what are some good FREE anti-virus downloads i can use?
My computer is infected with a lot of virus’s and was wondering if anyone knows of any good free anti-virus’s downloads i can use to clean my computer out?
Website’s I can go on?
Thanks for the suggestions!
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November 15th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
I would try AVG first… it’s supposed to be as good as you can get for free. Also get Ad-Aware by Lavasoft. Last but not least get Secunia PSI. All of these are free. Windows Defender works but I wouldn’t totally depend on it. And ya’ might consider using a different firewall than Windows!
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
November 15th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
as far as free security software goes take a look at these.
AVG Free Edition http://free.avg.com (free antivirus)
Spybot Search & Destroy http://safer-networking.org (spyware and malware)
Zone Alarm http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/free-upgrade-security-suite-zonealarm-firewall.htm (free firewall)
Ad-Aware http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php (anti adware & spyware)
all these are free for you and work well. I use them all
November 15th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
I think you should use ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 to remove the infections, it is free for one month.
http://www.eset.com/download/free_trial_download_int.php
Then just uninstall NOD32 if you don’t want to pay for an anti-virus software (after trial expires). I personally think that ESET NOD32 is one of the best at this moment. From free ones, you may use Avast, AVG or Avira.
http://free.avg.com/ww-en/homepage
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
http://www.avira.com/en/download/index.html
Be safe!
November 15th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
the only one you need to use is Avira, my good god is all anyone could want or need in an AV, a truly incredible product.
November 15th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Get malwarebytes antimalware from http://www.malwarebytes.org/
Update and run a quick system scan .
Also get superantispyware from http://www.superantispyware.com/
update and run a full system scan , these two apps should probably help you !
You would also wish to have a good antivirus
Try any one of these ,
Avast – http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
Avira – http://www.free-av.com/
AVG – http://www.free.avg.com
Also prevent malware and viruses from getting into your computer , get a good firewall – COMODO FREE FIREWALL
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
OR
Zone Alarm Free Firewall
http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-pc-security-free-firewall.htm
choice is yours .
these apps in combination give you rock solid protection against viruses !
Good Luck
November 15th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Most popular free antivirus programs are AVG Anti-Virus, Avira AntiVir , Avast etc. Check out http://usefulinfo-comp.blogspot.com/ for more information.
November 15th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
I changed to Avast a few months ago, I have also got superantispyware and Malwarebytes. I recently changed to Comodo firewall which seems fine and I seem to boot up quicker. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans Hackers etc. I also use Windows Defender from the Microsoft site. It is safe to use two anti-spy products but never use more than one A/V as it can cause conflicts. You should run A/V and anti spy weekly. Hope this helps
November 15th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
In general, with the exception of Firewalls, where Computer Security is concerned, Free is bad. Free generally means useless. If it’s not a trial version designed to convince you to buy the “real thing”, you should avoid it.
As for everyone and their uncle recommending AVGFree…avoid it as if your life depended on it. THAT particular program has a detection rate in the 60% range, and anything under 80% is considered unacceptable. The irony is that the paid for big brother (AVG) is a decent second tier program.
Good Luck!
November 15th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
AVG is the best free anti-virus I have ever used. It has:
Anti-Virus
Anti-Spyware
LinkScanner (scans a Google search)
E-mail Scanner
Resident Shield (When you search a website, it will block any viruses, spyware, etc. from getting in your computer.)
Update Manager (Lets it automatically update so you don’t have to)
Get it all free at http://free.avg.com
It has been working for me since 2007 and has kept me virus free since. I highly recommend it. 🙂
November 15th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
http://download.com
You might have to download one in safe mode.
You need 1 anti virus.
1 firewall. they are in the above.
If you can not get an anti virus to download, there is a malware remover. I have been reading about it.
http://www.malwarebytes.org
That is a remover only. It will not protect your computer. It is a good thing to have along with an anti virus and a firewall.
After it removes the viruses, you could download the anti virus and firewall.
http://free.avg.com
November 15th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
I am suggesting you to recommended antiviruswizard security software which can be helpful to remove harmful viruses and trojans
November 15th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
It is amazing to me how people continue to lie about AVG free and what it will do. You can go right here on there own main page and see for yourself what AVG has and doesn’t have.
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
It’s about as sorry as it gets. With it not having root kit protection it is worthless. Over half of the viruses and other bad stuff comes in the form of a root kit. AVG also struggles removing Mal ware. Save yourself some big problems and stay away from AVG. Also, Pay no attention to the AVG fanatic pushers. There either spammers or people who’s computers are infected and they don’t even know it.
As a matter of fact all free AV’s have there problems. Avast, No heuristic scanning except for E mail in the free version. You go to a page that is infected or download something that is infected that way and Avast will not remove it. Most likely will not detect it.
Avira, Good detection and removal, BUT, It has problems with updates and faults positives. So all in all, ALL free AV’s are turds. All you have to do is figure out which one stinks the least.
So if it has to be free, Pick your poison, cross your fingers and hope for the best.
I haven’t told you anything here that you can’t research and find out for yourself. Don’t pay attention to people on here. Most of them will tell you half truths and whole lies. There are some here that will tell you the truth. But it’s hard to tell who is who. Research it yourself.