where can i get free spyware removal and protection programs for free?

http://free.grisoft.com

2007-05-22 17:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by Amanda H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Here's a few:

Spyware Terminator: http://spywareterminator.com

Ad-Aware SE Personal: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

Spyware Blaster: http://www.download.com/SpywareBlaster/3000-8022_4-10486084.html?tag=lst-6-6

Spybot Search & Destroy: http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html

AVG Anti-Spyware: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5

2007-05-22 17:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by Sofiya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You need full time (active) virus protection and full time spyware protection.

All the following programs are free.
---------------------------------------------
Full Time (Active) Virus Protection
If you do not have active virus protection, install only one. All are excellent.

AVG Antivirus 7.5 Free Edition
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10669237.html?tag=lst-0-1
or
Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
or
AOL Active Virus Shield
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp
---------------------------------------------------------
Full Time (Active) Spyware Protection

Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
---------------------------------------------------------
Install the following five programs and run weekly or at least monthly. You need all five. They will greatly increase your protection. They are not a substitute for full time spyware and virus protection.

Ad-Aware SE Personal (update + full scan)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

Spybot Search & Destroy (update + immunize + scan)
Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper
After installation: update + scan + immunize
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

SpywareBlaster: Update then open and click “enable all protection”.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SUPERAntiSpyware free version: (update + scan)
http://www.superantispyware.com/

CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option
Removes tracking cookies, unneeded files, history
In options.
Set to run when computer starts.
Place cookies you want to keep in save list
http://www.ccleaner.com/

2007-05-22 18:00:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

spybot search and destroy, and adaware are both good, free programs, i use them both. spybot picks up some programs that adaware misses, and ad aware picks up some that spybot misses. i've used both of them for a couple years, do a google search, and you can find a download for each.

2007-05-22 17:15:55 · answer #4 · answered by raynestorm73 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

for home users
free antivirus is available at
http://free-avg.org/
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
http://www.clamwin.com/

free spyware removal
www.adaware.com
www.spybot.net

you can also download
microsoft anitspy from www.microsoft.com

2007-05-22 17:23:01 · answer #5 · answered by geekstime 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Did you ever try using a search engine - Google perhaps?
Hmm...
try these links:
http://www.grisoft.com
http://www.zonelabs.com
http://www.download.com

...or search for spybot search and destroy
...or look for adaware

2007-05-22 17:22:33 · answer #6 · answered by Kewl Dude Ganda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A good list is at MajorGeeks: http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20

2007-05-22 17:16:25 · answer #7 · answered by pliget 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

www.cnet.com
search for ad aware... free version...
http://www.download.com/3000-8022_4-10672044.html?tag=dl.1

2007-05-22 17:16:55 · answer #8 · answered by mxnakano 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

www. freeware. com a whole list to choose from/ ?/

2007-05-22 17:21:43 · answer #9 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://free.grisoft.com/

2007-05-22 17:15:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

where can i get free spyware removal and protection programs for free?

11 answers