Can i  find any free antivirus software on the internet - i mean free or i have to buy one- what is the best 1
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I agree..AVG is good...so is this http://jayloden.com/spybot.htm
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"WHat would be the best virus protection software on the market today?"\n\nWhat does the word "best" mean to you? are you talking about protection, the ability to protect your computer? are you talking about what program that does not drain system resources? Are you talking about customer support?\n\nSee the problem is that... there is no Best AntiVirus. They all have pros and cons. Some are good, most free programs are crap (imho, and in my personal experience) and none are the best.\n\nhere is the "rock paper scissors" of the whole thing...\n\n-an AV that is the best at protecting your computer from viruses will hog system resources.\n-an AV that allows the computer to operate efficiently, will not have the best protection. \n\n-an AV that finishes a scan quickly will probably will not be the most efficient.\n-an AV that takes forever to finish a scan, probably will be the safest.\n\n-an AV that is free usually does not have customer support.\n-an AV that is not free usually does not have GOOD customer support...\n\nso I hope this helps... dont waste your time looking for the best antivirus/firewall program, just get a good one that is right for you that balances protection with efficiency\n\n@moodyboy\n\n"Kaspersky of couse and to all of you who still trust norton and macafee or those sort of sh**...now its time to open your eyes and do your pc or laptop a favor .... email me if u cannot afford to buy it..if u know what i mean. O_O! AVG REALLY SUCK DO NOT USE IT.... "\n\nI do not hold the same opinion as you, and I would go farther to even saying that you are void of any intelligence at all. I do not even think you know why you have such strong faith in "Kaspersky"? Because I know why you hold such a high program in high regards and denigrate other (obviously mainstream) programs. But do you?\n\nMaybe it is really "time [for you] to open your eyes". The reason "kaspersky" would be the "best" antivirus, is because very few (to no) virus writers would take the time to write script to defeat it. The biggest security threat to any if not all programs/av/os's is the more people that use it, the more people will try to edit/manipulate it. Hence, nortan is not as good an av (in your opinion) because.... it is main stream and most companies and consumers use it. By not only increasing the popularity of your av (and by my formula above, making it more "insecure"), you make yourself look... well for lack of a better word... retarted.\n\nAs for your offer of wares? First off, even those of little computer knowledge or experience can get programs off of the internet. You really must be kidding, not only would you be taking money away from the people who created the program that you so diligently promote, but you would even reduce the amount of time that company would put into creating security patches and updates (that is if they have patches and updates to begin with)...\n\nI bet you think you are a mad haxor huh? (getting wares off of the internets? and saying how detrimental it is for peoples to use nortan, and how “AVG REALLY SUCK[s(sic)] DO NOT USE IT” in caps… People like you make people like me laugh.\n\n\n!
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AVG from GriSoft has scored well in antivirus tests and is available free for personal use:\nhttp://www.grisoft.com/doc/5/lng/us/tpl/tpl01\n\nThe same goes for Avast!\nhttp://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
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I have tried AVG but alot of the viruses they just tell you about, and dont delete. Go with the gentlemans advise on AVAST that is what I use now and it is fantastic!! You only pay if you are a buisiness, free for home use. Registry key is free also.
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Here you have some good and free antivirus programs:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/
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◙ The very best virus scanners are free. Mcafee & Norton Antivirus are mostly hype and won't do as good as the free ones.\n\n◙ Download and install AVG. Use it first and see if it finds any viruses or trojans.\n\n► http://www.grisoft.com/\n\n◙ After running AVG go here and run this virus scanner online. There is no need to install it on your computer.\n\n► http://housecall.trendmicro.com/\n\n◙ Best spyware remover is Ad Aware. Download and instalkl the free version.\n\n◙ http://www.lavasoft.com/\n\n◙ Do yourself a favor and read their help and faqs pages.
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THE VERY BEST ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE OUT THERE IS:\n\nKASPERSKY 6.0 ANTI-VIRUS\n\nBIT DEFENDER ANTI-VIRUS\n\nMACAFEE ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nNORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nF-SECURE ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nPANDA ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nANTIVIR PERSONAL EDITION CLASSIC 6.32\n\nAVAST HOME EDITION 4.6\n\nTREND MICRO PC-CILLIN ANTI-VIRUS 2006\n\nGRISOFT AVG FREE EDITION 7.1\n\nPERSONAL I WOULD CHOOSE KASPERSKY, NORTON, OR BIT DEFENDER CUZ ALL THE REST SUCK NUTZ!!!!!!\n\n\nFOR A FIREWALL TRY:\n\nZONEALARM FIREWALL\n\nOUTPOST FIREWALL\n\nBLACK ICE FIREWALL\n\nTINY FIREWALL \n\nKEIRO FIREWALL\n\nVISNETIC FIREWALL\n\nZONEALARM IS THE BEST
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My personal all-time favourite is AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/ ), but I've also tried other antivirus solution like Avast (http://www.avast.com/ ), and ClamWin (http://www.clamwin.com/ ). Both of them are decent free antivirus, I recommend them. Avast failed to get into my favourite because I don't really like the interface although it gives a decent results. While Clamwin failed to become my favourite merely because it doesn't have real time scanning, which is good for PC that is tight on resources (mostly because I've already too used to AVG though)\n\nNote: I have to tell you that you MUST NOT have more than one antivirus installed at the same time, if you want to try other AV product, you have to uninstall the current AV product.\n\nPS: For other answerer's information, he asks for an antivirus software and not firewall software (like the mentioned Sygate) or antispyware software (like the mentioned Spybot SD).
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AVG - http://www.free.grisoft.com/\nAvast! - http://www.avast.com/\nStop-Sign - http://www.stop-sign.com/\n\nAlso check out, http://www.freebyte.com/antivirus/\nhttp://www.thefreesite.com/Free_Software/Anti_virus_freeware/\nhttp://www.thefreecountry.com/security/antivirus.shtml
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Hands down the best free antivirus program that I have used is AVG free, by Grisoft. Great updates, quick action too.
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I heard AVG is free and its really good. Its the only free one I know if you dont want to use the trial version of mcafee or norton.\n\nDownload it here: http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html
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Ad-Aware SE Personal is definitely the best free antivirus out there.  Find it at http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
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Many excellent Anti Virus programs are downloadable for FREE from the sites in the "sources". For example:\n-AVG anti virus\n-Avast! anti virus\n-Mcafee anti virus ( my personal best)\n\nThose are the best of the best. Also, if you want, download some good anti spyware programs for FREE such as:\n-Mcafee anti spyware\n-Etrust pest patrol\n-Spy Sweeper\n-Microsoft Anti Spyware or Windows Defender\n\n\nsome of the programs need serial number, which you can get from www.theserials.com\n\nalso, even if download.com says that Mcafee anti spyware is a trial, that's not true. download it, it's free.\ngood luck
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Try http://www.avast.com Its free for 30 days, and free for a long time coming if you decide to get a free license for personal use. When it runs out, just get a new personal license for free.\n\nIts really good, providing many forms of protection for P2P, Email and standard protection at real time. Definitions are automatically updated and are updated regularly. The real-time protection stops viruses as they are detected, without having to manually start a scan.\n\nI've used it for a while, no problems caused by the application.\n\n[It even updated while I was typing this answer...it's that good]
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Well... no free Anti-Virus is perfect...\n\nAvast is decent, and has alot of features but it's SLOW and detection isn't that great.\n\nAntiVir Classic offers Active Guard  but no email guard and it sometimes has false detections for trojans.\n\nAVG offers On-Demand scanning and Email but it doesn't open archives and can only select the files most likely to be infected.\n\nBitDefender is a very trusted Anti-virus and offers a free version, but it doesn't have active guard.\n\nClamWin is ok and opensourced.. but you have to set it to auto remove things, and it doesn't have active scanner unless you go to Sourceforge.net and download WinPooch to use with it.\n---\n\nPersonally I use AntiVir as my active guard and Bitdefender \n\nFree as my On-demand back up scanner...And Portableapps.com \n\nClamWin for my USB so I can take a AntiVirus with me as I go.