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Windows 7 - Best FREE Anti-Virus? |
07-17-2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1 |
Best FREE Anti-Virus?
Best FREE Anti-Virus?
I use Norton Right Now.. Its Gonna Expire...
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq Presario CQ60
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1
CPU [01]: Intel64 GenuineIntel 2.20 GHz
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 3612 (CPU)
Memory 2.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-14)
Graphics Card Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (797MB Memory)(64 Dedicated)
Sound Card Conexant Pebble High Definition SmartAudio
Screen Resolution 1366x768 HD Intel 4 Series Express
Mouse Synaptics Touchpad V 7.0
Cooling Stock, w/ High Quality Cooling Pad.
Hard Drives 245GB High Speed TOSHIBA Disk Drive ATA Device (SATA) (Primary)
Internet Speed Around 10 to 20 MB Per Sec. Comcast Internet.
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07-17-2011
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Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 64bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by 2010MegaScooter  Best FREE Anti-Virus?
I use Norton Right Now.. Its Gonna Expire... If you like Norton then look around for rebates and sales. A few weeks ago I got NIS2011 and Norton Utilities for $89.99 with $80 rebate which I received yesterday. Office Depot has deals just about every week on Norton products. When used the keys are good for one year and you get free upgrades to new versions within that year.
Jim  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 64bit
CPU Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
Graphics Card MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard AVS Gear Blue LED Backlight
Mouse Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
PSU Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case Corsair 400R
Cooling Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Hard Drives Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
Internet Speed 15MB
Other Info APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program, Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem. Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer, Epson V300 Scanner
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07-17-2011
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1 |
I Have Heard Of Windows Security Essentials. Is This Free? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq Presario CQ60
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1
CPU [01]: Intel64 GenuineIntel 2.20 GHz
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 3612 (CPU)
Memory 2.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-14)
Graphics Card Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (797MB Memory)(64 Dedicated)
Sound Card Conexant Pebble High Definition SmartAudio
Screen Resolution 1366x768 HD Intel 4 Series Express
Mouse Synaptics Touchpad V 7.0
Cooling Stock, w/ High Quality Cooling Pad.
Hard Drives 245GB High Speed TOSHIBA Disk Drive ATA Device (SATA) (Primary)
Internet Speed Around 10 to 20 MB Per Sec. Comcast Internet.
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07-17-2011
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#5 | |
Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 64bit |
Here is a couple free ones that are good. Virus, Spyware & Malware Protection | Microsoft Security Essentials
MSE is real simple to use with few options and works well. avast! - Download Free Antivirus software or Internet Security
Avast! has lots more options if you are into more user control. Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware, anti-virus and spyware removal download
Good for on demand scanning (you manually run it when you want) to see if anything was missed by the free guys. Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) - Introduction
Very good program to check your software that needs security updates.
Hope this helps.
Jim | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 64bit
CPU Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
Graphics Card MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard AVS Gear Blue LED Backlight
Mouse Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
PSU Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case Corsair 400R
Cooling Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Hard Drives Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
Internet Speed 15MB
Other Info APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program, Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem. Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer, Epson V300 Scanner
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07-18-2011
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#6 | |
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hi, i'll list a few programs i know, they arnt the best but ill mention them for your knowledge.
spybot and prevx
prevx is for behavioural detection
spybot is for scaning but i think it also has a behavioural component as well.
good luck  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Studio 540
OS Ultimate 32bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz Wolfdale 45nm
Motherboard Dell Inc. 0M017G
Memory 4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (6-6-6-18)
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4350 512mb
Sound Card Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 1x DELL S2209W (1920x1080@60Hz)
PSU Dell 350 watt Power Supply
Case Dell Studio 540 Case
Cooling Standard fan cooling
Hard Drives 1x 488GB Hitachi Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device (SATA)
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07-18-2011
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#8 | |
Windows 7, 64 bit Professional. SP1 |
Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free and highly rated. It's what I use and recommend to all my clients (and they are using it and no problems). | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7, 64 bit Professional. SP1
CPU Intel Q6600
Motherboard Intel DP35DP
Memory 8GB, A Data DDR2, PC 2-6400
Graphics Card NVIDIA GTS 450 OC
Sound Card Ht Omega Striker 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic VA2448 Series 24" LED
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Microsoft
Mouse Logitech Wireless
PSU XFX 750 Watt Black Edition, Modular
Case Antec Nine Hundred
Cooling Zerotherm CF900
Hard Drives 1 TB Hitachi Win 7 system drive
750 GB Western Digital With Vista 32 bit.
1 TB Seagate drive with Windows 8
1.5TB for Acronis Tru Image backups
Internet Speed 40 MB/sec (Cable)
Other Info ProTools MP9 and Sonar X1D Extended PE DAW with Roland Octa-Capture and MAudio Fast Track Ultra 8R recording interfaces, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer BCF2000 Cointrol Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero 11
Other systems: LenovoZ560 Laptop with Win 7 64 bit HP, SP1, Dell Dimension E510 with Vista 32 bit HP, new iPad
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07-18-2011
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit |
Microsoft Security Essentials, Malwarebytes and Internet Explorer 9 have kept my computer clean, and best of all, they're all free. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
PSU 460W
Case HP Elite
Cooling Air cooled
Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
Internet Speed 2Mb
Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
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