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31-Dec-2008, 12:41 PM #1
Arrow Free Anti-virus / anti-spyware Program?
Hello,

I have Vista and I need a free anti-virus / anti-spyware removal tool/program. What is the best free one out there? I used to have Norton but it used too much memory and I didn't want to pay for subscriptions and updates.

Thank you for your time,

Joey

ps: is the stuff that comes with Windows (eg: windows defender) sufficient to deal with viruses?
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31-Dec-2008, 01:03 PM #2
Hi,
Lots of free security progs reviewed at Tech Support Alert, an independent ad-free site:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/pc/security-tools.html

and some more here at TSG:
http://forums.techguy.org/general-se...elp-tools.html

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01-Jan-2009, 12:26 AM #3
for Spyware I would use SUPERAntiSpyware and/or MalwareBytes AntiMalware
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01-Jan-2009, 01:24 AM #4
For me, norton internet security has been the lightest on system resources.
If you're looking for a free one, try AVG.
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01-Jan-2009, 01:57 AM #5
avira or avg for virus
sas or spybot for spyware
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01-Jan-2009, 12:42 PM #6
avast! Home edition, free registration and very fair about using system resources.
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02-Jan-2009, 11:24 AM #7
Avast and Avira Antivir are good choices for free antivirus. You can choose anyone. At the time, i have Avast installed, and it has saved me on numerous occassions.

For antispywares... SuperAntispyware, MalwareBytes Antimalware, Spyware Doctor Starter Edition, Spybot-Search and Destroy are good choices, and all should be kept on the system for on-demand scanning.
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