Antivirus Software

[davos]

Is it normal to have to pay 40.00 every year for an antivirus subscription? I have Webroot and it says I need to contact BestBuy to renew my subscription and they told me its 40 flippin dollars. Would it be the same to use Windows defender and such for free? :confused:

[GRWatcher]

There's plenty of free good antivirus software. AVG Free is one of the best. I've used it for years.

Click the download button at the bottom of the page. http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free

You'll need to remove the Webroot antivirus before installing any other antivirus.

[southcakalac]

I never pay for that stuff. You should use http://www.superantispyware.com/?tag=GOOGLE-SUPERANTISPYWARE

Also use http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Download the free ones and use them both, they work great. They also update regularly.

[Starscream]

Also use http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Malwarebytes is great!

[davos]

There's plenty of free good antivirus software. AVG Free is one of the best. I've used it for years.

Click the download button at the bottom of the page. http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free

You'll need to remove the Webroot antivirus before installing any other antivirus.

Why can't I install multiple?

[SmootsDaddy89]

Because they'll conflict with each other.

Also AVG is fuging horrible unless you like having 500,000 false flags for a trojan infection.

[TerriblePizza]

Suprisingly, Microsoft Security Essentials is very good.

[xclr82xtc]

COMODO is the best out there...i use thier internet security suite, cut the antivir off, and use avira in stead...all are free

[Ranucci's Big Butt BBQ]

I use Avast on 2 computers, works much better than Norton.

[Jase]

COMODO is the best out there...

+1

[The Saltman]

ESET Nod32 FTW

[GRWatcher]

Also AVG is fuging horrible unless you like having 500,000 false flags for a trojan infection.

AVG Free 9.0 doesn't do that. It updates automatically and you can schedule scans. It's caught some zero-day exploits.

southcakalac, how do you have Malwarebytes auto updating?

I also have SpyBot S&D, Malwarebytes, and Spyware Blaster. I update them weekly. And use the immunization in SpyBot.

Why can't I install multiple?

They will conflict with each other and neither will end up working. There is a difference between antivirus programs (AVG, NOD32, Avast, etc) and programs that find spyware/malware (Malwarebytes, SpyBot S&D, etc). You can have more than one program that finds spyware/malware but run them only one at a time.

Don't ever download any programs offered on a popup ad!!!!!!!! They are fake and actually put malware on your computer.

Visit www.download.com for lists of security software. They'll tell you what is free and the programs are rated.

[Ncstatefan]

Mac ftw!