Free Anti Virus
May 25, 2010 by admin
Filed under Antivirus Resources
To assure that you always get the best possible virus protection and avoid downloading software that could be adware or spyware in disguise, our recommendation is to stay away from freeware as a general rule. There are a lot of legitimate antivirus and computer security developers out there, though – and they offer very reliable products.
Free anti virus software is available in many forms. Most major internet security product developers offer a free “trial version” to test before you buy. This type of free anti virus program is either time limited (it quits working after a certain period if you don’t buy) or has limited features. A free antivirus download of trial software is a good idea in order to see if you like the product. As long as you download the product from the official vendor website, you need not worry about infecting your computer with malicious spyware. Several good antivirus products to try are McAfee anti virus, Norton antivirus, Avast, Nod32, EZ anti virus, AVG and Panda. See our antivirus software page for information and links.
For those on a tight budget, there are some good free anti virus downloads out there. To avoid downloading from an unscrupulous site however, please either use the links on this page or go to a good software review site like PC World or PC Magazine. A good review on free antivirus can be found on About.com. These online versions of computer magazines include reviews of just about any antivirus product you can think of. Use the links supplied there to get your free antivirus software.
AVG Antivirus – Grisoft software makes two versions of their excellent antivirus product, and fortunately for those of us on a budget who need good virus protection – they make a free one. With the ABG free anti virus download you get only the basic antivirus product with no bells and whistles. There are no automatic updates with agv anti virus, and no technical support. It’s a great antivirus product though – if you don’t mind doing manual updates on a regular basis. Best of all – it’s anti virus gratuito – free anti virus! You can find it from this link – just browse through the Grisoft products.
F-Secure Antivirus – FSecure Protects your computer against viruses, worms and rootkits, is easy to install and use, and also includes anti spyware protection. F-Secure has been designed to automate all key tasks required to keep your computer and data safe from viruses – it’s so easy, all you have to do is install and forget about it. A free F-Secure antivirus download is available on their website. You can download and use a free trial version of this product and decide if you like it.
Bit Defender – BitDefender Free Edition is an on-demand virus scanner, which is best used in a system recovery or forensics role. The company advises that if you are on an “always on” internet connection – you should invest in a more thorough antivirus solution. You can find it through this link – just browse through the BitDefender products.
Avast Home Edition – Complete antivirus solution, fully able to find computer viruses, to create and check the integrity of programs installed, to test executed programs and opened documents, to test and check email and other functions. Scanning is also available in the shell extension and screen server. Avast anti virus is totally free for home users who do not use their computer for profit. It does include automatic updates and even supports 64 bit Windows.