Good Free Anti virus?

Hey guys, i really need to get a good free if possible antivirus, any suggestions would be great

OR...
You could download a cracked version of Norton? or AVG Pro or something.

But if you want to stick with the 100% safe options, i could suggest AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. I used that for a while and had no problems at all. Clean and Easy and seemed to be doing the job.

Click here and go check out some other free security programs. Downloads.cnet.com - Security Software

thanks man, ill check em out

I'd have to say in the sense of 'free' the Microsoft Security Essentials is pretty good, I've not had a major issues in a couple years (even from their beta days)

If you don't like that, then try as above mentioned and go with a crack. Sophos & Kaspersky are about the two best out there (though Sophos is more server/network specific)

Wow. ive never heard of that. i didnt know Microsoft had any Protection other than Windows Defender.

Lachiee94 wrote:

Wow. ive never heard of that. i didnt know Microsoft had any Protection other than Windows Defender.

If I recall properly, It was released mid-last year (final release).

I'd call it not as a good as Sophos (what I use for my home server) but its certainly darn good for free, and its from Microsoft, so theres a chance that its good (pro-Linux here).

It incorporates Defender, so they both work in harmony and since I've had it, I've not got a virus (minus those that come onto USBs that people use at TAFE...urgh)

I don't really know much else about "others" out there, but at least with MSE its a decent program (No clue if it works on Mac, and Linux theres compat. issues -- mega ones -- so its only for Windows OS).

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Also, try Softpedia.org
It's good for files, though I wouldnt trust my Anti-ware stuff to there