I have recommended AVG Antivirus to many people. It is a “free for personal use” antivirus program that is very effective and runs with a much lighter footprint than other antivirus programs that charge for updates. Grisoft, the company that makes AVG, is stopping support for all older versions of AVG soon. Their current version is 7.5 all older versions (7.1 and down) will stop being supported and updated. This is from their News page:
GRISOFT is announcing a new version of the AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. This new 7.5 version with improved performance and full compatibility with the latest Windows Vista version is available. Users that are using AVG Free 7.1 will be provided with a specific dialog, within the next few weeks, with the opportunity to choose the right option fulfilling their needs. AVG Free 7.1 version will be discontinued on 15th of Jan 2007.
That means you need to update your version of AVG antivirus. You can go and download the new version here. Scroll down the page and look for the link listed under AVG Free for Windows installation files.
I would also suggest downloading and installing EWIDO Antispyware, also from Grisoft. Another free product that works very well at finding and removing the gunk that can slow your PC down.
