Does Free Anti Spyware Work Good?

The top free antivirus programs are Avira, Avast and AVG (in no particular order). All of them do about as good a job as the paid antivirus solutions. What you tend to pay for with others is the extra features (such as a firewall and antispyware solutions). Norton, in particular, is known for using more memory and slowing down the PC. It is certainly one to be avoided. For free antispyware, Spybot S&D and Adaware are the two that I recommned. Spybot, in particular, has a module that constantly checks for malicious programs and will block them. An adequate free firewall is Zonealarm. If you have one of the above AV products, SpyBot and Zonealarm, and keep them updated you shouldn't experience any problems. If you are experiencing noticeable slowing down of the PC when running these very necessary programs, the most effective solution is to increase the amount of RAM.

buddy i m using avira free addition it constantly update my computer daily,i recommend you to use avira plus adware as avira free edition does not detect the spywares so install both of them then you will not face any problem!regards

hi java I use avg 9 and have used avg for anumber of years. a free virus protection and anti spyware it has done excellently for me and I havehad all the other paid for ones that did not do as good a job. I am very pleases with myAVG 9 and would not use anything else. so to me its hands down for AVG 9.

I have used spybot and adware, but now I am using Microsoft Security Essentials, which is both an antivirus and spyware together. It does the job as it catches any alien spywar or viruses. I didn't even know that Microsoft had an antivirus, and I am glad that I decided to download and install it. It seems to do better than Avast did, as I used it for awhile but it seemed to always pop up a warning about a virus, and i got tired of thet as I would scan my computer and I didn't have any, so I think it was like a false positive. Now that I have the Microsfot one on here, I have not had that. Take care, and happy mylotting.

~ Hi, Java09! The only free antivirus spyware which I know is AVIRA, and i have never worked with it, but one friend of mine, who I think doesn't understand so much from this things, but try to make a wrong impression, and he said me AVira is the best antivirus spyware, but the tests show something very different. I can't remember the name of the software, and will not try , because I don't want to lie you, but you better check some tests of some free lance companies , just like I have done, and I am very pleased with my antivirus software( it is not antivirus spyware)!!!

NO. a free anti spyware doesnt work as good as paid ones. this scenario is very similar to the real world.. do free government run schools, are better than private ones? are samples better than the real products? (in some cases yes , but usually no) the main difference between a paid and a free ASW is the scan engine. remember, all the good things in life are either paid or illegal.