Virus Protection?

Question

I just purchased a new HP desktop with Windows Vista. What is the best virus software I can buy for it that isn't too expensive. Im mostly gonna be doing basic web browsing on this computer.

Answer 1

Vista Ready Security Programs

http://www.msbetas.org/wiki/index.php/Vista_Ready_Security_Programs



# Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 $69.95 for 1 computer, 1 year

* Includes AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, AntiSpam, and Firewall

or

# Norton Internet Security 2007 $49.99 for 3 computers, 1 year

* Includes AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, and Firewall

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The are great free AV's which are:



1) Avast! Home Edition. (Has 6 shields)

2) Avira AntiVir

3) AVG Free



For paid AV's:



1) Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 (Recommended)

2) ESET NOD32



I also suggest that you download McAfee site advisor which will give you information about good and bad sites...It's simply an add-on to your IE or Firefox browser.



Download it from here:

http://www.siteadvisor.com



Download all AV's mentioned above from here:

http://www.filehippo.com

Answer 4

there are maximum of available. Yeah, AVG loose labored great, (for a three hundred and sixty 5 days) even though it rather is a path difficulty i assume and it won't enable me to uninstall AVG. So for a loose get carry of it does artwork on anti virus and such. yet now i'm getting pop-united statessaying "installation errors" like 5 cases everytime I turn my laptop on. i attempted Spybot, an identical AVG message wont pass away. information superhighway root, does not artwork the two. i offered $80 4 McAfee 5-in-a million, the AVG nevertheless pops up. So pay attention of loose anti virus downloads. curiously even offered anti virus/spyware won't eliminate AVG loose. further word: I examine "classic" responce approximately SUPERantispyware and am down loading it now to work out if it may help me out. i visit assist you to recognize. 36 minutes and counting..... difficulty nevertheless there! Reboot attempt made no transformations. i does no longer use SUPERantispyware!

Answer 5

Not only do you need Anti-virus (I recommend AVG - as others have already mentioned) but you should make sure you have anti-spyware/adware software, a good firewall and you might want to think about using Mozilla Firefox as your web browser.



Zone Alarm is a great free firewall.

http://www.vermontpcsolutions.com/tools_firewalls.html



Windows Defender is free anti-spyware software

http://www.vermontpcsolutions.com/tools_spyware.html



AVG - is my recommendation for free anti-virus software

http://www.vermontpcsolutions.com/tools_anti_virus.html



More info about Mozilla Firefox:

http://www.vermontpcsolutions.com/tools_browsers_firefox.html



I hope this helps!

Answer 6

Both of these are free and will work with vista.



Download Grisoft AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus,Anti-Malware.(free)



AVG is a collection of anti-virus protection tools that gives you full protection against viruses, worms, Trojans and malware. AVG provides you with all that you need to be completely protected: including a tool for scanning your hard drive and e-mail, as well as a real-time shield to prevent infections.

Top Features



» Provides automatic update functionality

» Its a reliable anti-virus scanning engine

» Provides free Virus Updates for life

» Options to define file name extensions

» Real time protection with resident shield, email scanning

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/...



PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition feature highlights

Protects your PC as you are working, surfing and playing

Detects, quarantines, disinfects and destroys Viruses, Trojans and Worms

OnGuard™ protects your computer against threats in real-time



Automatically checks for frequent updates against the latest threats.

http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/

*Never install more than one anti-virus on your PC, as they may conflict with each other. On the other hand, its always good to install more than one anti-spyware.

* You will probably recieve several answers to your question. Whoever helped you the most,please come back and give that person Best Answer.

Answer 7

Visit this site you can download avg anti virus for free

http://www.pctoptips.co.uk/

for vista to protect against spy ware download the free version of PC tools spy ware doctor for vista

http://spyware--doc.com/ukover.htm

would normally recommend spy bot search and destroy but found spy ware doctor marginally better for vista

Answer 8

I have Vista and I use Avg, works great and it's free. Here is a good list of free antivirus and spyware programs

http://www.basicspywaretips.com/freevirusremovaltool.html

Answer 9

check out

http://computer-probs.blogspot.com/

It not only gives complete solutions but also offers

free downloads of effective softwares which can detect

and eliminate all spy ware /virus /ad ware /Trojans completely.

Answer 10

kaspersky will be your best choice