I’m not too knowledgeable on the subject, but I am pretty sure that I’ve heard of some free antivirus programs that are as good or better than McAfee and Norton. Any ideas, techies?
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Yes, there are several of them freely available in the internet. I used this
http://www.free-av.com/ . It looks cheap but don’t be fool by it, it really got a great virus scanner and it is very low on system resource so your computer won’t be slow. I was using Norton 2008 that came with my new computer for 15 months. I took it off and I use that one.
There are other free one too but in my option and other computer magazine option, they don’t stand up to Avira.
http://free.avg.com/
http://free.avg.com/
Use http://www.free-av.com/ is the best for free one.
Avast.
Also consider SpyBot and install Tea Timer with it. Tea Timer monitors entries written to the registry and will alert you when something tries to update it.
I’ve used these 2 in combination on 3 machines at home for 3 years and had zero problems.
Also – MalwareBytes is excellent if you’ve been hit.
I’ll never pay for McAfee or Norton ( hogs ) again.
Hi,
for free and non free antivirus, you can try one of these
+ http://www.free-av.com/
Taken from their website
A free package that scores highly, beating almost all its big-name competition. It certainly attracted our attention this month, when its free PersonalEdition Classic product achieved a remarkable 92% detection rate in our tests. We rarely saw AntiVir make much of an impact on our
CPU usage, but even when told to scan only executable files it still caught non-executable malware once we double-clicked on it. AntiVir is the most effective free antivirus package we’ve seen.
+ http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/
Taken from their website With PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition you are protected against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your PC and personal information. Going online without protection against the latest fast-spreading virus and worms, such as Netsky, Mytob and MyDoom, can result in infections within minutes.
+ http://free.avg.com/
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+ http://www.clamwin.com/
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ClamWin is a Free Antivirus program for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 and Vista.
ClamWin Free Antivirus comes with an easy installer and open source code. You may download and use it absolutely free of charge.
+ http://www.avast.com/
Taken from their website
avast! antivirus software represents complete virus protection, offering full desktop security including a resident shield. Daily automatic updates ensure continuous data protection against all types of malware and spyware. avast! antivirus is certified by both ICSA Labs and West Coast Labs Checkmark, and all avast! products are available to download for a free 60-day trial period.
+ http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en–BitDefender-Free-Edition.html
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BitDefender Free Edition is your chance to use one of the world’s most effective antivirus engines for free!
BitDefender Free Edition uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other.
BitDefender products, allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all.
BitDefender Free Edition is an on-demand virus scanner, which is best used in a system recovery.
or forensics role. If you are on an “always-on” Internet connection, we strongly advise you to consider using a more complex antivirus solution.
+ http://www.kaspersky.com/index.html
Taken from their website
Kaspersky Internet Security scored an impressive 9 out of 10 points in a security review carried out by Micro Mart. The score was based on performance, features, ease of use and price.
Regards,
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