Is there any way I can get an antivirus program for my computer that is free?

Question

I am currently using windows xp.

Answer 1

Security is a three tier affair, one firewall, one anti-virus and as much adware/spyware removal software as you feel needed?



* I like AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition This competent virus scanner has everything covered, from the creation of a backup rescue disk to daily updates for virus definitions. Its easy to use and will not slow your system down. Functionality and price, it's among the best.



* SuperAntiSpyware - Finds viruses and spyware that are very very hard to find with no conflict to other antivirus software.



* Spyware Blaster - Will help keep your system spyware-free and secure, without interfering with the 'good side' of the web.



* Comodo Firewall Pro - For XP and Vista keeps hackers out of your system and all types of malware.



* Do a search for all of these.

Answer 2

These days you need much more than just an antivirus protection.



For antivirus:



http://www.avast.com

download the free home edition.It has protection from



viruses,spyware,trojans,trojan horses,droppers,malware,rootkits



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Antispyware:



First of all I have spywareterminator.This is a great antispyware.It also



has antivirus but don't install that because it will conflict with avast or



antivir and it uses Clamwin which is not sucha good antivirus.Only install



protection against spyware.

http://www.spywareterminator.com/fr/Default.aspx





Then I use spybot search and destroy.I only use it to scan.Don't install



the security center.

http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-



10122137.html?hhTest=1&tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10861988



Then i have superantispyware.There is a free and a pro version of



superantispyware.I use the free one.The difference between both is



that the free version doesnt have a realtime shield.

Get it here

http://www.superantispyware.com/





Then I have spywareblaster.This doesn't scan for spyware but it



immunizes your browser.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html





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Firewall:

Download the best free one here

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/



This firewall will not conflict with windows firewall,so you can use both.



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Safer internet browsing:



Use Firefox http://www.mozilla.com

Then install the add-on called mcafee site advisor

http://www.siteadvisor.com/



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For registry cleaning use ccleaner.Awesome program that deletes junk



unnessecary files and cleans ur registry.In this way it will increase ur



computers life.

http://www.ccleaner.com



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Disk Defraggling:



This also speeds up your computer because it sorts the files to another



directory where the computer can find them faster :p

Download the program from http://www.defraggler.com/

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A few tips:



1.Only run ONE antivirus program at a time

2.Only use one firewall at a time



That's all



HOPE THIS HELPS EVERYTHING IS FREE OF CHARGE !



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EDIT:



Oh by the way....



Avast is a good antivirus but on the ther hand AVG does absolutely



nothing.Completly useless,I doubt it ever finds one bloody virus.It once



picked up a trojan horse on my pc....and guess what...It wasn't actually a



trojan horse.



Every single AVG product sucks sorry.

Answer 3

Okay. Many people claim that AVG is a good antivirus. Well, is it? It's an okay antivirus.



The real deal, honestly, is Avira Antivir.



Avira AntiVir has scored *consistantly* high on nearly ALL of the AV-Comparatives.com tests. Now, if you don't know what exactly that means, it means this: A website, named AV Comparatives runs monthly/frequent tests for each piece of antiviral software. Avira AntiVir comes consistantly in first place, with highest detection rates.



In addition, this antivirus has been GREATLY supported by CNet's (Download.com's) Seth Rosenblatt, an online security specialist.



The antivirus is ABSOLUTELY FREE and comes with an AntiSpyware and AntiRootkit software in it as well. Not only that, but also protection from that- which is what AVG lacks.



Best wishes! Happy computing!

Mike



P.S. Download link for Avira AntiVir: http://www.free-av.com

Answer 4

Stay way from horrible avg. You can go to www.download.com and get any of the following which r the best ,avast home edition,avira. Avast is the best.Light on performance. You get 60days of avast then u gotta register 4 free. Registration last 1yr then register again 4 free. The site to register is www.avast.com.

Avast home (free edition) has anti spy ware and anti root kit.It runs on vista. This link is to get skins for avast to make it look good http://www.avast.com/eng/skins.html

Answer 5

Yes. But make sure that the old one have been removed completly, if it's norton you will have to go to the web site and download the removal tool, as uninstall it yourself wont remove it all the way.



Here AVG free, this is the program I'm using

http://free.avg.com/ww.download?prd=afe

Answer 6

STAY AWAY FROM AVG ... THE NOOBS LOVE THIS CRAP ... DETECTION RATE 82%.... A JOKE

BEEN USING THIS . IS GREAT /.... RANKED HIGH IN MAJOR TECH SITES ...

http://www.download.com/Avira-AntiVir-Personal-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10322935.html?hhTest=1

Answer 7

MY SECURITY



Windows Defender

Windows Firewall

Avast anti virus

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html



Spyware Blaster anti spyware

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html



Spybot anti spyware

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html



Firefox 3.0 web browser

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html



Firefox Security Extentions:



Dr Web link checker

This plugin allows you to check any file you are about to download, any page you are about to visit with online version of Dr.Web anti-virus!

New menu item "Scan with Dr.Web" will appear on hyperlink context menu.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/versions/938



Finjan multi blocker

Finjan SecureBrowsing alerts you when any malicious content in a webpage

that proactively alerts when you encounter a potential malicious content hiding behind links of search results, ads and other selected web pages.

is a free service that proactively alerts you to potential malicious content hiding behind links of search results, ads and other selected web pages. Finjan SecureBrowsing accesses each of the URLs in its current form on the web, and scans the relevant pages in real time using Finjan's patented behavior-based technology. Finjan SecureBrowsing then displays a safety rating next to each link it has scanned.

is a security extension for your browser that scans and classifies web addresses to provide you with safety rating of URLs before you visit them. Proactively alerting you to potentially malicious web addresses in links of search results, ads and other selected web pages, SecureBrowsing protects you from webpages that could be used to compromise your privacy and identity.



in searches [ google,yahoo,ect ] there will be green [ safe ],yellow [ caution ] and RED [ DANGER ] icons on each link

PAY ATTENTION HERE TO THOSE RED [ DANGER ] ICONS !



https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/versions/4892



Blocksite website Blocker

* Privacy & Security



BlockSite is an extension, which automagically blocks websites

of your choice. Additionally, this extension will disable all

hyperlinks to these websites, by just displaying the link text

without the clicking functionality.

This extension should by no means be used for parental control

or access control purposes, just because it isn't secure and

can easily be disabled or even removed.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3145





Remove It Permanently

\Permanently hide content from web pages using the Context Menu.

Simply, click and "Remove it Permanently".

Now includes previewing of items before removal



I have found that MOST of my security problems were coming from sites like Washington Times,Salon,USA Today,ect.

they all have [ drive by ] flash ads that leave a pop UNDER when you leave the site.

R.I.P. when R.I.P. option remove from this domaim is used,those flash ads no longer are loaded.

you get a bar at the top of the page saying parts of the website were not loaded.

just click away and not worry about those flash tracking cookies anymore



https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/file/2546/remove_it_permanently-1.0.6.3-fx.xpi





Suggested Internet Options Security Settings:

control panel

internet options:



Advanced tab:



all unsafe/unsigned ActiveX disabled

unsafe authenticode disabled

Scriptlets disabled

File Prompting disabled

Access Across Domains disabled

Scripting Internet Explorer disabled

No Addressbar or status bar disabled

Launch Unsafe Applications/Files disable

Software Permissions high safety

Allow Statusbar update By Script disabled

Allow Websites Prompt for Info Using Scripts disabled



Privacy Tab:

advanced

override

allow 1st party cookies

3rd party [ spy/malware/tracking ] cookies BLOCKED



Firefox Options Security



Content:

check block pop ups

should pop ups get through [ and they will ],get the url and enter that in the load images section and choose block



Privacy:

Cookies:

put that same url into accept cookies and choose block





ZEDO POP UP TRACKING COOKIES



What are Powered by Zedo and URL.CPVFEED.COM Popups?

I consider myself a pretty good spyware removal expert, but I ALMOST was stumped the other day when a customer's computer was infected with these strange "Powered by Zedo" ad popups. They would popup in the middle of the screen without warning usually when I was trying to search Google or another search engine. Then they would take my search term and put it in the popup ad showing Ebay or a few other sites.



The javascript that was producing the popups had several ad networks that it was using including



http://c1.zedo.com

http://c5.zedo.com

http://d13.zedo.com

http://xads.zedo.com

http://upspiral.com

http://searchlocal.ws

http://aavalue.com

http://url.cpvfeed.com

http://zedo.biz

http://zedo.com

http://www.zedo.com

http://www.zedo.biz





How to Remove Core.sys



Follow the instructions below to remove core.sys and core.cache.dsk and rid your computer of the "Powered by Zedo" and other ads.



1) Boot into Safe Mode

2) Click on Start, Search, and choose All Files and Folders

3) In the all or part of file name box, type the following



core.sys



4) In the Look In box, choose local hard drives and click Search

5) When core.sys is found in the c:\windows\system32\drivers directory, right-click on it and choose Delete

6) Repeat steps 2-5 for the file core.cache.dsk

7) Close the Search box

8) Click on Start, Run and type REGEDIT and press Enter

9) Click on the Plus sign (+) next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

10) Click the plus next to SYSTEM

11) Click the plus next to CurrentControlSet

12) Click the plus next to Services

13) Find the folder called CORE and right-click on it and choose Delete



*** WARNING *** If the folder CORE does not exist, dont do anything



14) Close the Registry Editor by clicking on the X in the right-hand corner of the window



15) Reboot your computer in Normal mode

16) Once the computer is rebooted, open your web browser and go to Kaspersky Online Scanner by clicking on the link below.



http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner



17) Scan your computer and delete any other files flagged as problems.



Your computer should now be free of these vicious popups.



BLOCKING ZEDO



FIREFOX:



tools

options

content

load images automatically

exceptions

enter the above addresses

choose block



PRIVACY:

COOKIES

EXCEPTIONS:

enter addresses above

select block



click show cookies and delete same and any cookie that begings with ad.



BLOCKSITE EXTENSION:



HIGHLY reccomend you add this extension and enter the above sites to be blocked

adds another level of security to your computer



I.E.:

tools

options

content

content advisor

enable

approved sites



enter addresses and choose NEVER



XP:



start

all programs

administrative tools

services



all services are listed in alphabetical order



find,right click:



Alerter

Messenger [ NOT related to instant messeger or MSN messenger ]



select properties

from drop down menu,select disable



Vista:

MS woke up and covered this gaping back door invasion.

Answer 8

Yep

Download AVG for free:

http://www.free-av.com/

Answer 9

yes, avg8.0 free edition http://free.avg.com/