[irv]

Is free cheap enough?

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

(It's not a bad program, either, in spite of the price)

[martin_fierro]

AVG Antiviral. Free for private individual use.

[Petronski]

AVG is what you want. While you're at it, make sure you've deployed Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy. The trifecta for cheap bastards like me.

[ConservativeMind]

Download Computer Associates eTrust for free (1 yr) -

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/antivirus/default.mspx

[BigSkyFreeper]

AVG is for the rock-bottom price of Free-Ninety-Nine.

[Always Right]

Anti-Vir is also free and is very good.

[Always Right]

Anti-Vir is also free and is very good.

Sorry, didn't have http in the first link,

[JoJo Gunn]

Don't forget SpywareBlaster 3.2

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Definiyetle use AVG Anti Virus. It's free and very effective. Very effective indeed.

One thing you'll want to do once you have it installed is to use msconfig and look at the programs that run at startup. Remove the program call AVGCC. Don't let it run at startup. All this does is put run the Control Center and put the little 4 color icon in your System Tray. What it will also do is cause some occasional problems with startup and shutdown of your PC as well as system freeze ups....if you are running Win98, Win 98se or Win ME.

I eliminated it from my startup and my PC has been running a lot smoother.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Of course, Definiyetle=definitely.

Wow. I gotta go to bed.

[Deetes]

mark...

[backhoe]

 

Things you need--(all FREE)
Anti-Virus
AVG Anti-Virus version 7 (free) release available...

 Avast
Firewall
Kerio(Direct Download) Zone Alarm

 If are using zone alarm it may slow your PC. Try Outpost Firewall http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost or Sygate Firewall http://www.sygate.com/ both have FREE and Pro versions and are heads above ZA.
Misc.
IE Spyads SpywareBlaster Spyware Guard
Windows Update- you must keep updated, it is the start of a secure system-
get all CRITICAL Updates

Things you want(Still Free)
 

  I use Firefox PR1 and IMHO, beats the sox off MS Explorer. Life is good with tabs. Click the link and give it a try.

Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D

SpywareBlaster
MS MVP Hosts file

Mike Lin's Homepage and get the Startup Control Panel and Startup Monitor tools.

 

The best forum for malware removal:

-SWI Forums-

 

 
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315720/posts

 Microsoft Releases Anti-Spyware Beta 1 To Public Today.
Microsoft.com ^

 

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Browser Wars, take two various FR links | 12-22-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1306815/posts ...and let your compiler of links drop out of Lurk & Link mode for comment and advice: Ditch IE. Honest to God, almost anything else will give you fewer problems. Try and compare- use IE, then run Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy... then try another browser and repeat. You will be stunned at the garbage IE attracts. Keep your OS updated & patched. Run a hardware firewall-- with today's LAN's, it's easy. You need a hardware firewall. Use a software firewall, too-- if you don't, you'll never know how many times your PC is trying to "phone home" and send your info across the web.

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Dropping out of Lurkin' & Linkin' Mode...

Avast! by Alwil found and healed viruses no other free or purchased software found. Try the online scans as well-- they sometimes catch stuff ( like Byte_Verify ) that others miss.

[holymoly]

Check my FR homepage. You'll find links to everything you need - antivirus, antispyware, firewalls, etc. All freeware/open source.

[Ff--150]

I don't know about these other FReepers, but I just ran AVG and CAN'T GET ON THE INTERNET!!! [on another computer now].

I uninstalled the AVG and still unable to connect??????

[jdm]

Don't forget about registry either. WinASO Registry Optimizer 2.0.5 is fantastic.

[PoorMuttly]

http://www.komando.com/bestshareware.asp#antivirus

This site may offer what you're looking for. She uses and tests her recommendations, and you can contact her too.