what is the best anti-virus and spyware software?

Answer 1

i choose symantec for antivirus. it works great and you can configure it to scan incoming/outgoing emails i.e. on outlook express, also you can scan a single file with symantec and check if it is infected.

i guess you meant antispyware, cos who would want to have spyware installed :) here are downloads and reviews of 74 most popular antispyware: http://www.2-spyware.com/anti-spyware
i'm not sure what you are looking for, but they all have different features, so i hope you will find the one that fits you;)

Answer 2

Best Anti-Virus Program - Norton Internet Security 2007
Best Anti-Spyware Software - Windows Defender.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

These are the ones I use and seem to do a good job.

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/...



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.

Answer 5

Avast Home is a good and free antivirus - www.avast.com

Spybot is an open source and free anti spyware - www.spybot.com

There's no "best". The level of effeciency of those applications depend on how you use it them, whether you apply regular updates, and the amount of memory and processing power these program use (the above 2 use very little).

Answer 6

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.
Full test chart is here:
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 12 to 15 times a day with new virus definitions, 7 days a week.

Free for everyone from:
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?

And for your Anti-Adware and Anti-Spyware needs...............

Pick and choose at least 2 anti-spywares from the list below and alternate scanning with them on a regular basis. New spywares are created literally hourly, so no single anti-spyware can really detect all malware. Have at least 2 on hand and alternate scanning with each every few days or so. All are free. All can remove as well as detect.

Yahoo! Toolbar with FREE Norton Spyware Scan:
http://toolbar.yahoo.com/

Spybot Search and Destroy:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

Ewido:
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

Adaware SE:
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

A-Squared:
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

SUPERAntiSpyware:
http://www.superantispyware.com/

Windows Defender:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx



Unfortunately, many "paid for" anti-spyware products are in fact either of limited usefulness or downright scams. When in doubt, look at the list of rogue anti-spyware solutions listed here:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

Answer 7

Here are just a few:

Norton Internet Security, SpyBot Search & Destroy, and Ad-Aware SE Personal

Answer 8

jus cozz u want to know the best software for protection purpose i am assuming u aint looking for free stuff .. the best antivirus is nod32 from eset.com and the other one is f-secure .
best antispyware is spy sweeper from webroot.com

Answer 9

i personally like norton antivirus 2006 itz really effective.

Answer 10

For "free" you cant beat AVG.