Need computer virus protection till I have funds to renew Norton. What can I use?

Answer 1

Two of the best antivirus protection programs you can get are free: Avast and AVG 7.5. Either one is better than Norton.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Answer 2

What i have done in the past is instead of renewing the norton for like $50, i go to ebay.com and buy the next year's cd with everything that's updated and i buy that for like $30-$35 (including shipping) and i install that on my computer. Just check on the buyers reviews to make sure they are a trusted seller... i've been doing that for a long time and it's worked great. Or you can look for free virus protection at www.download.com

Answer 3

why bother renewing norton
it's subpar

get the following, all are free for a safe surfing experience,
install in SAFE mode with networking ( hit F-8 at boot time ), run them all in SAFE mode
with networking as you'll need it for the updates all the programs below will need.
Turn off RESTORE and the RECYLE BIN temporarily as virii can regenerate / reinfect even if you delete
them with both services on. After all the scanning and cleaning after a 2nd reboot and one last
scan do you turn both of them back on.

ANTI VIRAL

AVG (free) http://free.grisoft.com/


FIREWALL

ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

WEB BROWSER - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox

EMAIL use thunderbird. It has a good built in spam filter and learns when you teach it. http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird

SPYWARE

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html


and if you have a wireless router follow these tips,


1. Use WPA encryption (WPA-PSK) it's less crackable then WEP.

2. Make a passphrase that is upper & lower case and has some numbers thrown in there as well, again harder to crack.
some like mAkE1t5eCurE0rel53 and as long as possible.

3. Use MAC access control so only you or authorized PC's can connect (even if you do have encryption turned on)

4. Turn off DHCP use static addresses.

5. Turn off SSID (and change it) unless your card really needs it (some do)

6. Change username/password of access unit front end

7. Ensure you have the usual firewall enabled on your PC.

8. Paranoia rules, turn WLAN off if your not using it :)


one last tip
control panel---administrator tools--services--messenger

right clik on it
stop the service
then disable it
save changes

Answer 4

IF you're into this kind of stuff i know a way for you to get avg internet security (normally 70 bucks) free

download the build here
http://www.9down.com/story.php?sid=7618

use the forum at 9down to find a good key
avg internet security is worth it, so worth it
low on system resources and effective
excellent:
firewall
anti virus
anti spyware
anti spam
email fliter

Answer 5

I recommend ZoneAlarm Pro- you can download an eval from their website- just google it. Also Windows Defender with WinXP, keep your security updates with Microsoft current; if you are not sitting behind a physical firewall, you should use these programs. I like Zone because it has security for both outbound and inbound traffic.

Contact me if you need further assistance & good luck

Answer 6

go to majorgeeks.com
for free virus protection
read some security questions
you will see that lots of people
have avg or avast antivirus
they are both free

Answer 7

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/

I wouldn't recomend norton to anyone, as it uses far too much cpu, and slows the computer down too much.
The above program is great, and cheaper if you want to purchase a full version...but the free version works great.
Download free version

Answer 8

try avast or avg and forget about paying for norton .. it isnt any better ..

Answer 9

I recommand ZoneAlaram.

Answer 10

You can get AVG free from:

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/

Works very well.