best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? in Security

best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? in Security http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21595557 en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:40:09 EDT Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:40:09 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21609468 booger :

said by bellgamin

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I recommend Drive Sentry...
»www.drivesentry.com/

It is antivirus, antimalware, antispyware, behavior blocker, file protector, registry protector -- all in one.

I'll be. This looks interesting! So, if it's "antivirus'ie" .. is Kaspersky (KAV) going to have a problem?

How bout conflicts with Online Armor?
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said by MrTwister

said by KrK

said by tempus45

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When a person studies gets a 4(degree) or more years in school that person is called an authority of there respective fields. What does 27 years in publishing in computer does?

Maximum PC = Awesome ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21606335 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:45:06 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21606267 MrTwister :

said by KrK

said by tempus45

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When a person studies gets a 4(degree) or more years in school that person is called an authority of there respective fields. What does 27 years in publishing in computer does?

I'll go along with that.. PCMag has long been known for being biased towards companies that advertise. I've read
that mag along with a lot of the other mags that that company puts out from the beginning. (scratching head, I think Byte mag was one of the early ones).

I've seen articles and reviews that went both ways, but
most of the things are main stream.

You can't base your decisions on a single review/source.
Shop around, there are a lot of sources these days, and yes
you'll have reviews that are biased, but you'll have
a ton of data to use to make your decision.

There is one mag out there that doesn't pull any punches.
They don't care if the company of a product has a 1,2,3 or
8 page full color advertisement in their mag, they will
bash it. Even if they give the product a kick ass rating,
they will find something to bash it, even it it's a simple
thing of being an awful color or weird/wacky shape. The
mag is "Maximum PC (minimum BS) -- usually missed in the
title.

Maximum PC, in the latest release (just received 2 days ago)
, did a review on 10 different AV packages. One of the
packages I use, got a low rating, but when you look deeper
into the data, you see, they bashed it for not being an
entire security suite, the interface took a beating, it
did not have a firewall, etc.. From that stand I can agree
with the ugly interface, but from having full package, eh
that's to be decided. I'd rather have a AV that works and
a firewall that works, as opposed to a security suite that
has all the bells and whistles, and one app works great
and another is hit or miss. I don't mind taking the time
to select packages that work together and offer a total
security solution. But that's just me.

Hell, I was using a Norton's solution for the longest time,
keeping all the signatures updated as well as the programs
themselves, but was shocked, that after doing weekly
full system scans for a couple of years, I didn't have
any hits, but the day I installed Avast on the one
machine and AVG on the other, I started getting hits
on files that have been on the machine for 4 years.
It's really odd to say the least.

But I digress.. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21606267 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:20:37 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21606135 Mele20 : So where did you go to? I guess you don't have time to even read the thread you started?

Ah, well...for whatever it is worth Avira is the best choice. It is free, it is very light, very fast and currently rated the number one AV by all major testing groups. You'll need to do a trial of it of course as you might not like it. You should do a trial of several AVs mentioned here and see which one works best for you. What works best for you may not be the number one AV. For years, a really crappy AV was chosen by the majority of posters here. I never understood that. So, you really have to do trials of them to see for yourself. We can only tell you what we like and point you to the testing organizations to show you which they rate as best.

»www.free-av.com/

»www.av-comparatives.org/
»www.av-test.org/
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said by bellgamin

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I recommend Drive Sentry...
»www.drivesentry.com/

This is a Beastly piece of software. I had just installed and activated the 30 day trial Avira Antivir Premium and had password protected all areas. I was testing it against WinAntivirus 200X and it was doing a great job of preventing infection. I tried to manually terminate Antivir from the task manager and it denied me. Then I ran across this thread and loaded Drivesentry. About half way through the install it knocked Avira out of the system tray. The computer froze up for about 45 seconds, and then Drivesentry continued it's installation successfully. Now when I click the AntiVir PE icon on my desktop I am prompted for the password. I supply the password and the gui starts up but the program never really starts nor does Antivir make it back into the system tray. I click the X to close the AntiVir window and it closes right away with no prompting (The icon in the system tray is for DriveSentry).

When I hit print screen (Gadwin 3.1) DriveSentry pops up an informative window warning me about the print screen activity, describes the potential security risk of what a print screen operation may pose, and provides the option to continue. When I was converting the screen shot from a 2 MB GIF to a JPG, DriveSentry informed me that 602 photo was attempting to access a protected area (My Documents), and I had to approve access. I did a different photo just after that, and DriveSentry had learned that 602 photo was OK, and permitted access with no prompt. Oh, I hit print screen again and did not get a prompt the second time. Heavy duty stuff ! Now I have two new toys to play with, but I'm afraid one has already been obsoleted before I could enjoy it.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21605853 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:44:12 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21605269 Noah Vail :

said by bellgamin

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I recommend Drive Sentry...
»www.drivesentry.com/

I hadn't seen them before, I'll check them out

Thanks for the heads up.

NV
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said by mikedz4

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....I don't have time to search through millions of posts for what i want.

can someone please help?

Oh, but we have the time to do it for you? :hmm:

No, no one can tell you what to use. We kind of favor people doing some of the hoof work themselves rather than have us hold their hands. In addition, you will get a dozen different opinions in a dozen answers. What works well for one may not work well for you. Scanning over the polls will give you a good, overall feel for favorites.

Don't expect people to do your work for you, you have been pointed in the right direction.
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said by tempus45

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I see alot of people recommending SuperAntiSpyware, but in reality that software sucks. Here's a review.

»www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2127210,00.asp

If you want competent anti-spyware, you need to cough up some cash and buy Spysweeper, Spyware Doctor, or Counterspy.

you must be crazy!!! do you believe everything you read??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21605095 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:42:06 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21605044 KrK :

said by tempus45

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When a person studies gets a 4(degree) or more years in school that person is called an authority of there respective fields. What does 27 years in publishing in computer does?

I've met some of these college degree experts. No thanks, I'll take the guy in the trenches experience.

Look, I'm not saying PC Magazine sucks or anything, but nobody is right all the time, and reviewers are humans with personal likes and dislikes of their own, too.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21605044 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:29:59 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21604987 Darek :

said by tempus45

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I see alot of people recommending SuperAntiSpyware, but in reality that software sucks. Here's a review.

»www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2127210,00.asp

You forgot to add that article is outdated!!!
"SUPERAntiSpyware review DATE:05.08.07"

Did you ever use this software, or your opinion arose from what you read?
:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21604987 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:15:16 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21604075 wxboss : IMO, you can't go wrong with Avast! - it's a good, solid AV. In addition to that, I do use FF 3.0.5 w/ NoScript. Windows Defender rounds out the collection on my Vista Home Premium box.
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pc mag is a business promoting other computer businesses , how long would they last bashing advertisers ? Conflict of interest , ever hear of that ?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21603349 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:15:50 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21602788 JTM1051 :

said by tempus45

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I see alot of people recommending SuperAntiSpyware, but in reality that software sucks. Here's a review.

»www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2127210,00.asp ...

* Be it good or bad I would not make judgment on any security app base on a single review. Did you bother to read through the "Reader" ratings to the PC Mag Review?

* Review was done 05/08/07; SAS has made many improvements since then.

* Like to see if you can find at least two other reviews on the current SAS 4.23 that concur with the PC Mag review.

* At Wilders Security, Castle Cops, etc. forums SUPERAntiSpyware has received very good comments by users that have used SUPERAntiSpyware to clean/remove malware from infected systems.

* Read reviews at PC Mag/Cnet I thought were off, and the Reader Rating/User Reviews concurred with my thoughts.

FWIW:
»www.techsupportalert.com/best-fr···over.htm
»www.softsea.com/review/SUPERAntiSpyware.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21602788 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:29:14 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21602531 Cheese :

said by mikedz4

:

i'm using windows xp with 4gb ram and yes 32bit as of right now.
I don't have time to search through millions of posts for what i want.

can someone please help?

You aren't going to get what YOU want because the "best" is different for different people :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21602531 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:34:27 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21601916 Jeffrey : Please take the time to educate yourself, but I would recommend Avira (free antivirus), Malewarebytes, SUPERantipsyware, and BOClean.

Of course, get a router if you don't already have one, and absolutely consider a software firewall like Comodo, especially if you're on Windows XP.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21601916 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:34:02 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21601904 Jeffrey :

said by MarkAW

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SuperAntiSpyware was the first program to be able to remove Antivirus 2008 and Antivirus 2009 before the three paid programs you mention. Paid is not always the best, there are free programs out there that will do much better than paid.

Very well said. I can agree to this from more than 6 or 7 personal instances with family and friend PCs. The only two apps that removed XP Antivirus 2008 and 2009 were SUPERAntispyware and Malwarebytes, both with the free versions. Long after doing these 6 or 7, I came to the Security Cleanup forum here, and had some expert help remove the traces left behind.
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[my ramblings]]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21601904 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:32:37 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21601632 Hi : I use RisingAV - After tweaking it some. But I also have used AntiVir Free - which is a great AV as well.

SuperAntiSpyware Premium - 19.99 you cannot go wrong.

Hosts File from Mvps.org
AdBlockPlus - NoScript - for my firefox.

Also when I do go on the internet and I look for questionable material, i do it on a limited user account.

good luck :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21601632 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:31:30 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21601491 pandora : I don't know if it is the best, but you can currently get the McAfee VirusScan Plus Firewall and Anti-Spyware free for a year.

Go to - »us.mcafee.com/root/landingpages/···id=53348

Add it to your cart, then add promo code - VSPPROMOCF

If I understand the offer from Slickdeals, this will expire shortly. However once downloaded you can install and use whenever you want.
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said by tempus45

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Well let me see? doesn’t that makes them an authority? An influence in computer field? How about prestige since they have survived that long? Moreover, how about an upper hand in the competition. I don’t know about you, but I would rather take there word of a publication that’s been an authority for 27 years. So to answer your question, yes 27 years makes a big difference.

You know what you believe what you read in PC Magazine and i will believe what i have learned over the years the hard way.
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Setting the first two aside I'd use:

Opera, Avira as backups if the above fail.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600661 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:17:14 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600521 tempus45 : When a person studies gets a 4(degree) or more years in school that person is called an authority of there respective fields. What does 27 years in publishing in computer does?

Well let me see? doesn’t that makes them an authority? An influence in computer field? How about prestige since they have survived that long? Moreover, how about an upper hand in the competition. I don’t know about you, but I would rather take there word of a publication that’s been an authority for 27 years. So to answer your question, yes 27 years makes a big difference.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600521 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:41:05 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600448 MarkAW :

said by tempus45

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Pc Magazine has been in publication for more than 27 years and has millions of subscribers. They are the original authors when it comes to personal computer magazine services.

I would rather take there word for it rather than yours.

What does PC Magazine being in publication for 27 years have to do with the Magazine being not trustworthy, common sense and your own testing of a product is better than the crap PC Magazine sometimes comes out with, for instance you're saying that they say SuperAntiSpyware is crap and that Spysweeper, Spyware Doctor, or Counterspy are more competent. SuperAntiSpyware was the first program to be able to remove Antivirus 2008 and Antivirus 2009 before the three paid programs you mention. Paid is not always the best, there are free programs out there that will do much better than paid.
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Another AV product that doesn't get a lot of press is Rising AV.

»www.download.com/Rising-Antiviru···col;psum

It's got a skinned, Linux sort of look. The best thing about it is that it runs on Server 2003. I don't know of another free one that will do that. I deployed it on 4 servers and they all seem to be doing fine. It's got some awards from know reviewers.

Good Luck.

NV
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said by tempus45

Okay mate, enjoy being inbetween a rock and a hard place :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600300 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:19:25 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600295 tempus45 : Pc Magazine has been in publication for more than 27 years and has millions of subscribers. They are the original authors when it comes to personal computer magazine services.

I would rather take there word for it rather than yours.
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said by tempus45

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600282 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:15:14 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600273 Kayrac :

said by tempus45

PCMAG is not trustworthy, superantispyware is a very good program, and best of all, has a free version

please do research before bashing products :)

PS it's one of 2 products that even comes close to doing a good job with the fake antivirus malware, which is leaps and bounds ahead of even the leading antivirus]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600273 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:14:02 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600260 tempus45 : I see alot of people recommending SuperAntiSpyware, but in reality that software sucks. Here's a review.

»www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2127210,00.asp

If you want competent anti-spyware, you need to cough up some cash and buy Spysweeper, Spyware Doctor, or Counterspy.
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"I never knew my father was an alcoholic until he came home sober one night..." -Andre Botes]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600260 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:11:03 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600177 Arup : Browser Opera as per Secunia and for free AV, its Avast without doubt.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21600177 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:51:42 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21599549 hayc59 : a2
SUPERAntispyware
avast!
you are good to go with all those
in my opin...no bloviating ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21599549 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:44:31 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21599484 bellgamin :

said by mikedz4

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What is/are the best anti-virus,malware,spyware programs for me to get?

I recommend Drive Sentry...
»www.drivesentry.com/

It is antivirus, antimalware, antispyware, behavior blocker, file protector, registry protector -- all in one.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21599484 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:34:09 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21598834 Carr : Im prone to agree with Ironwalker and Jaykaykay,,,,
One of the problems is that a lot of people wont or dont want to spend the time administering a system, any system no matter what the OS to keep it safe.....that having been said--

For me the following...XP Pro with the XP firewall on and system kept fully patched even to the out of bandwidth updates from Microsoft (I dont use XP much anymore, all of the systems here are OSS.. 2 desktops and a laptop with XP Pro dual boot on only one of them). I run with automatic update off to have control over, and moreover awareness of what happens in the XP environment. . I also pay frequent i.e daily attention to this and a few other forums to see what the current threats and vulns are and workarounds.

All of the systems run behind a Netgear FvS 318V3 firewall with up to date firmware, a strong password and remote admin disabled.
In XP I run Avast Pro updated daily with daily scans and the process guard features turned on. I also guard against process execution using built in XP Pro tools for that and do not run as administrator but in a limited user account. All unneeded services are disabled. Firefox browses and Thunderbird is the mail client. Internet Explorer gets opened once a month for updates, more often as needed but only for updates.
Additionally at a minimum of weekly I scan the system with Spybot S&D and will use this more often depending on the threat level. Spybots' immunize feature gets used as well every time its run.I will also run up to date versions of a rootkit detector like Blacklight.

Other admin tasks involve running a boot time chkdsk weekly and Perfect disk to keep the system fast in as much as is possible running XP Pro, As I commented earlier though, I run almost exclusively OSS for everything now. The considerations for OSS are different but nonetheless present and for me the admin tasks are easier and take less time under OSS.

Monthly I open the cabinets up, brush and vacuum everything out and monthly run Seagate Seatools from a bootable disk to check hard drive health as well as a RAM diagnostic to check memory health. As a system utility I run Speedfan to monitor system voltages, fan speeds and CPU loading. All of this may sound excessive but I use the systems to make a living and Im my own IT department. As a note I ve never had (knock on wood) any security problem of a serious nature....I have had hardware failures, most recently a power supply but running a HW monitor alerted me to that before it happened.

Finally I cant emphasize enough the value of the forum here and a lot of the security pros who help us all out. Running secure though, takes time to learn whats needed and administering any OS. My machines operate in a home office, I occasionally trade futures contracts and all of my account info is present...so security is paramount to me.

Hope this helps. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21598834 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:49:29 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21598791 Cthen :

said by mikedz4

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as of right now.
I don't have time to search through millions of posts for what i want.

can someone please help?

Yet you have time to wait for people to post which is longer?
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said by mikedz4

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I don't have time to search through millions of posts for what i want.

can someone please help?

I normally wouldn't reply after reading the above but, I have to ask how the link in the reply has had you thinking it was millions of posts to sift through. There are 2 polls on DSLR readers advice on av products for 2007 and 2008. The results page is on the first thread.
»AntiVirus Poll 2008

I agree with jaykaykay.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21597221 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:55:57 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21597181 jaykaykay : If you don't have time to search for your own answers when the information is provided, I am wondering if you will have time to keep up with upgrades or even just updates of that which you have or download? One of the most important things when having a computer, IMHO, is to educate one's self. If someone else tells you that they have a great program for security, it might be lousy on your system or may take too much time for you once on your system. For every question, there are far too many responses, and all you're really going to get are opinions that may not be applicable on your system. Take a little time. Do a little educating for yourself. I doubt you will miss the time and I know you will gain from it.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21597181 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:48:34 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21596825 juilinsandar : In addition to McAfee ISS, I use, MVP Hosts, BOClean and Threatfire Free.

»www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

»www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html

»www.threatfire.com/Download/

Also, don't forget to add Noscript and Adblock Plus to Firefox.

»noscript.net/

»adblockplus.org/en

»www.mywot.com/
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An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Sir Winston Churchill]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21596825 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:46:01 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21596482 Sheridan : some more info here for the reading and a decision...to be made at a latter date, I think it does come down to personal preference but with a few tools one can rest a little easier. »www.techsupportalert.com/pc/secu···ols.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21596482 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:49:56 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21596115 booger : Good advice from both markeleven and JTM1051.

As your using XP, you could do worse than Online Armor or Comodo for your firewall. Are you using a router?

On a spyware/trojan/root-kit app, I third's Super. It's excellent.

(edit): I intended to add .. I like Opera.

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A sticky proposition.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21596115 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:46:33 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21595990 JTM1051 : IMHO for free and very good protection:

avast! Home 4.8 will provide AV, AS and Rootkit protection. It has done very good in latest tests at several different reptible AV test sites.

Free SUPERAntiSpyware known for doing a very good job at removing various spyware, malware, etc. After you use the free SUPERAntiSpyware for awhile you'll get the option to purchase at a reduced price--note that its a one-time purchase which makes it an excellent value.

Are they the "Best", some will agree and others will disagree.

said by mikedz4

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...I don't have time to search through millions of posts for what i want. ...

Don't have to ... just look at the Poll Results, and browse through the posts for the AV/AS at the top of the polls. :uhh:

If you take just a little time and look at posts asking "What is the best ..." you would see the results will be subjective at best.

can someone please help?

Below are some test sites/results:
»www.av-comparatives.org/
»www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/09_02
»www.virus.gr/portal/en/content/2···-21-june

Edit: FWIW The Best Free Security Software for PC]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21595990 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:23:50 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21595934 anon : I've been using these for some time, and no infection so far.

Browser: Firefox with WOT addon
Windows Vista Firewall turned on

Resident:
Avira AntiVir Free
Sandboxie free

On Demand:
SUPERantispyware Free
MBAM Free

All free (but both Avira AntiVir free and Sandboxie free give nag screen).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21595934 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:13:06 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21595779 mikedz4 : i'm using windows xp with 4gb ram and yes 32bit as of right now.
I don't have time to search through millions of posts for what i want.

can someone please help?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21595779 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:36:19 EDT Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21595700 JTM1051 : Hard to provide answer since you did not provide any info on type of system/OS you're using.

You can start by:
* Looking at the various AV, AS, and AT Poll links at the upper left column of this forum.
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* Use the forum's Search (e.g., Best AV) -- you'll find PLENTY of similar posts. ;)

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21595700 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:17:38 EDT best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21595557 mikedz4 : What is/are the best anti-virus,malware,spyware programs for me to get?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21595557 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:44:33 EDT