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Avast Anti-Virus

I was just looking at the site for the virus protection that I use, Avast, and read something that kind of shocked me. While I know that there are tons of scams out there, apparently this is one that I didn't even think about existing. Apparently, people are selling the free versions of Avast, as well as paid versions. Here is a list of known fraudulent sites...

Check them out, and if you've thought of using Avast, which is an awesome anti-virus protection, just be aware that these exist.

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Comment by Lorraine Ball on March 1, 2008 at 10:49am: Thanks.. I switched from Norton to AVAST, and really like it. My computer seems to run faster, and I am very surprised that Norton hasn't done a better job of keeping up.

Comment by Jerry Kerns on March 10, 2008 at 12:21pm: Switch my mother from Norton to Avast probably 2 years ago. Her Norton kept asking her to buy it every 2-3 weeks when she had bought it. Talk about ticking off your customers...

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