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Re: best FREE anti-virus, malware, spyware program(s)?
They will always favor the company that pays the money for advertising in their publications. |
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Noah Vail
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Avast! 4.8 home has been the best of the 10 or so AV programs I demo'd for 6 months on a few dozen machines. Fewest problems, fewest slowdowns and it does everything you'd expect your AV product to do.
Another AV product that doesn't get a lot of press is Rising AV.
»www.download.com/Rising-Antiviru···col;psum
It's got a skinned, Linux sort of look. The best thing about it is that it runs on Server 2003. I don't know of another free one that will do that. I deployed it on 4 servers and they all seem to be doing fine. It's got some awards from know reviewers.
Good Luck.
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MarkAW
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said by tempus45 :Pc Magazine has been in publication for more than 27 years and has millions of subscribers. They are the original authors when it comes to personal computer magazine services. I would rather take there word for it rather than yours. What does PC Magazine being in publication for 27 years have to do with the Magazine being not trustworthy, common sense and your own testing of a product is better than the crap PC Magazine sometimes comes out with, for instance you're saying that they say SuperAntiSpyware is crap and that Spysweeper, Spyware Doctor, or Counterspy are more competent. SuperAntiSpyware was the first program to be able to remove Antivirus 2008 and Antivirus 2009 before the three paid programs you mention. Paid is not always the best, there are free programs out there that will do much better than paid.
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1 edit | When a person studies gets a 4(degree) or more years in school that person is called an authority of there respective fields. What does 27 years in publishing in computer does?
Well let me see? doesn’t that makes them an authority? An influence in computer field? How about prestige since they have survived that long? Moreover, how about an upper hand in the competition. I don’t know about you, but I would rather take there word of a publication that’s been an authority for 27 years. So to answer your question, yes 27 years makes a big difference. |
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Firefox, Avast, AdBlock Plus & Spybot SD with TeaTimer Active.
Setting the first two aside I'd use:
Opera, Avira as backups if the above fail. |
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God
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avast for your antivirus needs |
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MarkAW
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said by tempus45 :Well let me see? doesn’t that makes them an authority? An influence in computer field? How about prestige since they have survived that long? Moreover, how about an upper hand in the competition. I don’t know about you, but I would rather take there word of a publication that’s been an authority for 27 years. So to answer your question, yes 27 years makes a big difference. You know what you believe what you read in PC Magazine and i will believe what i have learned over the years the hard way.
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hdman
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Appleton, WI | reply to mikedz4
I like a simple, one stop solution. Avast Free. It is an antivirus and antispyware, plus it watches email, etc. Works well with all Windows OS's |
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pandora
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I don't know if it is the best, but you can currently get the McAfee VirusScan Plus Firewall and Anti-Spyware free for a year.
Go to - »us.mcafee.com/root/landingpages/···id=53348
Add it to your cart, then add promo code - VSPPROMOCF
If I understand the offer from Slickdeals, this will expire shortly. However once downloaded you can install and use whenever you want.
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I use RisingAV - After tweaking it some. But I also have used AntiVir Free - which is a great AV as well.
SuperAntiSpyware Premium - 19.99 you cannot go wrong.
Hosts File from Mvps.org
AdBlockPlus - NoScript - for my firefox.
Also when I do go on the internet and I look for questionable material, i do it on a limited user account.
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Jeffrey
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said by MarkAW : SuperAntiSpyware was the first program to be able to remove Antivirus 2008 and Antivirus 2009 before the three paid programs you mention. Paid is not always the best, there are free programs out there that will do much better than paid. Very well said. I can agree to this from more than 6 or 7 personal instances with family and friend PCs. The only two apps that removed XP Antivirus 2008 and 2009 were SUPERAntispyware and Malwarebytes, both with the free versions. Long after doing these 6 or 7, I came to the Security Cleanup forum here, and had some expert help remove the traces left behind.
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Jeffrey
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Please take the time to educate yourself, but I would recommend Avira (free antivirus), Malewarebytes, SUPERantipsyware, and BOClean.
Of course, get a router if you don't already have one, and absolutely consider a software firewall like Comodo, especially if you're on Windows XP. |
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Cheese
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said by mikedz4 :i'm using windows xp with 4gb ram and yes 32bit as of right now. I don't have time to search through millions of posts for what i want. can someone please help? You aren't going to get what YOU want because the "best" is different for different people  |
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JTM1051
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* Be it good or bad I would not make judgment on any security app base on a single review. Did you bother to read through the "Reader" ratings to the PC Mag Review?
* Review was done 05/08/07; SAS has made many improvements since then.
* Like to see if you can find at least two other reviews on the current SAS 4.23 that concur with the PC Mag review.
* At Wilders Security, Castle Cops, etc. forums SUPERAntiSpyware has received very good comments by users that have used SUPERAntiSpyware to clean/remove malware from infected systems.
* Read reviews at PC Mag/Cnet I thought were off, and the Reader Rating/User Reviews concurred with my thoughts.
FWIW:
»www.techsupportalert.com/best-fr···over.htm
»www.softsea.com/review/SUPERAntiSpyware.html |
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jerry666
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Tempus and PC mag know best . Can it be that software that does NOT PAY for any advertising gets bad ratings and the ones that advertise rate well , no never happen .
pc mag is a business promoting other computer businesses , how long would they last bashing advertisers ? Conflict of interest , ever hear of that ? |
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IMO, you can't go wrong with Avast! - it's a good, solid AV. In addition to that, I do use FF 3.0.5 w/ NoScript. Windows Defender rounds out the collection on my Vista Home Premium box.
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Darek
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You forgot to add that article is outdated!!!
"SUPERAntiSpyware review DATE:05.08.07"
Did you ever use this software, or your opinion arose from what you read?
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said by tempus45 :When a person studies gets a 4(degree) or more years in school that person is called an authority of there respective fields. What does 27 years in publishing in computer does? I've met some of these college degree experts. No thanks, I'll take the guy in the trenches experience.
Look, I'm not saying PC Magazine sucks or anything, but nobody is right all the time, and reviewers are humans with personal likes and dislikes of their own, too.
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hayc59
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said by tempus45 :I see alot of people recommending SuperAntiSpyware, but in reality that software sucks. Here's a review. » www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2127210,00.aspIf you want competent anti-spyware, you need to cough up some cash and buy Spysweeper, Spyware Doctor, or Counterspy. you must be crazy!!! do you believe everything you read?? |
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La Luna
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said by mikedz4 :....I don't have time to search through millions of posts for what i want. can someone please help? Oh, but we have the time to do it for you? 
No, no one can tell you what to use. We kind of favor people doing some of the hoof work themselves rather than have us hold their hands. In addition, you will get a dozen different opinions in a dozen answers. What works well for one may not work well for you. Scanning over the polls will give you a good, overall feel for favorites.
Don't expect people to do your work for you, you have been pointed in the right direction.
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