had or how well it was working. But to be fair the reload was forced by adding some new hardware and messing up the driver installation.

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by ssmith

The AVG software works great. You may want to do a custom install of their free software. Turn off what slows your computer down and install ( you can always reinstall if you do not like the results, which only takes a few minutes). I turned off the office/windows option because word comes up slow. You can achieve fast surfing by turning off the Control center at start up by using MS config (cc avgr file not avgr exe).

by fjcchase

I tried downloading from CNET site the free version but it gave me errors when I tried to install. Can you provide the link that you downloaded from.

by henkrooderkerk

Well i had the same problem on my other pc. I used Norman shark ever since and the problem was gone..
I would suggest to use This antivirus, its not well known but it works terrific even on older pc's

by ismail_ngr

Here in our nation my few clients are still using Win98SE. So we installed Norton Anti-Virus 5.0 and Updating the virus definition manually from the website. Currently the Virus Def size is nearly 12 MB. Don't use Live update and change the settings for scan all files. Otherwise your computer able in infect such VB script virus , Like HTML.Redlof.A (or) Sorraci.B.

by technon1

Good luck finding any new antiviruses for windows 98 other than Clamwin but you can go to www.oldversion.com and download norton 2002,2003,2004 which are all compatible with windows 98.

by bill-lapp

aVast still suggests it's Free antivirus program is compatible all the way back to Win 98.

by smartacew0lf

Are both Win9x compatible and good suggestions. I definitely would NOT run Norton of any year, much less one that is outdated. And unfortunately, AVG has gotten complacent as of late as well.

by palival

I am using Solo antivirus 2010 version and it effectively works with my Windows 98 Se system. They are providing signature updates and support too. You can download Solo from the link http://srnmicro.com

by penguin4

New versions of AVG (10.0 aka AVG 2011) require XP or newer. But Win2000 is not supported.

I have an little old lady with Win98 who needs a nice free AV and I'm searching also.

AVG 9 continues to be supported for Win2000 and is still available. I am not sure if it works on W98.

by penguin4

I suppose the target is the browser and the email. I haven't used W98 in a long, long time. But I had a call from an elderly client who hates Vista so she abandoned her new computer in favor of her old W98 box and she's been told she is "sending out viruses." We exchanged emails so I could see if anything seemed to irritate my AVG (which it did not).

I'm out of the area for another two weeks, so I thought I'd use my idle time finding out what's available. The best thing will probably be to try to make peace between the lady and Vista. I don't like V either, but I wouldn't go back to 98 -- probably would go to XP.

Anyway, I would use Free AVG for her, but I think I understand from the AVG Forum that it will not install on older than XP-SP2.

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by slayer_

Pufo.scr (UFO.exe) and brazil.scr are neat, you simply get them for being online, and they hide out as screen savors.

There is another that will infect Win98 machines if your C drive is shared. Again, just by being online, not actually browsing the web.

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