2006-12-24 09:53:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Yes totally, just make sure you update it when it needs updating
2006-12-24 09:55:57 · answer #1 · answered by me again 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you mean by "safe." There is nothing 100% safe. If you go to sites like:
http://www.download.com
each antivirus has been reviewed by many people. Those people find out whether the software has glitches, or malware/spyware included.
But, of course, the reviews themselves could be written by the people who wrote the program.
There is no way to know for sure that an antivirus is safe, but if you go with those who are used by most people (Avast, AVG, etc.), you have a very high chance of getting a good product that won't fail you or damage your computer.
Avoid the expensive, big names: they charge you way too much, and their programs are so huge they eat up half of your available memory. They (Norton, McAfee, etc.) are worse than any virus.
2006-12-24 10:04:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. It will be secure in most of the cases. If you need. I can give a few links that offer free virus and spyware removers...!You may be having a virus or spyware installed on your PC. 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
2006-12-25 02:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by blsruthi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AOL AntiVirusShield is safe secure and free download. Plus it works great! 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?
2006-12-24 09:57:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes it safe as long as you get it from a good source. Also if you have a anti-virus installed now, use it to scan your new one before you open it.
2006-12-24 09:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I woudnt recommed it..i suggest buy the disk from the internet instead and if ther r any updated required it should download by it self.
2006-12-24 09:58:28 · answer #6 · answered by Gandalf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes . can get a free trial from Symantec latest 2007 version , i just get it and it work smart .
2006-12-24 11:32:35 · answer #7 · answered by leo l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this jibarjabar guy copy pastes the same thing to everyone. he is funny.. neways yes its safe to download from authors site and download.com.. avg from grisoft.com
avast from avast.com
free-av.com
2006-12-24 11:46:31 · answer #8 · answered by Neo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Just make sure that your AVG or whatever your using gets daily updates!
2006-12-24 09:57:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋