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What does mozilla reccomend for anti virus other than microsoft?

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sassysusan
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In April Microsoft will discontinue support for anti virus protection along with updates for windows XP. What is a good alternative to use with firefox. I think Mozilla used to have a free program but I guess that is also discontinued. So I am looking for a fee anti virus program and need some guidance as so many out there.

In April Microsoft will discontinue support for anti virus protection along with updates for windows XP. What is a good alternative to use with firefox. I think Mozilla used to have a free program but I guess that is also discontinued. So I am looking for a fee anti virus program and need some guidance as so many out there.

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HarunAlHaschisch
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First off the browser is not the only possible source for incoming malware. Using Windows XP in itself might cause your PC to become infected. I strongly suggest you change to a more recent OS(Windows 7 or 8 maybe).

Concerning the matter at hand there are indeed very many out there. As free ones go, Avira Antivir has always been reliable to me in the past, however it has sometimes false positive alarms and the adds are getting more annoying each version. This caused me to change to avast! Free Antivirus which is also pretty decent. Also I recommend the Web Of Trust addon for Firefox, which shows you whether some websites might be unsecure based on user experience.

Really the safest way to be is being careful about on which links you click and what you download. Common sense should help a lot.

ice_blue
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I can't speak for what mozilla recommends because I don't work for them. However, PC Magazine did an article called "The Best Free Antivirus for 2014". http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388652,00.asp

I have been using Comodo for years but it's more than just an antivirus program, it has a firewall and Defense Plus too. It's free and they have a really good support within their online community. You can upgrade to the payware but I find the freeware is all I need. http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html