what is a good FREE anti virus protect program for my computer. The one that came with my computer has expired?
my new computer i got 3 months ago no longer has the norton anti virus it wants me to buy it. Can anyone recommend a free anti virus that i can download that’s really good. Or does anyone know of one that’s inexpensive since i have 3 computers i need to also protect. =] thanks
November 23rd, 2010 at 11:29 pm
If you want a decent anti-virus i suggest you use AVG from Girsoft. They have a free version that I use on the computers at work.
November 23rd, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Try Avira Anti-vir
From
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Avira_AntiVir_Personal_-_Free_Antivirus_d955.html
It rocks, and has saved my system a few times.
Edit: To remove norton, download the removal tool. Otherwise it just leaves junk entries in your registry.
November 23rd, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Go to download.com and download AVG software it’s the number one download.
Also, see if you can update your current antivirus software by changing the date on your computer to when the antivirus software was within your free trial period. Right click over the clock that is at the bottom right hand corner of the monitor and select time and date and go from there.
Its good to download Ad-Aware 2008 and Spy Bot Search and Destroy when you are at downloads. com great FREE softwares to run on your pc for malicious ware. UPDATE SOFTWARES weekly to have the best proctection possible.
November 24th, 2010 at 12:43 am
Hello Alicia H. You can get grisoft avg for all computers for Free. Here is the link to click on to get started. (http://free.grisoft.com) Once at the site make sure to look for the Free version ok. OH! and one more very important thing that you need to know, before you install Any other antivirus program make sure that you Uninstall nortons first because if not then any other antivirus program that you attempt to install (want) because you can only have 1 antivirus program installed on your computer at one time , and if another antivirus program manager to be installed they will be in conflict with nortons. Good Luck lady
November 24th, 2010 at 1:20 am
First you need to run Norton removal tool:
http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
Now you ask for a good FREE anti virus protect program – Well that leaves out AVG then.
Use free Avira or free Avast both are good & a lot better than AVG.
November 24th, 2010 at 1:25 am
I have used AVG Anti Virus, Zone Alarm Firewall, Spy-bot Search and Destroy a spyware killer for years. I have recently added superantispyware. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans Hackers etc. I have just upgraded to AVG free 8.0 and all seems good so far. Zone Alarm allows a lot of personal configuration unlike the Windows Firewall. They can all be downloaded from http://www.download.com/ 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