Where can I find a good free antivirus??

Question

I'm looking for something that will upload automatically.. I have sophos on my 2 comps but now its saying that its out of date.. So does that must mean that I should get a new one?? I'm hooked up on a network and it's supposed to upload the anti virus but its not.. SO what should i do??

Answer 1

Yes, you need a new anti-virus if your current one has expired or is no longer updating. New viruses are created by the "blackhats" every hour of every day so any anti-virus app must get new signature definations to stay effective. This is a must!

I see the AVG fanboys and cheerleaders are out in full force again here on Yahoo Answers!

AVG by Grisoft is definately NOT "The Best". Unfortunately one of the things it is not the best at, is doing what is is supposed to do, detecting viruses!

In short, AVG is crap!

In test,
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
after test,
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
after test,
http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivirussoftwarereviews/gr/avgfree.htm
after test ,
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=891307&postcount=1,
after test,
http://www.pcworld.com/article/124475-1/article.html ,
etc. etc. etc, ad nauseam.

AVG has proven itself to be a mediocre performer at best. Absolutely crappy at worst. Missing almost 20%, when trying to detect known malware, in some tests. Not to mention almost non-existent heuristic detection and infrequent "once-a day" updates.

AVG = Average, at best!

There are much better free alternatives, such as Avast, Active Virus Shield, and Avria Anti-Vir.

I like best the 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?

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I use Avast. It's completely free. I like it better than AVG because Avast found 2 virus on my computer that AVG never found, so Avast has a better definition database. Avast also has more security features like network, Internet and p2p shield. It also downloads definitions automatically, witch AVG has this weird thing when it comes to downloading automatically.

Go to this page and click download with the language your using down the page:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

The main website is:
www.avast.com

Answer 4

AVG from Grisoft

Easily the most trouble-free for the non-professional and goes on a great many very sophisticated machines too.

Transparent in operation and doesn't cause many of the conflict problems other programs tend to.

Answer 5

I use AVG antivirus, which has a free version. Don't remember the website address, but if you type in a search for AVG antivirus, it will show up. It does update automatically.

Answer 6

Here's a list of popular free anti-virus programs http://www.basicspywaretips.com/freevirusremovaltool.html

Answer 7

AVG Antivirus is my choice. Can be set to run automatically everyday. Also screens emails. Download the 7.5 version.

Answer 8

I use AVG at home... http://free.grisoft.com/ just scroll down and around the web page to download the free anti-virus program.

Answer 9

AVG should be your pick. You can get the complete freeware version from http://free.grisoft.com/

Answer 10

go to filehippo.com and on that site you can find everytype of software including tons of free antivirus and firewalls also antispyware.