Can someone help me get a free antivirus and spyware removal program?
Dan asked:
I had AVG on my old computer, but now that I have a laptop, I can’t find a free version for the life of me. Same with Spybot: Search and Destroy. They were nice enough to let me download it and run the scanner, just not remove the problems until I upgraded.
Stanley
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I had AVG on my old computer, but now that I have a laptop, I can’t find a free version for the life of me. Same with Spybot: Search and Destroy. They were nice enough to let me download it and run the scanner, just not remove the problems until I upgraded.
Stanley
January 7th, 2009 at 6:38 am
avast is a good free anti virus
ad aware is a good spyware program
January 9th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Go to Download.com I got both of those items for free- from that site- and it was recently.
AVG free anti virus, and SpyBot Search and destroy
January 11th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Anti-Virus -
Anti-Spyware -
January 14th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
go to.
You will find all your computer-y needs here! And you can get AVG 8.0, spybot, avast etc here for free!!
January 16th, 2009 at 5:52 am
AVG antivirus free:
Spybot:
January 17th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
You should get Avast Antivirus Home Edition and Spybot Search and Destroy. Both are free.
Avast:
Spybot:
January 21st, 2009 at 1:01 am
Would recommend with Avast! Antivirus.It has in-built spyware protection as well.Download from the site given below:-
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January 23rd, 2009 at 7:02 pm
AdAware. Its free but the other half isn’t free. It is helpful though. Or try ClamWin Free Antivirus. Avast is good as well for disconnecting from a virus program you’re downloading that it detected so it won’t infect your computer.
Spybot and AdAware are both good for removing viruses. Run Spybot first then AdAware. Let AdAware remove any missed viruses.
January 25th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
the real spybot is free forever!!
3. Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
4. Run the anti spyware removal programs spybot
5 Run Superantispyware
6. Run a complete scan with free curing utility Dr.Web CureIt!
install threatfire it makes your antivirus more powerful and block unknown viruses and trojans.
January 29th, 2009 at 6:52 am
Go to and click on downloads
They have lots of downloads. They are rated by PC World & people who have downloaded & used them.
January 30th, 2009 at 9:59 am
AVG is good. You can still find the free one, but its tricky. They try to hide it from us so we’ll use the pay version.
The link is directly to the download page.
Good luck.
January 30th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
if ur computer is infected by spywares and u want to get spyware removal softwares that u can get free spyware removal software at the following link
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February 1st, 2009 at 3:03 am
I have used AVG Anti Virus, Zone Alarm Firewall, Spy-bot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware both spyware killers for years. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans Hackers etc. I have just upgraded to AVG free 8.0 and all seems good so far. Zone Alarm allows a lot of personal configuration unlike the Windows Firewall. They can all be downloaded from I also use Windows Defender from the Microsoft site. It is safe to use two anti-spy products but never use more than one A/V as it can cause conflicts. You should run A/V and anti spy weekly. Hope this helps
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:20 am
Try a online antivirus scanner and a online anti-adware/malware/spyware scanner in safe mode with network to clean up your computer BEFORE you download anything. This because the program you download can get infected.
Disable “System Restore” for Windows Me and XP, then restart your PC to clean your system restore points for viruses, spyware, adware etc.
Now restart in safe mode.
To get in safe mode Press “F8″ upon bootup.
Select “Safe mode with Networking”.
Go to Start – Run - type iexplore Enter(ok).
Do a full system scan. If something is found, delete it, reboot and do the same again in safe mode with network.
When that scan does not find anything you reboot again in safe mode with network.
Go to Start – Run – type iexplore Enter(ok).
Do a full system scan. If something is found, delete it, reboot and do the same again in safe mode with network.
**NOTE: Do NOT do anything else with your computer when scanning. This because you can start virus/adware/spyware/malware manually.
When no one of these scanners are showing anything you can reboot back to normal mode.
Turn on “System Restore”.
Online virus, adware and spyware removal….
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You need to get one antivirus program, one firewall and some spyware/adware/malware removers if you don’t have it.
I use Norton Internet Security (antivirus, spyware, firewall, add blocker, mail spamfilter, pop up blocker etc) Ad Aware, Spybot and more on my desktop running XP Home SP2 with Firefox and Yahoo Toolbar with pop up blocker.
On my laptop i have Ubuntu 7.04. No security needed in Linux, but i use antivirus and firewall. Firefox is standard.
I have no virus, spyware, adware, pop ups etc on my computers.
Mozilla Firefox and Opera are safer browsers to use then Internet Explorer….
Here are some free programs.
BitDefender Anti-Virus Free….
Avast Anti-Virus Free….
AVG Anti-Virus Free….
Avast Virus Cleaner - free virus removal tool….
Firewall Protection.
ZoneAlarm Firewall Free….
Easy-to-use firewall blocks hackers and other unknown threats.
* Systematically identifies hackers and blocks access attempts.
Automatically makes your computer invisible to anyone on the Internet.
Use ZoneAlarm if you normally use Windows Firewall.
Disable Windows Firewall after downloading ZoneAlarm if it’s not done automatically.
Ad-Aware 2007 Free….
Ad-Aware 2007 Free remains the most popular anti-spyware product for computer users around the world, with nearly one million downloads every week. Our free anti-spyware version provides you with advanced protection against spyware that secretly attaches and takes control of your computer, resulting in aggressive advertising pop-ups, sluggish computer activity, even identity theft through stolen bank details, passwords, and credit card account numbers. If you want real-time scanning capabilities, consider upgrading to Ad-Aware 2007 Plus for real-time protection against spyware, all the time.
SUPERAntiSpyware Free.
AVG Anti-spyware Free….
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven’t intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been “hijacked” (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don’t see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there’s no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer….
AVG Anti-Rootkit Free….
AVG Anti-Rootkit is a powerful tool with state-of-the-art technology for detection and removal of rootkits. rootkits are used to hide the presence of a malicious object like Trojans or keyloggers on your computer. If a threat uses rootkit technology to hide itself it is very hard to find the malware on your PC. AVG Anti-Rootkit gives you the power to find and delete the rootkit and to uncover the threat the rootkit is hiding.
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it’s fast and contains NO spyware or adware.
ClearAllHistory - clears browser history, cache, cookies, clipboard and remove other computer activity tracks….
**NOTE: Only have one antivirus program and one firewall installed on your computer….
Anti-adware/malware/spyware are ok to have more of.
Also scan with online scanners sometimes……..
Also run Windows Updata
and defragmet you harddisk(s).
How To Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
Hope this is helpful.
Good luck.