I want free effective antivirus to install in my pc, please refer?

Question

I want free effective antivirus to install in my pc, please refer?

Answer 1

AVG and avast may be tried. Both are available free though the paid versions will be more effective

Answer 2

Try Avg 8.0 free edition free license, simply the best, it got email protector  , anti spam and etc.. I never got any virus once I installed AVG 8.0, and it can eliminate any kind of virus when I tried one of my friends usb flash drive. Just dont install multiple anti virus software, or else you will experience slow pc performance.

Answer 3

Try Avast.

Avast Home Edition version 4.8 is an effective anti-virus program.

You can do a boot time scan in safe mode in order remove every single virus on your PC.

Even those viruses that hide inside the system restore folder.

Avast Anti-virus installation

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht...

How to configure Avast ?

http://www.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/soe/an...

For anti-spyware, try spybot

Spybot is a free anti-spyware tool that that contains many features.

http://www.safer-networking.org/

Spybot immunize your computer against some spyware.

Answer 4

Free doesn't always do the job.

Answer 5

BEEN USING FOR YEARS NOW DETECTION RATE97% ... FOR FREE ANTI/ IS AMAZING .... U WILL GET NOOBS TELLING U AVG ...STAY AWAY FROM THAT c**p 82% DETECTION RATE A JOKE

http://www.download.com/Avira-AntiVir-Pe...

Answer 6

i also suggest avast anti virus for home use. it is  free and working with out any problem some times it is outperforming then paid anti virus

Answer 7

try avast..its fine..i've installed it and so far i've not had any problems.. moreover it is not irritating..jus keeps doing its work.lol..

Answer 8

NO Norton...

AVG by Grisoft

Spybot- search and destroy

COMODO firewall

Zone alarm

Ad-ware by lavasoft

Clamwin

All free and top of the line spyware removal,firewall and virus protector

Answer 9

I prefer AVG it is not available for free online, any good antivirous is not available for free online..you can borrow software from any of your friends or known to, no need to purchase it!

Answer 10

hey man since u want free best try

1. avg free edition

2. nod32 trial

3. norton or kaspersky trial

for spyware

1. avg antispyware

2. windows defender

Answer 11

A very good, free anti-virus available to download is AVG 8 Anti-virus:

http://www.free.grisoft.com

And for any spyware problems, get SpyBot - Search and Destroy:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirro...

Also, for protecting your personal info and files, use Ad-Aware 2008 Free Edition:

http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_fr...

All of them are free, as powerful as paid programs, like Norton and McAfee, and don't use up as many resources.

Just boot into Safe Mode (Press F8 when turning on the computer) and run full scans.

Hope that helps.

Answer 12

i'm not sure where these people are getting their answers from.

AVG is free. Norton is not. AVG is good I've used it before.

Also try Avast. It's excellent. Avira is very good. It saved me a couple of times. I have it on one of my PCs.

See usual download sites like www.download.com, tucows etc.

Answer 13

Norton Antivirus and Spyware doctor.

Answer 14

Dont just look at AVs

You need the full gambit of something that works as Antivirus, Firewall, AntiSpam and other things such  Ad/Spyware.

I personally believe that ESET NOD32 Smart Security is the best!

http://www.eset.com/smartsecurity/

To compliment this, I also use ThreatFire.  ThreatFire is a FREE product designed to pick up security threats off of behavioral based vice signature based.  It is meant to be used to compliment whatever AV program you choose.  This will help protect you against things that do not have a virus signature created yet.

EDIT - Sorry Drool...  The free products you listed will never be able to compete with Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky or ESET.  It is usually one of those BIG companies that find the viruses first and then your small "free" companies copy the signatures once they are released every 24 hours!

I guess it comes down to how important the information is on your computer.  Its like buying "better insurance".  However, if your not paying for the insurance at all... you probably are not going to get much of a guarantee!  

One important thing is the fact that you should completely update the Operating System and ALL of the patches.  If your machine is patched for the vulnerability on the HD, then YOU cannot get infected.  It is the more proactive approach (patching your machine, keeping your software updated, using the most current firmware and drivers).  AV is ALWAYS reactive!

Answer 15

avira antivir free edition...

Answer 16

AVG is useless,

try NOD32

Kaspersky

BitDefender

in tht order

for free to use ones..thrs nothing better than Avast! Home Edition