I have been using AVG for a few years and have always found it reliable. However, as of next month they are going to stop the free version on the product. As a deeply mean person I am not going to pay. So, any ideas?
2007-01-06 12:15:38 · 17 answers · asked by arnoldlayne_uk1980 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
we had avg as free anti virus,and never had any problems,we now pay for it,as we know our computer is secure with it.we tried avast(free)but it didnt do the job.sorry i cant help anymore,but personally avg is worth paying for.
2007-01-06 12:22:27 · answer #1 · answered by stokies 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I like AOL Active Virus Shield. Don't let the name AOL fool you. Active Virus Shield 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, Active Virus Shield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
Active Virus Shield 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?
2007-01-06 21:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe avg is still free you just need to get the new version
there's a good list of other free ones here though http://www.basicspywaretips.com/spywareremovaltool.html
2007-01-06 20:55:00 · answer #3 · answered by Tyler 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
F secure is a good one you can use the trial version for a month.
If you need something which is absulitly free then Download Zone Alarm...
You can download many more from www.download.com
2007-01-06 20:25:25 · answer #4 · answered by Jason 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi,i have been using AVAST now for 6 months,no problems at all.Brilliant program.
2007-01-07 10:55:11 · answer #5 · answered by davejanfoulkes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the business, my pc has never been as healthy and fast....
It's made by a little American company called Microsoft, It's for there's windows software, called XP....might be worth a look!
http://www.windowsonecare.com/
2007-01-06 20:34:21 · answer #6 · answered by ohwiseone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all you have to do is download the new 7.5 version and it is free I downloaded mine from computer active web site, grisofts is very miss leading but you can download it for free if you read very carfully
2007-01-07 05:49:48 · answer #7 · answered by angie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i also use AVG and find it brilliant you can download the new free version i have recently done so try this link
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2
2007-01-06 20:20:59 · answer #8 · answered by Jo C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this ones free and awesome the red umbrella download the personal edition
2007-01-06 20:18:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
try avast,super antivirus,or go on google and type in mcafee security center click on it and download it.
2007-01-06 20:25:43 · answer #10 · answered by reece f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋