Avast is a good anti-virus [Free home edition]

Avira is also a good anti-virus

Windows Defender is recommended in addition for real-time spy-ware protection.

Download SuperAntiSpyware for user initiated scans

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Download Spywareremover for free.
Not only does spywareRemover get rid of the malicious spyware & adware that have invaded your system, it also prevents infestations from reoccurring. SPYwareRemover will keep your computer’s performance at its best and it will protect your privacy and your identity.

To remove spyware,there are many solutions exist, all of them with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Top 5 anti-spywares reviews,comparisons and download links on
You can download and scan your computer for free.

SPYWARE DOCTOR

**http%3a//www.spywareterminator.com/
**http%3a//www.free-av.com/

**http%3a//www.malwarebytes.org/

**http%3a//www.avast.com/

**http%3a//www.superantispyware.com/

Choose only one Anti Virus program

Superantispyware and Malwarebytes free version are just scanners they offer no real time protection but they can still remove malicious programs just keep the up to date as you should with all your programs.

Try the webpage “www.phazeddl.com” and search for the specific software name; such as “Panda” or “Norton” or “Symantec”. The web page will direct you to the URL to download the software. Note that the downloaded files will be compressed with either Winzip or Winrar (which can also be downloaded from the same web page).

Try AVG Free 8.0. It is good and machine friendly. Go to free.avg,com and follow instructions to do it.

this is pretty good, it does not slow your computer down as much as other anti-virus software. The only bad thing is that it’s only a 90 day free trial.

* SuperAntiSpyware - Finds viruses and spyware that are very very hard to find with no conflict to other antivirus software.

Use it with….

Avast Antivirus ( ) - it has a boot time scanner. Update then do a - Full Scan. Do a boot time scan in safe mode. Reason… Many stubborn trojans and viruses can only be remove with a boot time scan. Good Luck.

i can guarantee that these are your best bet
lavasoft ad-aware
spybot search & destroy
i cant remember how long ive had these programs, and thats all i need on the computer to make it optimized easily as possible

enjoy =]