Does Anyone Know Of A Free Antivirus Software That Is Free And Works Good?

Posted by benny in FreeWare on May 6th, 2009 | 6 responses

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

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6 Responses to “Does Anyone Know Of A Free Antivirus Software That Is Free And Works Good?”

  1. Best Smartphones says:
    May 6, 2009 at 4:53 am

    The best free ones are
    Avira AntiVir Personal – free addition
    Avast! Home Edition 4
    AVG 8 Free
    I recommend and use Avira AntiVir Personal – free addition because of its high detection rate, it doesn’t have a anti spyware so you will have to dowload another one
    Avast! does have all of those but the detection rate is a little bit less
    and AVG isn’t really good it has a lower detection rate then Avira and Avast

  2. Michaels says:
    May 6, 2009 at 4:53 am

    There are a few choices when it comes to security, mainly in the AntiVirus department. Some very good, free anti-viruses available to download are:
    1) AVG 8 AntiVirus. Easiest interface to use, very fast scanning and doesn’t lag your computer at all. Only has a 78% detection rate, but catches the most harmful of viruses. If you’re a normal home user, you’re not in too much danger of higher level viruses and this is the AV for you:http://www.free.grisoft.com
    2) Avast! 4 AntiVirus. Smaller, sleeker skin, average scanning speed, but reports alot of safe files as viruses, so you might need to watch out for that. 78% detection rate, but alot more complicated than most other free AVs. Use this if you are handy with a computer and you know what needs to be scanned:http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht…
    3) Avira AntiVirus. Simple layout, which even the most basic of users can navigate. Incredibly fast scanning, with a 90% detection rate. Not as easy on the eyes as other AVs, and you need to know what you’re doing to get the more advanced features, but it is definite a candidate:http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index…
    Personally I use AVG, but only because I go for looks. If you are paranoid about viruses then the only real option is Avira. But if you just want normal protection, then any of the three will do it for you.
    And for any spyware problems, get SpyBot – Search and Destroy:http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirro…
    Also, for protecting your personal info and files, use Ad-Aware 2008 Free Edition:http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_fr…
    All of them are free, as powerful as paid programs, like McAfee and Norton (which only has a 6% detection rate!), and don’t use up as many resources.
    Just boot into Safe Mode (Press F8 when turning on the computer) and run full scans.
    Hope that helps.

  3. arouge17 says:
    May 6, 2009 at 4:53 am

    Download AVG free edition from http://www.freesoftwareworkshop.com. It’s located in the antivirus category.
    It’s a great freeware and it will help you protect your PC.

  4. Baby Safety Gates says:
    May 6, 2009 at 4:53 am

    Yes AVG FREE EDITION 8 is a very good antivirus and is free so go ahead installing this also try use a firewall like windows firewall is enough

  5. jabiilor says:
    May 6, 2009 at 4:53 am

    I have been using AVG for about a year now and it works great you can upgrade if you want to a bigger package but the free works OK.

  6. paulterr says:
    May 6, 2009 at 4:54 am

    i used to use avg but ive just changed to avira, they are both good, i tend to put avg on peoples computers when i fix them

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