And no, not something that is a free "edition" that begs you to buy the full edition. A fully free program. Thank you.
2007-03-25 22:58:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
http://www.avast.com
It is the greatest there is. I have used it for years and install it on ALL my friends Computers.
2007-03-25 23:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by Ex Head 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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 ram)
Active Virus Shield detects and removes spyware, also.
And it updates up to 15 times a day with new virus definitions, 7 days a week.
Good stuff, free for everyone from:
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?
2007-03-26 09:56:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-26 11:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Both AVG and AOL Active Virus Shield are hassle-free. You can get anyone. AVG is very light on resources, while AVS has better detection rates.
http://free.grisoft.com/
http://actievirusshield.com/
You may face a lot of hassle with Avast because of its weird default interface, but if you can work it out, then it's good too!
http://avast.com/
2007-03-26 06:02:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The best you have to pay for & that's Nod32, free for 30 days.
2007-03-26 06:27:20 · answer #5 · answered by Sly_Old_Mole 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which world do you live in?
Do you really think that you will get anything best for free?
2007-03-26 06:08:02 · answer #6 · answered by rohitkt_dbg 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋