What Anti-Virus program should I use?
By Bladestorm
@Bladestorm (44)
United States
March 12, 2009 1:07am CST
Well my free Norton Anti-virus trial subscription just ran out, and it's awfully expensive to buy. So I'm wondering, is it worth it to pay to renew my subscription, or are there other Anti-Virus programs out there that would be a better use of my money? And are there any free Anti-Virus programs out there that actually work? Any help would be appreciated.
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6 responses
@xiaouie15 (289)
• Philippines
12 Mar 09
Try Malwarebytes' Anti-malware. It is good. Paretologic's Xoftspy is also good and efficient in detecting malware. The only thing about XoftSpy is that you need a license key in order for you to remove the Trojans and other malicious software that it found on your computer. Unlike with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, it can really eliminate threats even those files that are difficult to delete. Bitdefender is also a good safekeeping tool. AVG is good but Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is much better than it.
@Bladestorm (44)
• United States
12 Mar 09
I've never heard of Malwarebytes' before, I will have to look into that. Right now I have AVG on the recommendations of others, but it seems to slow down my computer considerably.
@Bladestorm (44)
• United States
12 Mar 09
Well, the problem is I'm really short on money right now; to the point where the cost of one of those programs could affect how much I eat this week. I really need a good free program right now, until I can afford to pay for one in a month or two.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
12 Mar 09
before i got this computer i used hvg anti-virus & had real good luck w/it. it is a free download.
@23uday (2997)
• India
12 Mar 09
Hi friend,
In my computer is Avg anti virus,its a internet update version.daily Avg anti virus
will update daily and removes infected files from the computer.Its good anti virus
program.I recently downloaded from the internet and daily updating this version.
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@kumarpslv (3216)
• India
12 Mar 09
Please refer http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1937699.aspx for the free antivirus software download link in my response.
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@Bladestorm (44)
• United States
12 Mar 09
Thanks for the links, free is very good for me right now. They seem to be trial versions, but that's fine for me because I only need it to be free for a couple months.
@sunilganta83 (22)
• India
12 Mar 09
Hi Just as 23Uday says AVG is the best bet among the free security software. To be doubly sure about your computer protection I would advice you to run Online scans from either of these websites. Do this atleast every fortnight.
www.safety.live.com
or
http://housecall.trendmicro.com(Run Scans using IE)
Chose browser plugin scans.
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