There are two equal recommendations in this category. First there is AVG Antivirus 7 Free Edition. This product [1] has been continuously refined since it was first released in 1991 and the recently released V7.5 makes further improvements to an already solid product. Additionally, it's relatively small, light on resources, has regular automatic updates and handles email scanning. There is a free and a pro version, the only difference being that the free version has a few non-critical features disabled and has no direct technical support.

Equally effective is the free Avast! scanner [2] though its funky media player style interface is not to everyone's taste. Avast! also required periodic re-registration while AVG does not. However Avast! does not seem to suffer the signature file update problems that plague some AVG users.

A possible third choice is the AOL Anti Virus Shield [3].  This is a cut down version of the top rated Kaspersky AV and is being made available for free to all uses not just AOL members.

On first sight it seems like an unbeatable deal but it's not quite what it seems. First this really is a "lite" version. It  lacks the important html and heuristics modules present in the full Kaspersky product so the protection afforded against hostile web sites is actually inferior to AVG and Avast!.  Gone, too, is the ability to create rescue disks and to fully manage the quarantine area. The configuration options are also more limited.

Secondly the End User License Agreement is worrying. AOL basically reserves the right to spam you. I'm not aware of this actually happening but you need to be aware they have the right to do so.

By default AOL AVS  installs the AOL search bar in Internet Explorer as part of the AVS install. If you don't want it, make sure you opt out during installation.

So on balance I'm cautious about recommending AOL AVS. If you can however, live with the limitations then you'll be rewarded with a first class scanner.

Both AVG  and Avast! are excellent free products that will meet the needs of most users.  However neither can be considered to be the best available. That title belongs to commercial products like NOD32,  F-Secure, the full version of Kaspersky AV and others.  They are however capable packages and offers the financially challenged a real alternative to the major anti-virus suites.

However if you use these free products in conjunction with a free on-demand scanner, you can achieve a level of detection approaching that of the best commercial products. Further improvement is possible by creating a layered defense using additional free security products such as AVG Anti-Spyware (formerly Ewido).

On-demand scans should be run regularly, at least weekly, to check for viruses and other malware that may have been missed by your main scanner.

If you don't use AOL AVS as your main AV product then this should be your the top choice as an on-demand scanner as its detection is outstanding. You should though, disable the AOL AVS  real time monitor otherwise you may run into conflicts with the monitor on your primary AV product.

Another top recommendation for an on-demand scanner is AntiVir Personal Edition Classic [4]. It offers significantly better detection rates than either AVG or Avast! but the lack of email scanning precludes recommendation as a primary scanner. However as an on-demand scanner, it's first rate. If you use it in this role,  make sure you disable its resident virus guard during installation to prevent it interfering with your main AV scanner. Even so , it's quite an intrusive product -you will certainly be well aware of its presence. Note that the recently released V7 unfortunately introduces a time limited license though apparently this will be renewable.

Yet another good option for on-demand scanning is the free version of the commercial AV product BitDefender [5].  It's a first class product with outstanding detection rates but as the free version lacks an email scanner and a resident virus guard, it's only really suited for use as an on-demand scanner rather than your main AV product. There are some  other limitations as well. First it has an annoying habit of detecting malware products that have been quarantined by other security products and you can't exclude these areas from subsequent scans.  Secondly, it is only available on a one year non-renewable license.

Aside from the one's listed above i tried using the free version of comodo anti virus and it did great. i teamed it up with avg and they did great... high level of protection... a month of testing and no viruses are in...


2 AV are better than one  ^-^

I'm using avast! it also does well... no problem so far... Good protection without using much of the resources.

I use AVG Free 7.5 and never had problems so far, and since I started using Firefox I never had problems with spyware. IE sucks.

I am a loyal user of AVG. Since its launching i have been using it till now, but unfortunately not every anti virus has it all. It has its limitations that others has and that made me use other anti virus together with AVG. For intermediate users AVG can provide you with the protection you need.

Majority still does not admit the fact that IE sucks, but in the long run they will be enlightened ...  :angel:

Viruses dont just attack easily. 

Prevention is better than cure.

I do use one antivirus and lot of precautions on the sites I am opening.

Yes prevention. Use Firefox as browser and you'll never have to worry about bad sites installing viruses or spyware on your computer. Internet Explorer has little or no security against those bad sites! Try it and see for yourself, open a bad site you know with Firefox.

Most infections now come from browsing the net. It's all about the browser.

wen yah napintas dyay avast isu met ususarek.  pati met lang dyay avg, mayat met laeng

why did you say that those are the best free anti-virus software?  do you have any link to support this thread?  or facts that will make this thread a flamboyant one.

ok... as you wish.... 

http://www.free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://www.avast.com/
news.com.com/AOL+offers+free+antivirus+s...-7355_3-6102917.html
http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php
http://www.bitdefender.com/

The review has been based on this links and you prove it yourself...

If you wanted to broaden things up find other links yourself so that your satisfaction would come to its climax.

Enjoy reading.... 

okay.. so how about CYBERHAWK Pro by Novatix? Just bumped to it earlier, and if you do a search on Google and look for Mr. Bass-something review on it, he says it may even phase out (hmm, i may have misquoted the dude) AV and other security programs...

Yay, me without thinkin anything went on and installed the sucker. but hey, you guys are the pro, waja think about this one?

if suggest you use avg free edition if its for personal use. This gives all the protection you need and basing on reviews it is still the best free anti virus.

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for some users this crack not working..so follow this steps it will work 100% Tested successfully
method 1:
Quote:
you have to restart with every step.
Run the removal
restart
run the nbox thingy
restart
run the trial
restart
((before the computer loads))
HIT F8 like a MOFO till you get to the safe mode option thing.
Once you are in the safe mode
run the crack (Make sure you see the 4 okay things)
restart
It should be working now.

method2:
Quote:
I FOUND OUT HOW TO FIX THE DISABLED SETTINGS AND GIVE YOU LIFETIME LICENSE

1)Uninstall Norton Completely
2)Run the norton remover found on the first page of this thread, run the program BOX_NTR2011.exe, to remove all traces.
3)Restart PC, Install the Norton Trial Software.
4)DO NOT RUN THE CRACK YET IT WILL NOT WORK.

*Note* Install the latest crack at the bottom of the first page not the one that came in the full package.

5)Restart your PC and press f8 to go into safe mode!. You need to be in safe mode for the crack to work!. You should see 4 "OK" popups, that way you know it worked.
6)Restart PC to normal startup and norton should have almost lifetime license AND THE SETTINGS BUTTON SHOULD WORK. If the settings button doesnt work you didnt follow or skipped some of these steps!

The problem with the crack is that it wouldnt unload norton in order to apply the crack. You had to go into safe mode where norton wasnt running.