i need to find an antivirus scanner because this window dont work for the scanner i have
2006-07-12 10:35:41 · 13 answers · asked by jeff s 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Go to http://www.download.com and download avg free
2006-07-12 10:37:56 · answer #1 · answered by Duds331 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2
2016-08-21 21:28:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two equal recommendations in this category. First there is AVG Antivirus 7.0 Free Edition. This product [1] has been continuously refined since it was first released in 1991 and now offers solid protection capabilities. Additionally, it's relatively small, light on resources, has regular automatic updates and handles email scanning. There is a free and a pro version, the only difference being that the free version has a few non-critical features disabled and has no direct technical support.
Equally effective is the free Avast! scanner [2] though its funky media player style interface is not to everyone's taste. Avast! also required periodic re-registration while AVG does not. However Avast! does not seem to suffer the signature file update problems that plague some AVG users.
Both AVG and Avast! are excellent free products that will meet the needs of most users. However neither of these products though can be considered to be the best in their class. That title belongs to commercial products like NOD32, Kaspersky AV and others. They are however capable packages and offers the financially challenged a real alternative to the major anti-virus suites.
However if you use these free products in conjunction with a free on-demand scanner, you can achieve a level of detection approaching that of the best commercial products. Further improvement is possible by creating a layered defense using additional free security products such as Ewido.
On-demand scans should be run regularly, at least weekly, to check for viruses that may have been missed by your main scanner. My top recommendation as on on-demand scanner is AntiVir Personal Edition Classic [3]. It offers somewhat better detection rates than either AVG or Avast! but the lack of email scanning precludes recommendation as a primary scanner. However as an on-demand scanner, it's first rate. If you use it in this role, make sure you disable its resident virus guard during installation to prevent it interfering with your main AV scanner. Note that the recently released V7 unfortunately introduces a time limited license though apparently this will be renewable.
Another good option for on-demand scanning is the free version of the commercial AV product BitDefender [4]. It's a first class product with outstanding detection rates but as the free version lacks an email scanner and a resident virus guard, it's only really suited for use as an on-demand scanner rather than your main AV product. There are some other limitations as well. First it has an annoying habit of detecting malware products that have been quarantined by other security products and you can't exclude these areas from subsequent scans. Second it is only available on a one year non-renewable license.
[1] http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ (16.0MB)
[2] http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html (8.8MB)
[3] http://www.free-av.com (8.7MB)
[4] http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html (13.2MB)
2006-07-12 10:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by David D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both Trend Micro and Panda Software offer free online virus scans.
Of course, these shouldn't take place of a downloadable antivirus program.
2006-07-12 10:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by rona 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use AVG - you can get it from the Grisoft link below.
For good (and free) online antivirus scanners please see the CastleCops.com link
--
I Dream in Hyperlinks
2006-07-12 10:41:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anish Jacob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you propose on-line scanner? properly i have tried it and prefer yours, it purely scans my pc and stated that I actual have viruses, and so on. and look at to purchase to eliminate them. in case you want, there is distinctive freeware antiviruss like AVG, Avira, Avast!, and so on. i tips you to receive Avira coz' it is between the perfect free antiviruses.
2016-12-01 04:04:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love options and fortunately for you, there are two good, free anti-virus programs to choose from.
Avast - (the one I currently use)
http://www.avast.com/eng/free_virus_protectio.html
And the aforementioned...
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/1/
2006-07-12 10:48:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
avg antivirus
2006-07-12 10:38:41 · answer #8 · answered by donna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha! Beat me to it... Yep, AVG free is fantastic.
2006-07-12 10:39:19 · answer #9 · answered by happydanspangles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.symantec.com and u can get a free scan for viruses there or try www.mcafee.com
2006-07-12 10:43:19 · answer #10 · answered by sk001_h8r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋