A good virus scanner

semeai · 11-09-2006, 09:59 AM

I use syagte personal firewall, also free :P and I still don't feel that safe browsing the web. I hear how all my friends are tons getting malware and viruses but they are just deleting them with their virus scanner. They all use ones like norton, that you have to pay for. What are some really good free virus scanners?

wally246 · 11-09-2006, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by semeai

I use syagte personal firewall, also free :P and I still don't feel that safe browsing the web. I hear how all my friends are tons getting malware and viruses but they are just deleting them with their virus scanner. They all use ones like norton, that you have to pay for. What are some really good free virus scanners?

Please check this out:New Grisoft in the House!!!
This is the parent of AVG Anti-Virus, a utility many use including myself. You might also look at www.download.com for Ad-Aware and Spybot, two free programs that have kept me from having any problems so far. As for a firewall, I use Comodo free firewall which gives two way protection.

**Glaswegian** · 11-09-2006, 01:32 PM

Hi

In addition to wally246's excellent suggestions, have a look at this article for further hints and tips to staying safe.

semeai · 11-10-2006, 09:29 AM

thanks a lot, I will look through all the possibilities to find the best one to use.

semeai · 11-10-2006, 09:53 AM

wow thanks a lot, I found 2 malware and 20 tracking cookies. I might scan quite a lot now, but thanks!

wally246 · 11-10-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by semeai

wow thanks a lot, I found 2 malware and 20 tracking cookies. I might scan quite a lot now, but thanks!

Please tell us what program found these problems, thanks!

wally246 · 11-10-2006, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by wally246

Please check this out:New Grisoft in the House!!!
This is the parent of AVG Anti-Virus, a utility many use including myself. You might also look at www.download.com for Ad-Aware and Spybot, two free programs that have kept me from having any problems so far. As for a firewall, I use Comodo free firewall which gives two way protection.

I am interested in other programs users here use. If you have a suggestion as to a better product than Ad-Aware or Spybot, I'm all ears!

semeai · 11-10-2006, 01:17 PM

The product I used was AVG anti-spyware 7.5. I have previously used Avast! but that showed up with nothing on the scans so AVG is clearly better.

**Glaswegian** · 11-10-2006, 03:01 PM

Perhaps not better wally246, but certainly equal and just as important are Spywareblaster and Spywareguard. Also a good HOSTS file will help. See my sig below for links.

wally246 · 11-11-2006, 06:07 PM

I will check into this, thanks.

honesy · 11-12-2006, 07:07 PM

I also used avast and as the other bloke said before i did heaps of scans and yet it found nothin and my computer was slow as so i installed AVG Free and tried that and that found heaps and heaps of viruses and malware that avast didnt so go with that....

11-09-2006, 09:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
semeai Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 40 OS: Windows XP	A good virus scanner I use syagte personal firewall, also free :P and I still don't feel that safe browsing the web. I hear how all my friends are tons getting malware and viruses but they are just deleting them with their virus scanner. They all use ones like norton, that you have to pay for. What are some really good free virus scanners?

11-09-2006, 01:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,533 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 / Win 7 Pro My System Blog Entries: 10	Hi In addition to wally246's excellent suggestions, have a look at this article for further hints and tips to staying safe. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. PC Safety & Security::PC running a bit slow?::Donate::Photographers Corner

11-10-2006, 03:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,533 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 / Win 7 Pro My System Blog Entries: 10	Perhaps not better wally246, but certainly equal and just as important are Spywareblaster and Spywareguard. Also a good HOSTS file will help. See my sig below for links. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. PC Safety & Security::PC running a bit slow?::Donate::Photographers Corner

11-10-2006, 09:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
semeai Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 40 OS: Windows XP	thanks a lot, I will look through all the possibilities to find the best one to use.

11-10-2006, 09:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
semeai Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 40 OS: Windows XP	wow thanks a lot, I found 2 malware and 20 tracking cookies. I might scan quite a lot now, but thanks!

11-10-2006, 01:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
semeai Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 40 OS: Windows XP	The product I used was AVG anti-spyware 7.5. I have previously used Avast! but that showed up with nothing on the scans so AVG is clearly better.

11-11-2006, 06:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
wally246 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: US Posts: 125 OS: xp sp2 Firefox Baby!	I will check into this, thanks.

11-12-2006, 07:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
honesy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 19 OS: Windows Xp	I also used avast and as the other bloke said before i did heaps of scans and yet it found nothin and my computer was slow as so i installed AVG Free and tried that and that found heaps and heaps of viruses and malware that avast didnt so go with that....