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Help with computer virus protection?
Question : Help with computer virus protection?
I just did a pc restore on my computer because it has a bad virus I could not get rid of. I need to know what free virus protection I need to keep my computer safe from viruses and anything else that can cause harm to my computer.
I have a Hp laptop with windows xp.
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Best answer:
Answer by Jay R
I’ve been running PC Tools for about 2 years with no troubles. PC Tools is free and don’t slow my pc down like others do. Yes it is free.
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#2 written by Mark S 1 year ago
Doing a system restore won’t solve the virus issue
Firstly, Download and install Avast from here
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
Start your pc in SAFE mode and do a complete scan
You should also have a maware software installed for more protection
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php -
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Free Anti-Virus: Avast Home Edition
Avast home edition is free and effective, it protects your PC from infected webpages, scans your downloads and emails for viruses and has built in anti-rootkit and anti-spyware, plus it gives you the option to run a boot scan, there are very few anti-virus’s that can do all this paid or otherwise and this is free.
Avast works for 60 days from installation after which you will need to register to get your free product key this is valid for a year after which you just register for another free key, so it always free.
I use Avast along side Comodo firewall both are free, light on memory and have been independently tested and proven to be more effective then big names like Mcafee.
Avast: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Comodo: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
People often recommend AVG but Avast is far better:
On AVGs official website it states that their free anti-virus software does not screen downloads for viruses (one of the most common ways of getting infected). I’ve also tested both AVG and Avast using the EICAR test viruses, AVG allowed all the viruses onto the computer without a single warning where as Avast either blocked them instantly or shorty after preventing all from running, Avast is much lighter and offers far superior protection.