Wats the best (free) virus protection?

Question

i had norten antivirus but my subscription ended. i would cost money to renew so i want free protection. wats the best that u can think of?

Answer 1

Avast Home Edition. It's easy to use and has lots of features

Answer 2

Remove norton first the download avast home edition

it covers all the malware so you don't have to download seperate programs to cover each type of virus.

just register yourself for free

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

Answer 3

there are four must haves for your computer.

1. avg

2. spybot search and destroy

3. c cleaner

4. ad-aware

  

     With these four, your computer will be safe.   All are free on   www.download.com

Answer 4

AVG is good, but the free version is just virus protection, it doesn't screen your downloads or anything else.

http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti...

Answer 5

Avira AntiVir free edition, catches about 94% of viruses, with quick scan times, its the best in my opinion.,

Answer 6

Use Firefox in preference to internet explorer.....much safer:

http://www.mozilla.com

Avast anti-virus better definitions, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit built in, faster and more reliable:

http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Editi...

Setup Guide:

http://cotojo.wordpress.com/2008/07/15

Lavasoft AdAware2008:

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/30...

Spybot S&D:

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

Download, install, update and Immunize, then click 'Check for problems'

To scan and remove other malware:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant...

Simply download, install,update and perform Quick Scan.

Also use Spyware Doctor Free Basic Edition, which offers realtime protection:

http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_inst...

Its free with Google pack, untick all boxes except Spyware Doctor. Download install, update and run.

SnoopFree which monitors your screen and keyboard for keyloggers etc:

http://www.snoopfree.com/

Threatfire which runs alongside your antivirus enhancing your protection:

http://www.threatfire.com/Download/

Scroll down and click on Get Free

Answer 7

AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy-to-use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements).

Highlights include:

    * Automatic update functionality

    * The AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run

    * The AVG E-mail Scanner, which protects your e-mail

    * The AVG On-Demand Scanner, which allows the user to perform scheduled and manual tests

    * Free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product

    * AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files.

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