What is a ( good) (FREE) anti virus software?

Question

What is a ( good) (FREE) anti virus software?

Answer 1

Avast is a good anti-virus

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

Windows Defender is a good anti-spyware software.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security... [if you do not have one]

And SuperAntiSpyware is pretty good too.

http://www.superantispyware.com/superant... [free home edition]

Answer 2

Well, I'd try Avira AntiVir or Avast!. Those are my top recommendations. I used AVG 7 and 7.5 for a while and switched to Avast when I found out AVG didn't have a realtime scanner, but they may have added one in 8.0. Avira has built-in anti-rootkit and anti-spyware, so there's a plus right there. Avast you have to register every 6 months. It's free, but it's a bit of an inconvenience. Also, be sure to get a firewall. I recommend Comodo Firewall Pro (comodo.com) with both Defense+ and the Firewall in Training Mode, so you don't get pop-ups every time you do something. (Right click on the tray icon, and you'll see what I mean.) I also recommend Sunbelt Personal Firewall (http://go.sunbeltsoftware.com/?linkid=44... in Simple mode, but it's a 30-day trial and then it goes into the free mode with no HIPS protection, so I'd go with comodo on that one.

@PayneLess

Windows Defender is antispyware, not antivirus, and ZoneAlarm is a firewall, and the free version is not good, especially compared to Comodo Firewall and Online Armor.

Answer 3

mcafee you can buy the disc at walmart or at http://www.mcafee.com

thanks

Answer 4

Anti-Virus Programs -

Free versionAVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0:

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/28415/lng/us...

AVAST:

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

ClamWin:

http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/18/4...

RogueRemover Free 1.24 :

http://www.majorgeeks.com/RogueRemover_d...

Windows® Defender:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...

Might even check into Avira although I don't like their screens used to push for upgrades:

http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index...

ZoneAlarm Firewall:

http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/c...

All free!

Definitely do not use McAfee or Norton.  Real resource hogs.

Ron

Answer 5

If you want a free anti-virus I recommend in order of popularity, but please choose the right one for you (install only one):

1. AVG Free

a. A simple interface (easier to use than Avast! and Avira)

b. Can detect about 82.82% of viruses

Cons: low virus detection

2. Avast!

a. Real-time protection

b. It has an option to delete a virus once found

c. Can detect about 87.46% of viruses.

Cons: Too many icons and confusing user interface

3. Avira AntiVir

a. It can detect malware better than Avast and AVG

b. It's cute umbrella icon

c. Can detect about 94.26% of viruses

Cons: A very sluggish update

I advise against Norton anti-virus, it's bloated software that slows your computer down. The best anti-virus available is Kaspersky or NOD32 (recent tests at av-comparatives.org).