What is the best spyware and virus protection?
What is the best (totally free) virus and spyware protection you can get??
I just did a trial scan, and i have some junk i need to get rid of.
An all-in-one package would be sweet!
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There are some that does both.
If you want a good one from the shops, try Trend-Micro or McAfee (never Norton).
If you want a free one try MalwareBytes. http://www.malwarebytes.org it's very good.
They both are anti-virus and anti-spyware. They're anti-malware.
You may want to scan just for spyware after you scanned with the Anti-Malware programs just incase. For this use Super Anti-spyware http://www.superantispyware.com/
You should also do the scan in Safe Mode after you install the product in normal mode. To get in Safe Mode, restart your computer and before the screen that says 'Windows XP' or 'Windows Vista' press F8 repeatively.
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There isn’t one that does both well.
AVG 8 is good virus protection, and spybot is good spyware.
Malwarebytes http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=contentBody;mostPopTwoColWrap&cdlPid=10896905 and SuperAntispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/ and Avira AntiVir Personal – Free Antivirus is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only. Avira offers: Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms, etc. Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software. Permanent virus protection, with Virus Guard real time monitoring. Install and configuration in just a couple of steps. Virus protection against known and unknown threats, using an advanced heuristic system. Scheduler where you can set the scanner to make automatic virus scans or updates on your system. Forum and phone support, Knowledge Base with virus descriptions available on Web site. Rootkit Detection and Removal. Version 8.2.0.334 includes new Virus Engine update. To Download Avira AntiVir Persona Press here http://www.download.com/Avira-AntiVir-Personal-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10322935.html?tag=contentBody;mostPopTwoColWrap&cdlPid=10901492
Avast anti-virus which better definitions, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit built in, faster and more reliable:
http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?part=dl-AvastHome&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=10852750
Setup Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/5lxy24
AV Comparison:
http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/09_02
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?hhTest=1.
Download, install, update and select Full Scan.
Remove all infections that it finds after scan.
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition:
http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html
Download, install, check for updates, then select Scan your Computer, select your drive and select Perform Complete Scan
Spybot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
Download, install, update and Immunize, turn off Tea Timer then click ‘Check for problems’ then when complete select all and then ‘Fix Checked’
Open Spybot, click on Mode, select Advanced, click on Tools then Resident and untick Resident ‘Tea Timer’
Do NOT untick Resident ‘SD Helper’ as that is your protection.
Spyware Doctor Free Basic Edition – Realtime monitoring:
http://www.download.com/Spyware-Doctor-Starter-Edition/3000-8022_4-10704508.html
Download install, update and run.
Avira AntiVir free with superantispyware and spyware terminator; I also reccomend comodo firewall! a great FREE security package! all are good and i have every one on my laptop! also get a safe web browser like firefox and site advisor such as: web of trust (for firefox), or mcafee site advisor. from there you should be super protected since comodo firewall, super anti spyware, and avira are top rated with highest detection rates, also spyware terminator gives real time protection and is great!
http://www.free-av.com/en/download/1/download_avira_antivir_personal__free_antivirus.html
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
http://www.superantispyware.com/
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/firefox/
http://www.mywot.com/
http://www.siteadvisor.com/
Good Luck! vote as best answer! please!
Lots of personal preference in this category. Starting with free as a major goal, the reviews I’ve read on-line rank Avast (http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html) and AVG 8 (http://free.avg.com/) as the best. I use AVG. I’ve recommended both.
I would also commend the previous recommendation on Spybot 1.6 S&D (http://www.spybot.com/en/download/index.html).
All three products are easy to use, easy to maintain, easy to install. And free.
If you want to pay, Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 6 and Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware 6.0 are pcmag’s Editor’s Choice products, and run under $40. They scored well above the other products mentioned above
One last thing – I still have dozens of clients using Norton without a problem. And I can relate a horror story on every major AV product out there, often more the fault of the operator than the software.
Good Luck.
The best spyware and virus protection is ESET NOD32 Antivirus! AVG is good but it is suitable for computer expert, Norton has too many rubbish function so slow down your computer, Malwarebytes is a good tool to scan virus but it is no real time protection.
http://www.eset.com.sg/html/44/42/
http://www.eset.com/products/compare-NOD32-vs-competition.php
I had the same problem and honestly dude, I had to buy a program but it worked and I have the product forever now so i can use it whenever.
remember those “free” virus removal programs are only there to bait you into buying the real product anyways
I went with the NoAdware program. I tried their free trial and then ended up getting it. you can check it out here.
http://sturly.com/noadware_freetrial
good luck!
avira antivir personal – free antivirus and advanced windows care personal
Kaspersky it’ll give you great protection, it’s very reliable, and has some nice sound effects
Get Spyware Stop http://downloadspywarestop.com
It is the most advanced and comprehensive spyware removal product on the market.
Remove Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Dialers, and Other Dangerous Parasites.
Hope this can help you.
Try Sophos …I use it…and hv never come across… any virus problem with it yet!!
Well, There is no free spyware removing tool available, but you can get a trial scan before buying any software actually. I’m using XoftspySe which is available here http://www.killmyspyware.com. I know you said that you get a trial scan. Try this, i’m sure it will help you.