My Norton is going to expire???

Question

In a week and don't intent to renew it. Which is the most suitable antivirus I can get via internet that is for free??

Thanks for your answers.

Thank for your answers, I'm still deciding what antivirus I'll be installing, Indeed I'll let you know m y final decision ;)

Answer 1

Good, now try a program that doesn't use all of you resources and won't cost you a thing. AOL Active Virus Shield powered by Kaspersky is currently the best free anti-virus (99.62% detection rate). The most popular free anti virus programs are AVG Free and Avast which are recommended above Norton and McAfee but have poor detection rates (82.82%, 87.46% respectively). Norton is notoriously bloated and takes forever to perform full systems scans. If you want to pay for an anti-virus NOD32 is highly recommended. You can download AOL Active Virus Shield, AVG or Avast from the links below. There is absolutely no spyware and they are completely free but your system should only have one anti-virus program.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The preference from the majority of users that I have read on Yahoo Answers is that AVG is one of the best, and free anti-virus programs available for free antivirus. I personally also like AVG.

Answer 4

Now try the Avast www.avast.com.

Is free just get full version and if for 1 Month ,but if it expire in the right at the bottom a announcement would says that your trial would expire shortly just click on the announcement and would appear buy or get avast 0 2 just find get new KEY

And it would extend your Avast for a long time

Answer 5

try AVG free addition. i have it on my PC and have had no problems for a long time now. it automatically scans in the morning and is updated regularly. best is it is free with no obligations to upgrade to the paid version later.
PS it conflicts with NORTON so don't have both of them on your machine at the same time.
good luck.

Answer 6

avg is free, go to www.download.com for free download.
i installed it 1 month ago ,no problems. But you need to uninstall all of the norton junk or it will bog your computer
down the closer it gets to runing out. Go to symantic.com
and download NORTON UNINSTALL TOOL its free also.

Answer 7

Make sure you use the Norton removal tool to get rid of the current installation as Norton is notorious for not removing completely with a regular uninstall.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

Answer 8

Your better off renewing your subscription. As much as people like to bash Norton, it is the best anti-virus program, and is used by more corporations than any other virus program.

Answer 9

AVG for free is the most popular free antivirus

Answer 10

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/

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!

http://superantispyware.com/

Yahoo toolbar offers FREE anti-spyware:
Scan your computer for potentially destructive programs.
Review suspicious-looking programs.
Remove the programs you don't want. Keep the ones you do.

http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/

PC Tools Firewall Plus
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/


Here is another free anti-virus-
PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition feature highlights
Protects your PC as you are working, surfing and playing
Detects, quarantines, disinfects and destroys Viruses, Trojans and Worms
OnGuard™ protects your computer against threats in real-time

Automatically checks for frequent updates against the latest threats.
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/

*Never install more than one anti-virus on your PC, as they may conflict with each other. On the other hand, its always good to install more than one anti-spyware.

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