2006-06-06 01:44:31 · 11 answers · asked by sticky 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
i don't believe that a free antivirus can be best. it can be good, but not best. like grisoft's free software. it is good, but it also got a lot of times when it doesn't detect a virus going rampant in my computer.
best way to have free that is best is to consider to join beta testers of antivirus softwares. either they'd give you the software for free or you'll have a good deal for it at the end of the testing.
2006-06-06 02:16:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-25 14:32:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, the best resident protection from a free product is AVAST! - it provides realtime protection for standard activity on a PC, web browsing, instant message, and peer to peer file transfers, along with other layers of protection. I consider the best on demand free antivirus scanner to be Bitdefender 8 - it does not provide realtime protection, but offers a very fast and highly rated on demand scan, complementing AVAST's realtime protection.
2006-06-06 06:52:30 · answer #3 · answered by Spartacus! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get this free a/v =
http://www.avast.com
or
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft = "Microsoft Windows Security Center Antivirus Partners = Free 12-month software subscription to CA's eTrust EZ Antivirus ."
(Don't use both)
and Run them in safe mode to delete the infections, then disable system restore, reboot(restart) the pc, then re-enable system restore.
+SpyCatcher Express - free spyware removal software =
http://www.tenebril.com/consumer/spyware/spycatcher-express.php
The most important thing to keep in mind, regardless of which anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spyware and firewall you use is to keep it UPDATED, just as it is important to make sure you have all windows critical and security updates + http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us
Note: The way I have mine set is to only notify me that updates are availiable, but to not download them automaticaly. Then I can check to be sure I get just the ones I want. I then click on "custom", and after the updates have been downloaded I look them over to see which ones I want, then disconnect from the net, disable firewall and anti-virus program, and then install the updates, and then re-enable the firewall and anti-virus programs before reconnecting to the net.
http://www.dailyrotation.com
http://komando.com
Calendar Of Updates= http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?act=calendar
http://www.vnunet.com
http://www.virgin.net/technology
windowsecurity.com
2006-06-06 01:49:41 · answer #4 · answered by Sultan_Emerr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norton Anti Virus from Limewire.com. I downloaded it the other night and it works great ! and its FREE !
2006-06-06 01:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by pratchmg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG Free
2006-06-06 01:48:25 · answer #6 · answered by hardware_guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG free.
Others are free.
Remember not to download files from lime wire,those are bad infected anti-virus!
AVG will work best, if you want free.
www.grisoft.com
2006-06-06 02:16:36 · answer #7 · answered by Sp()oNg3Y::V.3.[] 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG free edition or AVAST home edition...
2006-06-06 01:53:19 · answer #8 · answered by akechi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
avg free
but i use mcafee and it is way better
just try it
get both
download.com
2006-06-06 02:47:39 · answer #9 · answered by soccersam243 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have a look
http://zone.ee/skulldragon/esoft.html
2006-06-06 01:51:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋