Best free security for xp please advise?

wilson1973

what do you think i will need to keep my xp pc safe,im broke so a free solution is what im after also do i want a programme that is an all in 1(if there is such a thing for free) or do i want seperate antivirus and then antispyware and then anti malware or is there a combined anti malware/spware package
your feedbackwould be greatly appreciated

propaintballa

I can recommend either AVG Free or Avast for the antivirus, and maybe coupled with Spybot Search and Destroy for spyware, all of those being free

KxMx

I'd say AVG free 8.5, and MalwareBytes Anti Malware as a back up, both free.

asininity

Forget AVG and Spybot.

Avira Antivirus
Superantispyware - on demand scanner
Malwarebytes - on demand scanner
PCTools Firewall Plus
Threatfire
Winpatrol

propaintballa

asininity wrote: »

Forget AVG and Spybot.

Avira Antivirus
Superantispyware - on demand scanner
Malwarebytes - on demand scanner
PCTools Firewall Plus
Threatfire
Winpatrol

There's nothing wrong with AVG and Spybot, ROFL.

mluton

The main way to keep safe is to browse to "safe sites" only and only open up emails from people you know. Oh and the above.

asininity

AVG is a resource hog as of version 8 and isn't as good as Avira which uses less resources. And Spybot is definitely not as good as either SAS or MBAM. And Winpatrol does a better job than Spybots Teatimer and takes up a hell of a lot less resources doing it.

Theres nothing wrong with them but theres better out there.

propaintballa

Ok, that's fair enough, they were just the first few that popped into mind. I would aggree that AVG 8 isn't as good as the previous version.

asininity

Maybe my first post was a bit blunt, I will explain more next time.

propaintballa

I don't need an explanation? Lol.

Knub

As mentioned, MalwareBytes and SuperAntiSpyWare.

For a AV program I recommend Microsoft Security Essentials:

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/

Free download. Good deals.