Resource: free anti virus

[ecntrc]

My aunty forward this to me but I cant use it I have a mac. Just wanted to let anyone know if you needed one.

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

[Tamlin]

Good choice. I've been using AVG for months now, and it really does the job.

[gingerbloke]

I've been using Grisoft AVG for a couple of years now and I have had no viruses at all. It's probably the best free anti virus you can lay your hands on. It updates constantly too...very efficient.

[NEOD101]

I've used AVG for ages now. It's never crashed on me or anything. And it's never let anything slip past. Not like certain other expensive anti-virus software that's crashed on many peoples computers that I know of... and let many serious viruses through... *cough* Norton *cough*

[ecntrc]

crap I have norton. too bad this comp is a mac my comp in wa is a pc maybe ill consider switching after its expired. thanks for the positive feedback about it..

[Man1c M0g]

Hey, I loved AVG so much that I actually paid for a proper license! I wish they'd get a move on with a version for Vista though... :/

[unleash]

im using avg too, and just like man1c mog i paid for it so that they can go on doing what they do.......and as i read this posts here norton must download avgf too....so that they can learn

[4sundance]

AVG and avast are the 2 most popular
ones in here plus you need adware/spyware protection not to mention a firewall. Here are some of the recommended adware/spware programs that are free.

Spybot S&D (download, check for updates, read the tutorial and scan often, it also does some blocking)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html

SpywareBlaster (a blocker only, download it, check for updates, enable it and leave it alone except for checking for updates occasionally)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html


SpywareGuard (similiar to SpywareBlaster but works in a different way and does not update as often for that reason).
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

Ad-Aware SE (a scanner, download, check for updates, read the directions and scan.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

cwshredder (stand alone unit)(another small scanner for certain things, ALL other windows should be closed)
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html

[4sundance]

Product Name Rating (out of 10)
AVG Free Edition 7.6700
Avast! 4 Home 7.5684
AntiVir Personal Edition 7.0484
BitDefender Free Edition 6.8718
Comodo Antivirus 6.5000

look for more:
CategoriesFree Windows Antivirus

Free Linux Antivirus

Free Online Virus Scanners

Free Antivirus Trial Software

Free Security Software

http://www.free-antivirus.ca/

[NEOD101]

I use Zone Alarm as my firewall. Just do a google search for it.
And what's with these Mac versions of norton? I thought "Macs don't get viruses". Which reminds me of someone I know who has a Mac and always goes on about how they never get viruses or spyware... but he has all this stuff like Norton Security Suite and various pricey software to stop viruses.

[Tamlin]

I was reading an article about this the other day. Apparently, the main reason "Macs don't get viruses" is nothing to do with them being more secure or anything - it's mainly because virus writers know the majority of people use PCs so they don't bother writing viruses for Macs. This could always change, of course, as I believe Mac viruses have been developed but have not been released "into the wild" as they say. If this did happen, I wonder how many Mac users would suffer because they didn't bother with up-to-date antivirus software (or any antivirus at all), simply because they thought "Macs don't get viruses"?

[NEOD101]

I heard there's a group of about 20 people developing viruses especially for Macs because they're pissed off with Mac users bragging about not having viruses.