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I have recently come across LinkScanner Lite, a free program. This seems a very useful protection against infected web pages. Would you recommend it?
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No. AVG liked LinkScanner so much it bought the company, and you can now get the full version free from linkscanner.avg.com. It does not mean that you also have to use AVG's anti-virus software. However, discussions on the AVG forums suggest a few teething problems are still being unearthed by increased adoption.

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