Slightly confused about free anti-virus / anti-spyware.?

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• 1 Micah P // Apr 24, 2008

  Yes Avast, http://www.avast.com they offer their home edition for free and it is truly amazing any of you who have not tried it should, it has saved my butt plenty a time!

  "avast! antivirus v4.8

  represents a multi-award winning solution to virus protection, with anti-spyware and anti-rootkit software built in for added security. It is available free for non-commercial, home use and with its fast, automatic updates avast! antivirus is already being used by more than 50 million users worldwide to provide continuous protection against all forms of malicious software (malware)."

  Norton and McAfee are horrible protection for your PC they are slow and will not catch the virus before it hits only stop it after they have attacked/ attached also when they update they create whole new files and take up more system space

  Trend House Call and Spybot are both loaded with Trojans (bad choice)
  I know from personal experience

  PLEASE BEFORE DOWNLOADING ANYTHING VISIT ALL AND READ THEIR CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• 2 Tom // Apr 24, 2008

  Avast + Spybot - or AVG + Spybot (Search and Destroy) http://www.safer-networking.org

  AVG is alright…..but bear in mind that an all in one solution isnt the best idea - if there was a one-for all fix then all hackers would simply work out how to get around that without being detected and that's it, so you might well need multiple programs to fix things. Norton sux

• 3 Tim W // Apr 24, 2008

  http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0

  http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=AVG+free&fr=ush-ans

• 4 Thomas F // Apr 24, 2008

  Zone Alarm is a real good one.After setup, you can adjust securitylevels to your liking…has a firewall also…best of all it has a free version… I love it.

• 5 jibbarjabar // Apr 24, 2008

  The newest version of Avast is the ONLY one of the 3 most popular free anti-virus programs (AVG, Avria, Avast) that includes an anti-spyware componant. Make sure you get ver 4.8. Its here:
  http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

• 6 Slick // Apr 24, 2008

  The new version of AVG is not free. There is a lot of confusion about this hear on yahoo answers. If you hear anyone tell you it is free it is because they are still using the old version of AVG. You do not want to waste your time downloading that it because it is out of date.

• 7 michael D // Apr 24, 2008

  The best protection for your computer is a 3-tiered approach:
  [1] anti-spyware software
  [2] anti-virus software
  [3] firewall

  [1] Latest list of Firewalls (use only one at at time)
  http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2008/03/latest-list-of-firewalls.html
  [2] Latest list of Anti Virus programs (use only one at at time)
  http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2008/03/latest-list-of-anti-virus-programs.html
  [3] Latest list of Anti Spyware removal tools
  http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2008/03/latest-list-of-anti-spyware-removal.html
  http://andymanchesta.com/

  What Does AntiSpyware Do?
  Antispyware helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. To keep up with the latest forms of spyware, you must keep your antispyware updated.
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/basics/antispyware.mspx
  What is antivirus software?
  Software that scans your computer's hard drive for all known traces of viruses. After the scanning is complete you can usually choose which viruses to delete.
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/basics/antivirus.mspx
  what is a firewall ?How does it work?
  Is a security program which protects your computer from unauthorised access through the Internet. It resides on your pc and filters traffic coming and going from your computer
  http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-internet-security-channel.htm
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/firewall/faq.mspx
  Windows Personal Firewall Analysis
  http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php

• 8 joe08 // Apr 24, 2008

  Good question…

  but I don't think i can answer that question.
  So I will recommend ,You have to check it out yourself.

  Follow the link below and you'll come to a site that has all the info you need about the problem.

  Here is some useful information for your question might be helpful:

  visit at :

  http://syubrawi.com/spyware-blockers
  http://fantastic-galleries.net/spyware
  http://computer-internet-security-software.blogspot.com

• 9 quito // Apr 24, 2008

  \"Yes, this is good.After using a registry cleaner you\'re going to need spyware protection to get rid of the main source of registry errors which is… spyware. Just to be on the safe side, run this program after you run your registry cleaner. It will help out immensely preventing future registry errors.
  < http://pcleaner.info/reg >
  < http://satellitetves.com/reg >
  \"

• 10 Mini Me // Apr 24, 2008

  Anti-Virus:
  AVG
  Spyware/Adware removal:
  SUPERAntispyware
  Ad-Aware 2007 Free
  General cleanup remove cookies and more:
  CCleaner
  Firewall:
  Pc Tools Firewall Plus
  Deframenter:
  Auslogics Disk Defrag
  All free.
  Available @ http://internetsecurityandmaintenance.blogspot.com/

  So many companies trying to make money by selling you products to keep your computer safe and clean, all of which are freely available.

  How To Have A Clean Computer.

  Step 1. Download Firefox as your browser and Adblock Plus Firefox Add-on.

  Step 2. Update your virus definitions and scan, if no anti-virus AVG Free will do the job.

  Step 3. Remove all adware/spyware, download Ad-Aware 2007 Free & SUPERAntispyware and run one at a time, remove all threats.

  Step 4. Remove cookies, history etc download CCleaner run and clean.

  Step 5. Remove any temp files left over, start\run\%temp% some may not remove because still in use.

  Step 6. start\run\msconfig\startup to stop start up items not needed, google the start ups and you will know what to stop.

  Step 7. If you are currently using Windows firewall please download PC Tools Firewall Plus, as it is a two way protection, light on system resources and will protect your computer from being accessed by hackers.

  Step 8. Defragment with Auslogic Disk Defrag which will take about 5-10mins compared to Windows hours.

  You will now have a secure, clean, fast computer.

  I would recomend you do this on fortnightly bases or when you feel necessary.

  All software free and available @ http://internetsecurityandmaintenance.blogspot.com

• 11 rossng11 // Apr 24, 2008

  Apart from avast, which I don't like because of the lack of scheduled scanning, this does not exist. Instead, download Avira (http://www.free-av.com/ ) AVG anti-spyware (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-spyware/ )and Spyware Terminator (http://www.spywareterminator.com/ )

• 12 Oops // Apr 24, 2008

  I have used AVG Anti Virus, Zone Alarm Firewall, Spy-bot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware both spyware killers for years. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans etc. AVG does not slow the system down as much as some other products and 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

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