Need a good/free anti-virus software?

Question

My free trial of norton anti-virus software is about to expire and i don't want to renew it cause it costs $. Is there a way to get get free anti-virus software that is on par with norton and mcafee?

Answer 1

yes, you can download AVG antivirus from , it is very effective but if u are going to surf you will need a good firewall, you can use windows firewall but i reccommend zone alarm anti-spyware from , with those two u dont have to worry about threats any more

Answer 2

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Answer 3

OK' Now for the truth. There is no such thing as a "best free AV" All free AV's have there security holes. When it comes to free AV's there all turds. What you have to do is pick the one that stinks the least. AVG, No root kit protection, Can't remove half of what it finds, Worthless junk. Avast, No heuristic scanning in the free version except for E-mail. You go to a site that is infected with that type virus it will not detect it or remove it. There are lots of viruses that i personally seen Avast unable to remove. Avira, Has problems updating. It also has problems with faults positives. The time for a good AV is before your computer gets infected. Lots of people on here will tell you that the job of a good AV is to clean up afterward. That's something that i found to be a lie. A good AV will keep it from happening. The only one i have seen so far that works that way is Kaspersky. If your computer is clean it will stay clean with Kaspersky on watch. You can download all that free junk if you want and see if it will clean it off. But there is only one AV right now that will keep it clean. Kaspersky. (EDIT) The one below me has no idea what there talking about. By the time you download any free AV, Then a free firewall you will use more memory then a all in one would use. It's common knowledge that AVG & Avast with a free firewall will use more memory. Another one of those lies i was telling you about. Free AV's and firewalls use more memory. That's the truth. Any one who says they don't are either lying or don't know what there talking about.

Answer 4

Avast is free for home use, has corporate support, and runs on x64 Windows too. I've used it for about 2 years and gave up on Norton before they introduced some ugly firewall hacks: when I later worked at a call center, I was the only guy willing to fix people's problems with NAV2005. The only problem I've ever had from Avast is an occasional false-positive with a VBScript from Microsoft.com.

http://www.avast.com/

Answer 5

Well I have been using AVG free antivirus for quite a while go to HTTP://www.Grisoft.com it does seem to work really good. Only problem might be that TONIGHT when I went to have it check for updates it said the version I am using will no longer be offered after December sometime. But on their site they do show AVG Version 7.5 for free. Try it out, it works good and is FREE. Hope this helps.

I also use Ad-Aware SE Personaland SPYBOT to check for adware and spyware, they are free also. then I use Zone Alarm for a firewall. It also is free.

Answer 6

You get what you pay for and if you aren't paying then you have to expect that you will not get something on a par with a paid service.

Avg is highly regarded however it doesn't perform well in the league tables when comparing home anti-virus solutions however for most people is perfectly adequate.

http://free.grisoft.com

Answer 7

There are several things that you can do. You can download the free antivirus at eset.com. You can also get the AVG antivirus.

Answer 8

A tech just gave something called AVG. It seems to work pretty well.

Answer 9

Try AVG or avast home edition

Answer 10

the best is nod32 it does not hog ur RAM and gives u all is needed..installs in almost all versions of windows and unlike norton which hogs ur RAM and does not give u nything...
try it and see! i am happy trying it..