What is the best antivirus protection available that is free and you possibly dont have to give personal info?

Question

Please tell me valuable sources and I really need it. If it would make my computer slower, dont even mention it because my computer is slow enough. Also, if you can tell me how to make a computer faster, you will get a better chance of getting best answer.

Answer 1

AVG. it meets all your expectations, including the fact that it will not make your computer slow:
AVG: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free

And here are steps which can speed up your computer:

Please have the patience to read ALL of these:
1.Download CCleaner from http://www.ccleaner.com/ and run it once daily before shutting down your computer. It removes all the trash files that are created while surfing through the net. Use its Issues section once every 2 weeks to delete all the unused registry keys. If you have a lot of Auto Start entries, then you can remove them from its Tools>Startup. But keep the important ones like firewall and the real-time protection shields of your anti-virus and anti-spyware.

2.Keep a decent anti-virus, a strong firewall and two anti-spywares in your computer. Always keep the real time protection shield (or resident shield) of the anti-virus and one of the anti-spyware active. Update them and scan your computer once every week with both the anti-spyware and once every 2 weeks with anti-virus. I have given the links to some free and good anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall; get them all:
AVG: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free
AdAware SE: http://www.download.com/ad-aware-se-pers...
SpyBot Search and Destroy: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/spy...
Comodo Personal Firewall: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/d...

Never keep two anti-virus or firewall on a single system. If you are already using a good anti-virus or firewall, then you need not download the corresponding one. You can, however, use as many anti-spywares as you want.

3.Keep a virtual memory booster as an auto-start entry. It frees the clogged RAM. I use RAM Booster, which is very effective. Here is the link to download it:
http://www.download.com/rambooster/3000-...
After downloading it, follow the steps:
*. Click on Edit>Options and tick the follow options:
(a) Set auto optimisation on
(b) Show CPU usage
(c) Start minimised
(d) Launch automatically at start up
Also, increase the auto optimisation level and 'Mb of RAM to free at auto level' as per your requirement.

4.Keep at least 35% of your C: free. Transfer all the music, image and video files to other drives.

5.Defragment your hard drives (especially C:) once every month. To defrag, go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Defragment. It takes a lot of time (50 minutes or over) so don’t become impatient. It’s for your computer’s good.

6.Get the free Google Web Accelerator to boost up your Internet speed.
http://webaccelerator.google.com/

7.Keep your Recycle Bin empty.

8.Use minimum possible shortcut icons on your desktop.

9.If you have genuine Windows, keep it updated every month.

10.Trim down the number of games if you have way too many.

11.You will hate this suggestion, but believe me; blank wallpaper helps a faster startup.

If nothing works(which is a very rare possibility), you should reformat your computer. You may also upgrade your RAM, preferably 512 Mb or higher, if you are willing to spend a few bucks.


Happy New Year and Happy faster computer!!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi,

Best Antivirus is Avast. It is free to use and is the most versatile and powerful on the web. Does automatic updates, just install it and forget it.

Talks to you. When update is done, voice says "Virus database has been updated".

Is so powerful, it scans your email and all incoming and outgoing. Also will detect a virus in an incoming download etc, before the program is even opened. It will say, "Warning, you have a virus on your computer" and will advise you in steps to take, such as quarantine or delete etc.

First best way to speed up:
1. click on Start.
2. Click on control panel.
3. Click on Internet Options.
4. Click on delete cookies. Pop up box, click ok.
5. Click on delete files. Pop up box, click ok.
Do this at least once a week as these temp files can slow your system down big time.

Get a good anti Spyware program such as Ad-aware SE which is free and does an excellent job.

Keeping your desktop free of any shortcut icons will speed it up considerably. Select blank wallpaper and you will be good to go.

Darryl S.

Answer 4

a million) AVG loose version 2) Avast! domicile version 3) Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition classic 4) laptop equipment AntiVirus loose version 5) Comodo Antivirus 6) ClamWin loose Antivirus 7) BitDefender loose version 8) MicroWorld loose AntiVirus Toolkit application (MWAV) 9) ThreatFire 10) McAfee VirusScan Plus - specific version

Answer 5

to the above guy, norton uses way too much memory and will take over your computers resources. I am not sure what is your comoputer configuruation, but if you want a faster computer, make sure you keep it clean, lean, and a running machine. No viruses, no spyware, no adware, no malware, etc.

Defrag your hard drive, get a free AV prog like AVG Free, or AntiVir. Remove programs you never use, and update the definitions regularly. good luck.

Answer 6

AVG from Grisoft.com. I've had it for many years and am very happy with it. Also, download Spybot.com and AdAware spam detectors. What one doesn't catch, the other does. You'd be amazed at how much spam slows your computer. Also defrag at least once a month. That dumps all the unused space in your harddrive and makes it run faster.

Answer 7

Try Macrovirus

Answer 8

dont bother with mcafee it takes up to much hard drive space.
you can get them for free from torrent sites.
like mininova or bit torrent. make sure to read the comments to make sure there good. look for even the ones with the cracks to get them.
they got all kinds for free using those sites.

Answer 9

Norton Internet Security isn't free, but it's worth the money.