virus scanner: where can i get a free virus scanner?

Question

i need one thts safe not one tht u get from pop ups and one u can download links will help,ty

Answer 1

well there is a free one called AVG, it's quite good and I would strongly recommend getting Windows Defender from www.microsoft.com as it is good for spyware!

Answer 2

These are all good free places to go for virus and or spyware protection, removal and advice


http://www.ccleaner.com/download/

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

http://www.superantispyware.com/...

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/?

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

http://www.pctools.com/firewall/

http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html

http://www.tomcoyote.org/hijackthis

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=79754

For good advice on Windows this site is an education.
It's long so take it a bit at a time
http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html

Answer 3

remember, you get what you pay for. Go with a national brand with name recognition, rather than a cheap free one.

Answer 4

You can go to lavasoft.com or to the microsoft website to the marketplace link.

Answer 5

www.avast.com

Free and reliable.