2006-11-22 05:40:00 · 24 answers · asked by Lee 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
i agree to andrew to an extent, but some av's like norton or mcafee can be notoriously tough to remove. that may be a problem. bitdefender 8 is a free version that you can try and yes it is pretty good. the best antivirus in terms of performance i have seen is nod32, works pretty damn good even on older computers but unfortunately only has a 28 day trial period and is not free. an antivirus shouldnt use all your computers ram, its an addon. avast is another good one and is free too, no avg's and kapersky's plz
2006-11-22 07:53:37 · answer #1 · answered by slim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look into either AVG Free or Avast which takes up less resources. Make sure you keep the virus definitions up to date or you are wasting your time installing an anti virus. which are sometimes given away by ISPs. Microsoft and security? This is a joke, right?
2016-05-22 16:13:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Anti-Virus - AVG
For Firewall - Zone Alarm
For Anti-Adware - Spybot & Adaware
Also put on Spyware Blaster and Spyware Guard.
All of above are free - and together make a decent bundle.
2006-11-22 07:29:39 · answer #3 · answered by gandorf99999 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to say it, but it's rather subjective. I've used ActiveVirusShield, ClamAV, AVG and Avast and really, it comes down to GUI design and trust more than anything else. All are good products, and there really is no "best" solution.
Software diversity is a good thing, we wouldn't be very secure if we were all running one package - it would be exploited because it's the only game in town.
2006-11-22 05:53:40 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download norton anti virus for free with limewire
2006-11-22 05:43:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can give a few links that offer free virus and spyware removers...! Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
2006-11-22 13:03:16 · answer #6 · answered by RAS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grisoft Jim
2006-11-22 05:42:52 · answer #7 · answered by breedgemh_101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG and Avast! both get consistantly high ratings in tests. But only install one!
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ -AVG anti virus or
http://www.avast.com - Avast Antivirus
2006-11-22 08:53:55 · answer #8 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avg Anti virus
Its free , does its job , , nothing annoying , simple and easy to use. You really don't need anything more .
2006-11-22 08:01:36 · answer #9 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may want to check http://www.free-av.com/ they offer a version which is free for personal use.
actually i don't know any case a virus got into a machine which run that software (and was regularily updated)
markus
2006-11-22 05:45:22 · answer #10 · answered by MarkusS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋