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Computer Geek PicksFree Anti-Virus Software Downloads

Protect your PC from Virus attack..

 

Computer Geek's Best Free Anti-Virus Downloads

AVG Virus Scan

AVG Free Edition is the most popular free solution available at no cost to home users and provides the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers.

 

AVG Free Edition is a top quality free antivirus solution providing most of the features of a commercial solution. The software is easy to use and very stable. It features e-mail protection, real-time virus scanning, scheduled scans and automatic updates.

AVG was one of the first fully functional antivirus products released for free.

If you are looking for a free antivirus program for home use, you've found what you are looking for. Overall AVG is an excellent product and one of the best free antivirus software packages available for Windows.

  • Easy to use

  • Automatic update functionality

  • Real-time protection

  • AVG’s Virus Vault for the safe handling of infected files

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avast Free Edition

 

Avast Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users.

 

The latest version of Avast antivirus features outstanding detection abilities, together with high performance. You can expect 100% detection of In-the-Wild viruses (viruses already spreading between users) and excellent detection of Trojan horses.

 

The features this product offers are comparable to a commercial solution: real-time protection, SMTP/POP3 email protection (so it works with most email software), scheduled scans and automatic updates. Another pretty unique feature for a free antivirus product is that it does antivirus scanning for many popular P2P (file sharing) applications.

 

Avast Anti-VirusOne thing to note is that when you download Avast Home, it is only a 60 day trial, after that, you have to register (for free) to unlock the trial software.

Overall, this product is the perfect alternative to commercial antivirus software.

 

 

 

Industry leading antivirus protection for your PC.

 

 

 

 

 

Balarc Advisor - System Information Utility

 

Does your antivirus software catch the latest malware that just came out today? In most cases, no, because it simply does not know how to detect it yet.

But ThreatFire's free ActiveDefense technology does, and has proven to provide up to 243% more protection when combined with traditional AntiVirus products.

 

ThreatFire is dramatically different to traditional antivirus software. Normal antivirus products usually need to have first identified and seen a threat before they can provide adequate protection against it. The protection is then provided via a signature or fingerprint update, which must first be written by an antivirus researcher. This creates a large window of time where threats are undetected and can therefore infect your PC even when you have antivirus software installed.

 

ThreatFire continually protects your PC against attacks by detecting malicious behavior, such as capturing your keystrokes or stealing your data, instead of only looking for known threats like normal antivirus software. ThreatFire implements sophisticated real-time behavioral analysis and is able to stop never before seen threats solely by detecting their malicious activity.

 

 

Antivirus and Spyware Remover that protects when others can't

 

 

 

 

HOW DO I KNOW IF THE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE I AM USING IS ANY GOOD?

 

Finding specific information about which is the best anti virus software might not be easy, Every company states that there's is the best, and most have several levels of protection you can install.

 

Here at Computer Geek we are often asked to recommend Virus solutions. The products that we recommend for protecting your PC from unwanted virus infections are shown on the left.

The listed products are all free for personal use and do as good a job, if not better, than most of the pay for use virus removal tools.


Some manufacturers such as Norton and MacAfee have developed Internet Security Suites which come pre-installed on your computer. These Internet Security Suites can be an easy option, but they can be expensive and often cause more problems than they prevent. Programs such as Avast Anti-Virus and AVG Anti-Virus which provide free home edition anti-virus programs. The free editions don't come equipped with firewalls, you will need to purchase the full Internet Security Suite version for that, but if you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher then you already have a great firewall and for the average user there is no reason to install additional firewall protection. 

 

You should select the anti-virus software that best suits you based on the recommendations of independent testing agencies. Checkmark, AV-test and PC World magazine are among the most respected independent testers of anti-virus software.

Don't forget that you can find more information and reviews about the best anti-virus software products available from any of the search engines such as MSN, Google, or Yahoo. If you commit yourself to finding information and reviews about a specific anti-virus product, you will be able to make an informed decision as to the quality and effectiveness of your Anti-Virus software.

It is not advisable to have two anti-virus programs installed on any PC, it can cause all sorts of problems and may result in some serious home computer repair. So select your Virus Protection software carefully and remember to keep it up to date.

 

 

 

Virus Encyclopaedias

 

AVG Anti-Virus - Virus Encyclopedia

Information about viruses detected by AVG Free for Windows can be found in the Virus Encyclopaedia.

 

About - Virus Descriptions

Here you will find virus descriptions and profiles of common viruses and other malicious code affecting PC's, Mac's, Unix systems, and Wireless Devices

 

F-Secure - Virus Descriptions

Virus Information Centre. This centre is administered by the F-Secure Anti-Virus Support Team.

The database is updated several times a week

 

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