Any free anti-virus

mike_paterson

Pie123 wrote: »

NO AVG free is rubbish the firewal;l is full of holes

You don't need the firewall. use zone alarm if you need that.

AVG free is very very good.

Remember that you will also need anti spyware (try spybod and ad-aware) and anti malware - try Malwarebytes anti malware.

I use all of these and they do a great job.

mrsyorkie

Is Norton no good then? That's what I've got.

Fire_Fox

I switched from AVG to Avira on the advice of the Techies board after AVG missed a trojan. I also now have Malwarebytes which is ace, and CCleaner for getting rid of rubbish. All these are widely recognised as excellent (free) software.

If you think you have an infection I would read the very helpful stickies on the Techies board, then post up if you are still worried. They really are a very knowledgeable, patient and helpful bunch.

Fire_Fox

mrsyorkie wrote: »

Is Norton no good then? That's what I've got.

Generally considered to be very badly written (ex hubby a spod!), plus anything that is closely associated with Microsoft is open to deliberate attack. So don't use Internet Explorer, the hackers love it.

mattytun

Protect Your Computer For Free!!

Protecting your computer doesn't have to be an ongoing expense these days. There is more than enough quality protection available for free if you know where to find it. That's right, zilch, zero, gratis.

From the list below, choose one anti-virus program and one firewall (any more than one of each may cause conflicts and performance issues). Then take any number of privacy and anti-spyware/trojan programs.


Free Anti-Virus Software

• AVG Free Edition
• AntiVir Personal Edition Classic
• Avast Home Edition
• Bit Defender Free Edition (no real-time protection)
• ClamWin Free Anti-Virus
• eTrust Anti-Virus *90 day free trial

Free Anti-Rootkit Tools

• GMER
• Rootkit Revealer
• F-Secure's Blacklight
• IceSword's Anti-Rootkit - English Version
• DarkSpy's Anti-Rootkit
• Sophos Anti-Rootkit

Free Firewall Software

• Comodo Personal Firewall
• Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall.
• Zone Alarm
• Outpost Free Firewall **Not for XP
• Ashampoo Free Firewall

Free Anti-Spyware Software

• Malwarebytes
• SUPERAnti-Spyware
• Ad-Aware 2007 Free
• Spybot Search & Destroy
• Tenebril Spycatcher Express
• Windows Defender
• a-squared
• Spyware Terminator

Free Spyware Prevention Software

• Spyware Blaster
• Spyware Guard
• IE Spyad

Free Privacy Protection Software

• CCleaner
• MRU Blaster
• Eraser
• IE Privacy Keeper

Free Online Virus & Spyware Scans

• Eset Online Scanner
• Kaspersky Online Web Scanner
• Panda ActiveScan
• F-Secure Online Virus Scanner
• Trend Micro HouseCall
• Trend Micro (Europe) (Java)
• eTrust Web Scanner
• Bit Defender Online Scan
• Ewido Online Trojan Scanner
• WindowSecurity.com Trojan Scan

Free Single File Scanners

• Jotti's Malware Scan
• VirusTotal Online File Scan
• Kaspersky Online File Scan

yesterdayschild

I use AVG. Its the only anti v that hasnt given me any probs, i d recommend it.

elkay115

I have always used AVG until I started reading in the techie thread where most of the folks know what they are talking about have said many times that AVG is rubbish. I uninstalled AVG and installed Avira, and straight off it found 15 infected files that AVG had obviously been missing every day when I scanned my computer!

So AVG gets a big thumbs down now from me.

knowledgepower1

yesterdayschild wrote: »

I use AVG. Its the only anti v that hasnt given me any probs, i d recommend it.

bcos you've never ventured into much download business.My vote is for Avira!