Can anyone recommend a free anti-virus and/or spyware protection to download from a safe reliable source on the internet? So far I’ve had no luck…I get stuck with the ones that say "Free!" But then you download a huge program onto your machine, then run a virus scan, then, the results to tell you how many errors/viruses/spyware you have, but THEN you have to PAY to actually have th program FIX it! That is enough to make me really MAAAAD! lol

A couple of years ago, a friend had mentioned a very goos free anti-virus to me, unfortunately I am at a loss as to what it was called or where to find it! From what I heard at the time, it was much better than anything that you could even BUY. I believe it was a German/English website (if memory serves me correctly)

So if that sounds familiar to anyone, please help! If not that one in particular, I am willing to try anything that has a good reputation, and a tried and true track record.

Thanks bunches everyonu

13 Responses to “Free Anti-Virus and/or Spyware?”

  • jamestcs says:

    there are comment and review about free spyware remover her e: http://www.best-spywareremover.com. Go and choose one fit your needs.

  • TAiNiUM says:

    A good free AV and Spyware program is located at:

    http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

    Just a response to Jabroni post they do offer both now.

  • Jabroni says:

    avg free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
    ad-aware http://www.lavasoft.com

    you need both, avg IS NOT anti-spyware, just anti-virus

  • notsosuremt says:

    I would recommend Ad-Aware from Lavasoft for adware/spyware and AVG for the anti-virus. For free products, they do a good job of giving basic protection.

  • cffdrnkr says:

    check out this site. Some good FREE programs and ways to keep your computer safe.

    http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/You_Must_Read_This_Before_Posting_A_Hijackthis_Log-t2852.html

    Also stop by http://www.filehippo.com and download

    Adaware, Spybot and CCleaner

    Another thing that I do is run a weekly on line scan at

    http://www.pandasoftware.com

  • gigaferz says:

    Like many of the guys around here, I recommend you to get
    AVG antivirus and Antispyware.

    On the antivirus side youll be ok.

    If for any reason it doesn work for you there is also Avast, and Bitdefender.

    However on the spyware side, you need always more protection.

    You will also need spybot, too and maybe an extra one.

    Whatever you need in software, you can always find a Free, reliable option. Sometimes way better than the expensive stuff.

    Check Out

    Download.com
    Majorgeeks.com

    Remember the guys that advertise themselves by telling you "
    You could be infected, Click here now for a free scan"
    Are not a good idea.

    There you go!

  • The Count says:

    The best you can do is these three FREE programs :
    (1) AVG Free Edition 7.5 anti virus from Grisoft.com ( get your updates)
    (2) Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 anti spyware ( get updates also)
    (3) Windows Defender for a firewall, because AVG free edition does not have one. Windows Defender can be found at Windows Market Place in the Security section.

  • mwmvalfl22260tk says:

    nobody mentioned "avast"

    http://www.avast.com/

    try this
    find the link for the home "free" edition
    then find the link that says "register"
    it only takes a few seconds
    and then they email you a license code to use the program for 14 months then you can do it again

    its a good program
    and the company has been making computer programs since 1988!!!!

  • Geresemi says:

    Download Norton, AVG , Avast which are free antivirus software. They do protect your computer and you can keep updating them once in three days or so. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html

  • Jean S says:

    download ares from the following link
    it’s a p2p software
    http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/
    use it to downlaod mc afee antivirus

    download xoftspy from the following link
    http://www.download.com/xoftspy-se-anti-...
    use the following serial
    Name: joejoe
    S/N: 1111111112 1213444305

  • camali21 says:

    I found a really neat place where you can download FREE Google Software. It has programs like Adobe, Virus Protection, Spyware and many more. It is legit…..it is through Google. Click on the link below and you will see it on the right side, toward the top. Someone told me about it….Really cool!

    http://crazyhuh.blogspot.com

  • Bottleeeeeeee says:

    There are several good Free Anti-spyware/adware tool for you:
    spybot search and destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org
    AVG anti-spyware: http://www.grisoft.com
    Top 5 anti-spywares: http://www.anti-spywares.info

    You can download and scan your computer for free.
    P.S.:Make sure you have 1 or 2 antispyware on your computer and 1 antivirus and also 1 firewall.

    Good luck!

  • RElliot says:

    I use Panda. If you want to try some of their tools for free go to http://www.infectedornot.com That web site is part of their new campaign "Infected Or Not?".

    There you can try their new products (Panda NanoScan and Panda TotalScan) for free and, in exchange, they collect statistics that are presented in the campaign’s website to raise awareness on the malware infection problem.

    You should try them, they have more virus definitions than anybody else and they detect all kinds of malware (viruses, trojans, worms, adware, spyware, hacking tools, etc.)

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