What is the best free antivirus/spyware?
I am needing a new antivirus/spyware program I currently have Norton, but my subscription is about to expire. Are there any free one online that work? I have some bank account information on my computer that I need to have protected..
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Try avast! Free Antivirus
Yes, Avast is great.
IMO the best av program free is microsoft security essentials. Get it from the MS downloads
The best antispyware is SuperAntiSpyware. Also , spybot search and destroy is good. Good Luck !
I would like to second the suggestion for MS Security Essentials. Even from the Defender days it was a sold product. Just make sure you let it update itself often.
Just personal opinion of course. I use Avast , I have also got superantispyware and Malwarebytes. I recently changed to Comodo firewall which seems fine and I seem to boot up quicker. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans Hackers etc. 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.
The best anti-virus is Kaspersky or Norton but they are not free. Kaspersky does offer a free online scan but it doesn’t remove what it finds. Second best free are Avast and AVG and others. The Microsoft firewall that comes free with XP and Vista is quite good but unfortunately provides no visibility. If you need visibility, try the free Zone Alarm. Zone Alarm is very good but it is difficult for me to say it is the best. The best firewalls are not free. You have phishing filters in Firefox 3 and IE 7 and IE 8 (Smart Screen Filter) and AVG. It’s strictly a question of how often the phishing filter database gets updated with accurate information. It’s tough to say which is best.