I have norton antivirus protection and It has expired. Unfortunately, I can't afford to purchase the updated protection right now. I use firefox as my browser. Thanks so very much for your time...I'm freaking out over here 'cause I just had a virus last year....please help!!
2007-03-27 13:58:53 · 12 answers · asked by peaceseeker 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I see the AVG fanboys and cheerleaders are out in full force again here on Yahoo Answers!
AVG by Grisoft is definitely 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?
2007-03-27 16:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-29 13:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a list of Free Anti-Virus Tools:
http://www.cleancomputerhelp.com/free-computer-tools/cat_view-4
2007-03-27 16:04:30 · answer #3 · answered by patrick j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
Download Grisoft AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus,Anti-Malware.(free)
AVG is a collection of anti-virus protection tools that gives you full protection against viruses, worms, Trojans and malware. AVG provides you with all that you need to be completely protected: including a tool for scanning your hard drive and e-mail, as well as a real-time shield to prevent infections.
Top Features
» Provides automatic update functionality
» Its a reliable anti-virus scanning engine
» Provides free Virus Updates for life
» Options to define file name extensions
» Real time protection with resident shield, email scanning
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.
http://www.spybot.info/
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!
Before you install AVG, got to Nortons website and use the removel tool to completely delete Norton from your PC. If not, AVG and Norton may conflict with each other.
2007-03-27 14:02:21 · answer #4 · answered by G 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Click on the link below for free anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall software.
Good Luck.
2007-03-27 22:37:54 · answer #5 · answered by borderline1311 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend active virus shield. It is the best free antivirus program you can get.
2007-03-27 14:43:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use the free = Avast = 4 Home Edition - Free antivirus software - free virus protection for home PC: - full-featured antivirus package designed for home usage.(FREE) = http://www.avast.com and really like it as it has always kept me safe from virus, worms, trojans, etc.,
An important thing to keep in mind, regardless of which anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spyware and firewall you use
( http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx ) is to keep it UPDATED, just as it is important to make sure you have all windows critical and security updates +
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us
Note: The way I have mine set is to only notify me that updates are availiable, but to not download them automaticaly. Then I can check to be sure I get just the ones I want. I then click on "custom", and after the updates have been downloaded I look them over to see which ones I want, then disconnect from the net, disable firewall and anti-virus program, and then install the updates, and then re-enable the firewall and anti-virus programs before reconnecting to the net.
http://www.dailyrotation.com
Calendar Of Updates= http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?act=calendar
http://www.vnunet.com
http://www.virgin.net/technology
http://www.windowsecurity.com
http://www.archive.freeola.com/
http://www.flexbeta.net/main/index.php
http://virusscan.jotti.org
http://www.virustotal.com/en/indexf.html
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan
http://tinyurl.com/u8k3 = ActiveX Spyware Scanning
http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://security.symantec.com
http://tinyurl.com/u8mu = avast! Virus Cleaner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan
McAfee AVERT Stinger- = http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger
Panda Online Virus Scan = http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan
Note: Don't use this one if you have onboard Avast a/v.
http://www.pcpitstop.com
http://www.metasploit.com
http://www.auditmypc.com/free-spyware-removal.asp
http://www.baybooker.com/virusscan.html = List of Free online virus scans
Also, Virustotal offers a free service for scanning suspicious files using several antivirus engines. = http://www.virustotal.com/en/indexx.html
Note = Run them in safe mode if possible(click on link if "how to" steps needed) = http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406 , then after running them and fixing any problem, disable system restore = http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.aspx , reboot, and then re-enable system restore.
2007-03-27 14:04:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should try AVG free edition.
go to :
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
This site will tell you all you get with AVG Anti-Virus Free.
2007-03-27 14:05:34 · answer #8 · answered by Martin L 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
do not use spybot--downloaded it last night and it destroyed my audio and pop-ups to do this and do that like u would not believe--have tried Mcfee and Norton--they ok
2007-03-27 14:08:52 · answer #9 · answered by luminous 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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It worked for me
2007-03-27 14:07:56 · answer #10 · answered by b3490rrn 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋