is there something i can download for free that will scan for viruses and delete them for free
2007-05-07 09:30:58 · 9 answers · asked by jose r 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Nothing is better than using a powerful virus detector to find out exactly what kind of malware you have and then use google to find instructions to manually remove each one of them.
I believe the most complete detection tool is the new Panda TotalScan. It can be tried for free at the site for their new INFECTED OR NOT campaign www.Infected Or Not.com or http://www.nanoscan.com
There, they let you try their new tools (Panda Nano Scan and Panda Total Scan) for free as part of the awareness campaign. Nobody has more virus definitions than them. Just go there and try the tools, you will check your computer for all kinds of malware.
2007-05-08 03:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-26 20:39:02 · answer #2 · answered by Latonya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like Active Virus Shield. A lot. 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?
2007-05-07 10:16:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. Don't use avg or avast, try Avira Antivir PE instead. It's a free scanner that also work with Vista. Get it here http://www.free-av.com/
2007-05-07 09:43:35 · answer #4 · answered by Ted B 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You can run a free online scan from CA.
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
2007-05-07 09:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there is bug doctor
i down loaded bug doctor
it cleans your entire computer
the url for the program is below
http://linkachi.com/?rg4
2007-05-08 10:16:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is it is called AVG free and you can get it here:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free
AJ
2007-05-07 09:37:20 · answer #7 · answered by AJ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
spybot
2007-05-07 09:54:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
www.avast.com
2007-05-07 09:39:16 · answer #9 · answered by runner1 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋