Does anybody know where I can get free virus protection that is NOT just a trial? I'm on a very severe budget at the moment and can't afford the exceptional prices for the software in stores..thought maybe someone may know where I can download some online.
2007-11-04 08:13:17 · 13 answers · asked by Belle 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
PCTools products do get good reviews. The good thing is they have free versions of their products. They work great. Spyware Doctor from the Google pack is a must. I highly recommend it. I bought Webroots Spysweeper and spyware doctor finds stuff spysweeper does not. Having both is a perfect combo and I recommend running two anti-spyware products.
PCTools Anti-Virus
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/
PCTools Threatfire - Malware Protection
This free tool makes your current anti-virus better. Definite Download
http://www.threatfire.com
PCTools Firewall Plus
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
The Google Pack includes a free starter edition of Spyware Doctor.
http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer_new.html?hl=en&gl=us&ai=BZy9nzYgZR_j2KofKmwTgjq3mAezuhSGAyqSDAsWNtwEAEAEgw9-LBTgBUIfas8sEYMnG5YbIo-gZoAGWl5z9A7IBDmZvcmRicmFrZXMuY29tyAEC2gEWaHR0cDovL2ZvcmRicmFrZXMuY29tL4ACAagDAw&gclid=CJu2m5HWnI8CFSUYagodtkXDew&ciNum=11
Reviews
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136191/article.html
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You can do an online scan for viruses and spyware for free from the major vendors. Some of these require Internet Explorer to run
because of Active-X
Trend-Micro
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Computer Associates
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pestscan/
Panda Software
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/?langid=ie&venid=sym
Mcafee Free Scan
http://us.mcafee.com/root/catalog.asp?catid=free
Kaspersky Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Microsoft Protection Scanner
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/center/howsafe.htm?s_cid=mscom_msrt
F-Secure
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/olsbeta.shtml
BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
NOD32
http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/index.php
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Its good to run two anti-spywares even if some extra resources are taken.
SuperAntiSpyware does an excellent job. AVG's full version gets great reviews.
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware
Microsoft Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spyware-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
Spyware Terminator 2
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/
SuperAntispyware
http://superantispyware.com/
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Anti-Spyware for a cost.
Personally I bought Webroot's Spysweeper, their product is great and well worth the money. Watch Best Buy ads because sometimes it goes on sale for $10 to $15.
Webroot Spysweeper
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/compare/freeware.html?rc=4929
PCTools Spyware Doctor
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/
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There are free anti-virus scanners availble. They work well. I like AVG and PCTools anti-viruses the best of the free anti-virus programs.
If you are not willing to spend money it is good to have some kind of anti-virus software
avg
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Avira AntiVir
http://www.free-av.com/
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For a Cost
This is my recommendation for anti-virus. Free are good, but they are not as accurate as the top paid anti-virus software
Top-Tier
Kaspersky
http://www.kasepersky.com
Nod32
http://www.eset.com/
2007-11-04 08:31:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-25 10:58:35 · answer #2 · answered by Barry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here Is A List Of Some Free Anti-Viruses.
I've Listed The Name, Download Link And Detection Rate To Make
Your Life Easier.
Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic:
http://free-av.com/
94.26% Detection rate
avast! Home Edition:
http://avast.com/eng/download-avast-home...
87.46% Detection Rate
AVG Free Edition:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-pr...
82.82%% Detection Rate
Good Luck ! :)
2007-11-04 14:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by Azn2newbie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AdAware or Avast. They are good and are free, with no trial. Otherwise I would recommend AVG but there is a 30 day trial to that one. I think AVG is the best out of all of those though.
2007-11-04 08:17:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not want to use Windows XP firewall because it is as they say, "One way virus protection". With most firewalls (be they be free or a paid subscription) protect both ways in your computer, incoming or outgoing. Incoming in that it protects against a virus from getting in your computer. But if a virus should happen to get in, the virus protection keeps the virus reporting out of your computer to give you away.
2007-11-04 08:32:25 · answer #5 · answered by dick_bee_bad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have listed a few anti virus and a few anti spyware programs that are available for download and are completely free: I will not get involved with the rights and wrongs of each package or its effectiveness or indeed “This is best” or “This is crap” statements. Whatever you do, just make sure you have one of each type installed, updated and fully working:
Anti Virus
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
http://www.avira.com
http://free.grisoft.com
http://www.free-av.com
Anti Spyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/
http://www.spybot.info/
http://www.spywareterminator.com
http://free.grisoft.com
wdw
2007-11-04 08:17:29 · answer #6 · answered by Who Dares Wins 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
avg, good download the free trial, it lasts for ages like a year, then you can reload it again
2007-11-04 08:17:50 · answer #7 · answered by leigha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PCTools products do get good reviews. The good thing is they have free versions of their products. They work great. Spyware Doctor from the Google pack is a must. I highly recommend it. I bought Webroots Spysweeper and spyware doctor finds stuff spysweeper does not. Having both is a perfect combo and I recommend running two anti-spyware products.
PCTools Anti-Virus
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/
PCTools Threatfire - Malware Protection
This free tool makes your current anti-virus better. Definite Download
http://www.threatfire.com
PCTools Firewall Plus
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
The Google Pack includes a free starter edition of Spyware Doctor.
http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_inst...
Reviews
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136191...
--------------------------------------...
You can do an online scan for viruses and spyware for free from the major vendors. Some of these require Internet Explorer to run
because of Active-X
Trend-Micro
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Computer Associates
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pes...
Panda Software
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/s...
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/?lang...
Mcafee Free Scan
http://us.mcafee.com/root/catalog.asp?ca...
Kaspersky Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Microsoft Protection Scanner
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/cente...
F-Secure
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols...
BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
NOD32
http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/index.php
--------------------------------------...
Its good to run two anti-spywares even if some extra resources are taken.
SuperAntiSpyware does an excellent job. AVG's full version gets great reviews.
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaw...
Microsoft Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security...
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spy...
Spyware Terminator 2
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/
SuperAntispyware
http://superantispyware.com/
--------------------
Anti-Spyware for a cost.
Personally I bought Webroot's Spysweeper, their product is great and well worth the money. Watch Best Buy ads because sometimes it goes on sale for $10 to $15.
Webroot Spysweeper
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/compare/...
PCTools Spyware Doctor
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/
--------------------------------------...
There are free anti-virus scanners availble. They work well. I like AVG and PCTools anti-viruses the best of the free anti-virus programs.
If you are not willing to spend money it is good to have some kind of anti-virus software
avg
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht...
Avira AntiVir
http://www.free-av.com/
-------------------
For a Cost
This is my recommendation for anti-virus. Free are good, but they are not as accurate as the top paid anti-virus software
Top-Tier
Kaspersky
http://www.kasepersky.com
Nod32
http://www.eset.com/
3 minutes ago
good luck.
2007-11-04 08:35:07 · answer #8 · answered by Bhaskar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HIGHLY recommend AVG... http://free.grisoft.com
2007-11-04 08:18:34 · answer #9 · answered by bh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG....totally free
2007-11-04 08:18:02 · answer #10 · answered by MUSCLES 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋