2006-07-29 08:33:45 · 10 answers · asked by big mike 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Try ALWIL avast! Home Edition. It's freeware, the updates are free, and my mother-in-law has no complaints.
You also might want to search on Y!A for 'antivirus', since this question has been asked many times before. There may be several other suggestions that have been given.
2006-07-29 08:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by JayD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only trouble with AVG, free version is if you have a technical question. There is no one to contact in the US. The US rep in California never answered emails.
TrendMicro home edition is not that expensive and works well.
2006-07-29 09:01:18 · answer #2 · answered by CheriDonna 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avira 7 is the best and free, but use a firewall too, recommending Kerio(unregistered 1 month) or try another
2006-07-29 08:39:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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◙ The very best virus scanners are free. Mcafee & Norton Antivirus are mostly hype and won't do as good as the free ones. -- About.com & Smart Computing Magazine
◙ Download and install AVG. Use it first and see if it finds any viruses or trojans.
☞ http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
◙ After running AVG go here and run this virus scanner online. There is no need to install it on your computer.
☞ http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
◙ Microsoft's New Live Safety Center. Download this scanner to check and remove spyware, viruses, get rid of obsolete files and junk off your computer, and improve your PCs performance.
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◙ Best spyware remover is Ad Aware. Download and install the free version.
◙ http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
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☞ http://www.spywareinfo.com/
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◙ A lot of the download sites like http://www.download.com/ and http://www.tucows.com/ scan software before releasing it to the public. But just for safety sake you should still scan it yourself.
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☞ http://www.zonealarm.com/
◙ Here is a really great article on browser hijacking. This will show you how to get rid of it. There is a tutorial and software to get rid of part of it. You'll need to make some changes to your computer's registry to get rid of the rest of it. Click on the chatroom link on their main page if you need help.
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◙ Top 100 Computer & Software Magazines.
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☞ http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
☞ http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
☞ http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
☞ http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
☞ http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
☞ http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym
2006-07-29 08:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try AVG- free adition, its good antivirus.
2006-07-29 08:56:41 · answer #5 · answered by sil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't beat AVG. Free or not.
Same fore Spybot Search And Destroy for spybots.
2006-07-29 08:43:27 · answer #6 · answered by SirStupid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.trendmico.com I run the free scan everyday its awesome
2006-07-29 08:37:17 · answer #7 · answered by herbs411_42719 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this, it is very good,
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
Good Luck
2006-07-29 08:37:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://free.grisoft.com for AVG
free to use an update
2006-07-29 08:35:23 · answer #9 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG
2006-07-29 08:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by gasngo24_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋