free anti-virus program needed!

[jimbo]

free anti virus


more like a bio hazzard proof room if you ask me

[Odie]

I have a spyware, so my tech is coming up, grrrrrrrrr!

thanks everyone for your help!

[CARLA]

AVAST home edition is free it is simple and works you register it every 14 months. I use it on all my families PC's and Laptop. I'm not going to pay for antivirus software at home no need to.

[spot]

It's a bit lighter on resource requirements too, Avast. I use that on any Windows computer with a processor under 1GHz or with less than 512MB of memory.

[qsducks]

Originally Posted by Odie

I have tried to download tons that say free, only after downloading, scanning, then they tell me I must pay for them.

I have downloaded ad-aware, but my choices are to 'save file'.......saving does not download for me!


I hate VISTA!



please send me a link to free ones.

desperately seeking one asap.

fanks

Do not download ad aware. I did and it polluted my other pc

[spot]

Originally Posted by qsducks

Do not download ad aware. I did and it polluted my other pc

There are millions of computer users who find Lavasoft's Adaware an invaluable tool for checking and removing advertising material that comes in across the Internet and tries to advertise products as you browse. I don't think I'd run it in resident mode but I'm convinced it's an invaluable and trustworthy stable tool for Windows users.

[CARLA]

Your right about that for the price it can't be beat. I'm just sick to death with the commercial ones they are bloated, space hogs, that do very little in the long run but take your money every time you blink.

I have 3 products that run on all machines I work on. They make my life easier.

1. Home PC have AVAST
2. MALWAREBYTES to clean up those nasty trogans and other junk that sneaks on your machine when you least expect it and brings you to grinding halt.
3. On my works computer we have Symantec End Point Antivirus. Easy to work with and powerful.

[FUBAR]

Don't forget anti-virus usually doesn't help with spyware. Get Spybot Search and Destroy and also Widows Defender. Both are free and good programs.......

The home of Spybot-S&D!

Windows Defender: Home Page

If you want a really good startup program try this........

BillP Studios: WinPatrol 2008

[Odie]

Originally Posted by FUBAR

Don't forget anti-virus usually doesn't help with spyware. Get Spybot Search and Destroy and also Widows Defender. Both are free and good programs.......

The home of Spybot-S&D!

Windows Defender: Home Page

If you want a really good startup program try this........

BillP Studios: WinPatrol 2008

thanks FUBAR, love the name, are you Canadian?

[spot]

Originally Posted by FUBAR

Don't forget anti-virus usually doesn't help with spyware. Get Spybot Search and Destroy and also Widows Defender. Both are free and good programs.......

They're also both runtime resident and the one major rule in using these products is not to use two, the performance impact is astronomical.

My own preference is to set my browsers to clear all private data automatically at the end of every session. I've also set Flash Player not to store anything. In the extremely unlikely event that I see a new toolbar installed - it can't, after all, be installed without my explicit permission - I'd deselect it. Is there anything else that Spybot Search and Destroy or Windows Defender do beyond those elementary hygiene precautions? I know of nothing.