I have dial up that is extremely slow, but I need an anti virus program. I have heard that some of these free ones are great. But, I do not want to be online for days downloading it. Can I download it in peices? a little at a time. And I need to be protected while I am online doing it can I leave the antivirus that is on my computer on there while I am downloading another one?
2006-09-29 05:00:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
All of the answers were really great and so helpful that I couldn't just choose one. I will have to put it to a vote. Thank you to all for being so helpful. I greatly appreciated the advice and I was able to download what I needed. Thank you.
2006-10-01 05:19:41 · update #1
Avast! anti virus is great, I'm also on dial up and don;t have any problems.
But if you;re really stuck, watch out for magazines that give away dsoftware on disc. It's the easiest way, then you just download updates.
http://www.zonelabs.com Zone Alarm firewall
http://www.kerio.com Kerio firewall
Shields Up security site, check your firewall works
https://www.grc.com
http://www.mozilla.com/ Firefox web browser
http://www.opera.com/ Opera web browser
Instal both these web browsers, turn off javascript on one and use that browser for vising unknown websites. They don't support Active X so thats one less way for problems to get on your pc.
Winpatrol is a handy utility that tracks cookies on your pc and stops unwanted changes to your startup folder.
http://www.winpatrol.com
Spywareblaster works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It won't uninstall spyware that is already on your pc, but it will prevent hijacks and other malicious changes to your browser.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com
http://www.siteadvisor.com -Site Advisor warns about malware on sites you are about to visit.
http://www.avast.com - Avast Antivirus
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/ - Trend Micro online virus guide
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ - Trend Micro PCillin online scan
http://www.ewido.net - Ewido anti trojan
Ad-Aware SE Personal anti adware
http://www.lavasoft.com
Spybot Search and Destroy anti spyware
http://www.safer-networking.org
http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm - The Spyware Warrior site identifies fake anti spyware programs.
http://www.bitdefender.com -BitDefender can be used as a second, on demand anti virus.
http://www.ccleaner.com Cr*pcleaner Registry cleaner and privacy tool
You can also download Microsofts free Windows Defender from the official Microsoft site, and the Malicious Software Removal Tool.
Remember to update and run all of you anti malware programs at least once a week.
2006-09-29 05:03:33 · answer #1 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-08-27 02:30:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avira Anti-Vir. I've used it for 6-7 years, and only had a single virus in that time.
http://www.free-av.com/
2006-09-29 05:03:00 · answer #3 · answered by Goffik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are some free online services that you don't have to download,
Free Online Virus Checks:
http://onlinescan.avast.com/
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
Have fun but be safe!
2006-09-29 05:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I recommend active virus shield.
2006-09-29 08:28:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download any of these. All are good and they certainly won't take hours:
1. AVG:
http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg71free_405a791.exe
2. Avast:
http://files.avast.com/iavs4pro/setupeng.exe
3. Avira:
http://www.free-av.com/down/windows/antivir_workstation_win7u_en_h.exe
4. Clamwin:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/clamwin/clamwin-0.88.4-setup.exe?use_mirror=mesh
5. BitDefender:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/BitDefender-Free-Edition.shtml
2006-09-29 05:05:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋