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best free anti-virus and firewall?

viadiviadi Member Posts: 816
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does anyone know where to get a good free anti-virus and firewall ive no idea where to even start if anyone can help please do? Thanks guys :-))

Tin Foil hats dont work.. its all a conspiracy

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  • BushMonkeyBushMonkey Member Posts: 1,406

    Could look at Avast  http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

  • WolfenprideWolfenpride Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 3,988

    If you have a legit copy of windows you can download microsoft security essentials for free. I hear it's pretty decent, and doesn't hog up resources on your computer.

  • ScrimMalteseScrimMaltese Member Posts: 469

    Avast is the best right now, but it's majorly annoying with pop-up spam. I use Microsoft Security Essentials.

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  • daeandordaeandor Member UncommonPosts: 2,695

    Sadly, MSE is probably the best of the "free, easy to maintain security programs."  Now, I personally don't like it, even though I use it.

  • roy.flayroy.flay Member Posts: 5

    If you looking for free you should go with AVG antivirus, even though its free it still takes care of the job, and for firewall go with comodo firewall. imho the best free firewall in town http://www.comodo.com/

    http://www.freeavg.com/?lng=ph-en&cmpid=free

  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414

    Have to agree with above.  Microsoft Security Essentials offers the best free security you can get on a Windows Machine.  Even for pay options it is one of the superior choices.  It essentially offers more protection then ESET NOD32, but comes with a smaller footprint.  NOD32 until MSE offered the smallest footprint and the best protection.

    MSE also includes all the basics people should for security.  A typical anti-virus, a Hueristics based scanner, and a firewall.  Main problem is the same as pretty much all Microsoft products.  They have such a large portion of the market share that anyone who attempts to compromise a machine builds work arounds for it.

  • conner4conner4 Member Posts: 4

    Go for microsoft security essential thats what im using right now, its not that memory hog AV unlike norton. or go for avast they have a good free AV but not great.

  • ErzeenErzeen Member Posts: 5

    AVG or Antivir both are good...

    free.avg.com

    www.free-av.com

  • viadiviadi Member Posts: 816

    thanks guys, lol it's funny you get bored of the net and throw away your pc then buy a new on 2 years later and everything has changed

    Tin Foil hats dont work.. its all a conspiracy

  • Skyla23Skyla23 Member Posts: 6

    Try kasperksy there is a free trial for 2 months. then if your subscription expired. try again thier trial. haha. now it will be free. hahaha

  • AtrusVAtrusV Member UncommonPosts: 305

    I'm using

    -Firewall: ZoneAlarm free

    - Anti-virus: Avast free

    - anti-adaware: Emisoft Anti-Malware (for free too)

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  • Scubie67Scubie67 Member UncommonPosts: 462

    Microsoft Security Essentials is pretty good so far for me.Been using it for about 8 months now I guess.Doesnt give alot of false positives which is nice

     edit* be careful about Kerpersky.Both me and my father had it (I had the name brand Kerpersky,he had Earthlink ISP antivirus which is run by Kapersky ) We both got viruses ,thats why I dont have it anymore even though I just resuscribed for another year at the time.I couldnt trust it anymore.

  • fred04fred04 Member Posts: 3

    Go for AVG. i never had a problem with it, been using this antivirus for 2 years now. i never had a problem with it.

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