Is there a free anti virus i can get for my computer? No scams please.?

Answer 1

Soooooooo glad you asked. You see, many people get a free anti-virus program that ends up being a virus itself. I recommend AVG 7.5 Free Edition to all my clients (I'm a web developer).

Believe me, this one is the best:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Hope this helps,
~ Alex

p.s. I use that same version on my computer, so I'm not recommending you something I don't use myself.

Answer 2

Personally, I like AOL AntiVirusShield. Don't let the name AOL scare you. AntiVirusShield is made by Kaspersky which is one of top-rated anti-virus vendors in the world.

In recent tests, the most popular free anti-virus, AVG, was only able to detect about 82% of a very large sample of viruses. On the other hand, AntiVirusShield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82

AOL AntiVirusShield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources. (6mb)

And it updates 15 to 20 times a day with new virus definitions, 7 days a week.

Free to anyone, AOL member or not from:
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?

Answer 3

All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.After you install any of them,make sure you update them to get the full affect.

AVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
http://www.safer-networking.org/

http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!
Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.

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Answer 4

there are avg or avast that are free but they have less than desirable protection and removal.
there is a free online scan thats good
www.housecall.trendmicro.com

Answer 5

AVG-www.grisoft.com
Spybot-Search&Destroy-www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
Ad-Aware-http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware
Install all three and your computer will be invincible
AVG you have to buy the real version after you try the trial one though.

Answer 6

There are several...
AVG - by www.grisoft.com/doc/14/lng/us/tpl/tpl01;
Avast - by www.avast.com;

Answer 7

try stop sign, free trial finds all viruses. and then u just have to delete them, well most of them

Answer 8

yes try this one. i have it on my computer and its free. its from microsoft so you could trust it. http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/wga/default.mspx

Answer 9

http://www.free-av.com