what is the best free home antivirus, antispyware software?

Question

does anyone know the best antivirus and antispyware for free personal use at home, thank you

Answer 1

for free scans go to trend micro and checkout housecall. Cleans up viruses and spyware. Very good!

Answer 2

I have used AVG Anti Virus, Zone Alarm Firewall, Spy-bot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware both spyware killers for years. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans etc. AVG does not slow the system down as much as some other products and Zone Alarm allows a lot of personal configuration unlike the Windows Firewall. They can all be downloaded from the following link. http://www.computeractive.co.uk/ On the home page select downloads and then the appropriate category.I also use Windows Defender from the Microsoft site. It is safe to use two anti-spy products but never use more than one A/V as it can cause conflicts. You should run A/V and anti spy weekly. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

If you prefer not to pay and wish to have a free antivirus program download the free AOL Active Virus Shield, powered by Karpersky engine Russia. You get auto., updates every hour on the hour plus an excellent background scanner that really works in real time.

http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivir...

Antispyware I use three. You can only use one antivirus program or you will have serious conflict with your system.

Superantispyware, known to find what all other anitspyware will miss. http://www.superantispyware.com

A2Squard Malware out of Austria. Download their free version and you will be protected from, rogue dialers, worms, malware, keyloggers, trace spyware and rouge cookies.

http://www.emsisoft.com

AdAware SE Personal out of Sweden. This antispyware company has been around since computers became commerical. In June of this year they will come out with a brand new version. Right now it is beta testing. Download their free home for personal use. http://www.lavasoft.com

All of these program I have listed for you use little or no resources. Plus I use myself

Minddoctor, France
Please excuse my english.

Answer 4

I use AVG have done for a few years and most of the people I know do as well . Never had problems with viruses as AVG does find them when I do a system check . Also I use ad aware and spy bot both seem to work well for me . All can be downloaded free and cost nothing to use.

Answer 5

.Security Free Ware for your computer...
go to http:// www.download.com
There is a search bar at the top. Type in :
AVG FREE anti-virus download it then update it.. Then look for SPY BOT Search and Destroy..download it and update it.. After you update Spy Bot , click on "Immunize" on the main Spy Bot page.. let it run ..A window may pop up telling you, so many things have been blocked and there are so many that can be blocked... if it does , then click immunize at the top. This loads the definitions. Click block pages silently also.. Look for and download , Zone Alarm free fire wall also..You need one of these too. Then go to http://www. lavasoft.com and look for AD-Aware SE personal edition..Download it and then update it... These programs are all free..Then run all three programs. The Firewall runs itself.. You will need to run all three programs at least once a week..The AVG protects constantly. And can be set up to automatically update, and scan for problems. But you will have to open and check for updates and run the programs manually for the other 2.. You may also want to download Abexo Registry Cleaner ( also available at download.com) but be careful when you delete registry files it may be something you want to keep look at each one before you delete them.

Answer 6

AVG for antivirus software and Adware for anti spyware

Both are free to use

Answer 7

I use Panda. If you want to try some of their tools for free go to http://www.infectedornot.com That web site is part of their new campaign "Infected Or Not?".

There you can try their new products (Panda NanoScan and Panda TotalScan) for free and, in exchange, they collect statistics that are presented in the campaign's website to raise awareness on the malware infection problem.

You should try them, they have more virus definitions than anybody else and they detect all kinds of malware (viruses, trojans, worms, adware, spyware, hacking tools, etc.)

Answer 8

AVG is a good free antivirus.

AdWare is a good free spyware. You need a combiantion of spywares to clean everything

Good luck

Answer 9

Trend Micro PCCllin is the best I tell u..never ever disturbs but just keeps guard quietly..Download a 3 months free subscription.

Answer 10

Hi
AVG do a great free anti virus, it also now comes with anti spyware you can download and a root kit.
all free from grisoft.

Answer 11

comodo is a good firewall, and comodo verification engine is very good to see you are on a genuine site very reassuring when signing in to banks etc.

Mc Affee site advisor is also good to see you are on to the safer sites from your search you will need it twice if you use both Internet explorer and Mozilla fire fox. it is free and you do not need to have bought or use any of the other Mc Affee products.