which anti-virus software shud I download ?

[flabbybody]

thx folks
new virus is called Anti-- virus 360. like so many others, it disguises itself as virus protection
jeez, who comes up with this shit?
you'd think they could use their brains to make money honestly

[Coroner]

AVG is pretty cool and it´s free. Antivir is another option but doesn´t work that great. Kaspersky is also great.

P.S.: always use Firefox.

[kilrjo]

Flabbybody, go to download.com and get Malware Bytes Malware remover. It is a very small program but it will remove those programs which look like real software.

[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

Avira as stated earlier is free and awesome

NOD32 as stated earlier is the best out..........period

do not buy or download a free version of any all in one security program..........ever

[ef9hatchman]

Avira as stated earlier is free and awesome

NOD32 as stated earlier is the best out..........period

do not buy or download a free version of any all in one security program..........ever

Zonealarm is quite a nice system. But I agree NOD32 is Beyond Great.On my case I Dont use Antivirus if my Firewall is up im good. 4yrs on my PC not 1 virus. Nor my Toshiba laptop.

[stonewallj]

I know it costs money, but I'd recommend Norton Internet Security 2007 - not newer versions since they have a lot more overhead and tend to slow things down - the 2007 version has a lot of useful protection features, can be configured for advanced or novice users, and just tends to work pretty well and protect pretty well - and there are ways to extend the updates for about 11 years (vs. the 1 year you get when you install it)

[francisfkudrow]

I'd recommend against Zonealarm. It's a resource hog.

As far as what I would recommend, I have yet to find one that's perfect.

[Jericho]

Clamwin, does what it sez on the tin.
http://www.clamwin.com/

[ef9hatchman]

I'd recommend against Zonealarm. It's a resource hog.

As far as what I would recommend, I have yet to find one that's perfect.

but the file size compared to norton is nice .you do have a good point though.

[whatislove]

I can't say that I'm a fan of 'A O HELL', but they do have a number of
security safeguards built in http://daol.aol.com/security/?

However if you would like, AVG is pretty good for free AV software, you
can grab it here http://free.avg.com/

Avast is also good http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

For your spyware issues Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6.2
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Searc...-10122137.html

Here's a free firewall http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en...e-firewall.htm

If you're gonna stick your browser in unsafe portals, make sure you use
protection, boo.

What she said. Also be updated..

limit your computer use to USER never and Administrator.

Better than any virus protection, IMO. Especially on a slow computer where you don't want it to be any slower.