Free Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware and Firewall products thread

[John]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
i normally stick with CWShredder, Adaware, and Spybot for removal. I then mop up with hijackthis.

CWShredder is outdated now, and Spysweeper detects everything that CWShredder was identifying. Also, if you run Spysweeper it will pick up a lot of programs/traces that AdAware & Spybot has missed. I've been cleaning 20+ pc's a week now using the combination of Spysweeper 3.0, AdAware SE 1.03, Spybot 1.3, and HijackThis 1.98.2. All of my customers have been extremely pleased with the end result.

 

[HQH51]

This freebie isn't anti-virus or anti-spyware, but it's anti-trojan. Link: http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/

 

[csyberblue]

Originally posted by: Engineer
New version of Ad-Aware (1.03)...nd Edition) available.

Supposed to be much more thorough on scans!

thanks for the headsup, I just upgraded from 6.whatever to the version you mentioned, and it found almost 20 more spyware files than it usually does (like the usual cookies or whatever from a website I visit frequently)

 

[forkd]

sweet thanks

 

[chnsawalex]

Don't forget google's toolbar for popup blocking. Plus I like how it counts

http://toolbar.google.com/

 

[Kenny0829]

Originally posted by: csyberblue

Originally posted by: Engineer
New version of Ad-Aware (1.03)...nd Edition) available.

Supposed to be much more thorough on scans!

thanks for the headsup, I just upgraded from 6.whatever to the version you mentioned, and it found almost 20 more spyware files than it usually does (like the usual cookies or whatever from a website I visit frequently)

I upgraded to this version of ad-aware 2 weeks ago, and have tested the heck outta it.
It ROCKS, catches Everything, and at LEAST, 10 times FASTER than the old Ver 6, which set the standard for everyone else.
and also catches more types of Junk

Hint, don't bother to remove the incidentals...they do nothing, and they have always been there, just NOW you can see them, if you want.

Direct link to new Ad-Aware at cnet.com

 

[SP33Demon]

Thanks!!

 

[papaschtroumpf]

you forgot: http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
both an antovirus and a firewall (rebranded version of zone alarm)

 

[Nick5324]

Good thread, thanks for the info. Did a scan with the most updated AdAware 6, then updated to Adaware SE 1.03, scan found 50 more objects.

 

[LouPoir]

Sweet

 

[ZoNtO]

Anti-vir rocks! I just installed adaware SE too, great proggy!

 

[Granorense]

AVG antivirus and ZoneAlarm firewall are a great combination.

 

[FreakyGuy]

The Computer Associates EZTrust software as posted by "papaschtroumpf" above uses few resources and is the best for online gamers. That link provides a free year of updates and to continue updates I think is $9.95 a year.

 

[John]

Originally posted by: FreakyGuy
The Computer Associates EZTrust software as posted by "papaschtroumpf" above uses few resources and is the best for online gamers. That link provides a free year of updates and to continue updates I think is $9.95 a year.

Please enlighten us as to how an antivirus can improve your online gaming experience.

 

[yelo333]

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sry, already posted info.

 

[0]

Panda == good

 

[b00b]

I use sygate personal firewall. It's free for home users and kicks a lot of butt.

Great freeware firewall app with low overhead. I use it also.

 

[exit88]

Microsoft is offering free trials of six different anti-virus programs for periods ranging from 3-12 months.

www.microsoft.com/athome/security/viruses

? Computer Associates (12-month free trial subscription)

? F-secure (6-month free trial subscription)

? McAfee (12-month free subscription after mail-in rebate)

? Panda Software (90-day free trial subscription)

? Symantec (90-day free trial subscription)

? Trend Micro (90-day free trial subscription)

 

[IgorFL]

If anyone is interested, there is an open source antivirus program that works quite well:

http://www.clamwin.com/

 

[Adul]

what about free stand alone firewall software like smoothwall (requires dedicate PC)

 

[FreakyGuy]

Originally posted by: John

Originally posted by: FreakyGuy
The Computer Associates EZTrust software as posted by "papaschtroumpf" above uses few resources and is the best for online gamers. That link provides a free year of updates and to continue updates I think is $9.95 a year.

Please enlighten us as to how an antivirus can improve your online gaming experience.

I didn't say it can improve your online gaming. I said it uses the fewest resources which means the best performance for online gamers.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: b00b

I use sygate personal firewall. It's free for home users and kicks a lot of butt.

Great freeware firewall app with low overhead. I use it also.

i'm down with that too

 

[WT]

Many thanks to Schadenfroh for compiling his detailed list over in the AT:S&A forums. The AT:HD posters should check out the other forums that don't generate as much traffic simply for such inciteful posts as that one. Also, thanks to YellowFiero for bringing it around to Hot Deals where every person who builds or repairs PCs should use each one of these programs, as they represent fine examples of how to keep a PC operating at peak efficiency.

 

[Analog]

added Zonealarm's spyware detector!

 

[Gibson486]

I use avast!, although, their new UI kind of sucks.