Best antivirus software?
 

I need some free antivirus software. My computer has been freezing a lot lately. Links would be great. Reps to the people that give me links. Thanks.

All you need:
http://us.mcafee.com/root/catalog.asp?catid=free


The security center download is the one I use.

Mcafee= resource hog.

http://avast.com/
you can get a free 30 day trial. it works real well

Mcafee > Norton/Symantec.

NAV is the biggest piece of bloatware I've ever used.

avast is seriously the BEST.

www.avast.com

its free for the home edition, its a 30 day trial unless you register but registration is free. so its totally free for the home edition

download.com has a crapload of them. i like mcafee.

I'm using McAffee and it totally eats up all of my resources. Bleh, I'm gonna try golid's avast. thanks gc.

The top 3 for windows seem to be:
Antivir - I had problems with high CPU usage when I tried it
AVG Free - Seems to work OK, but I never get viruses (accidentally)
Avast - Haven't tried it, yet

If you're not using it already, I recommend
AdAware for spyware, which is far more common if you're using IE. I've seen computers where spyware has completely taken over to the point of being unusable, and it's a rarity when I use someone else's computer without it having something nefarious on it.

Someone is going to say "the best protection against viruses is a Mac".

Before you do, it's not funny.

SpyBot
AdAware (As recommended above)

Those are two great (free) spyware programs that might solve some problems. They don't help with viruses, though. I use a payed-for Norton so I'm not familiar with free virus stuff. Either way, I find the two spyware programs are practically a necessesity, and I hate unnecessary programs cluttering up my computer. If you use the internet, they will fix things.

You must give more fist bumps to other people before giving into Saturnine again

AVG antivir
SpyBot Search and destroy
I have using that for a long time now, and i never have problems.
And it`s free

avg and avast are good but get zone alarm and some spyware stuff as well as these can stop stuff getting on yr hard drive in the first place.

but what would we do when you're not around...

AVG is the product of choice for us, at home and at work. It updates automatically (and frequently).

I use kaspersky and haven't had any problems.

AVG is all you need really, its the best free antivirus around

say's you!

sorry couldnt resist. i think yr cool.

In all honesty, I didn't even download any this time. Last time I got some virus from some was about a month ago, but I just deleted the file, and did a scan with a free trial thing. But that free trial is up.

...And that is way too many gerunds in a row. quitting fucking downloading

I haven't used an Antivirus program since M$ released Service Pack 2. :) I don't use IE and I don't download crap like javascript games or stupid flash videos with titles like "You've gotta see this" Haha :)