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where can i get Anti-virus software for free?

I have a Trojan and I want to get rid of it. All the anti-virus software I have downloaded says its free at first but when it gets to the point where its time to take the virus off they try and make me pay.

Is there a place to get one for free that is up to date with all the trojans going around?

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  • i♥u2
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Norman Malware Cleaner is a freeware that detect and remove more than 4,000,000 malwares.

    http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Norman-Malw...

    No registration or installation required.

    You download it to your PC

    Run the program and scan

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    2 ultimate unfastened anti virus softwares are Avast and Avira . any a style of two will preserve you on line . you additionally should get carry of and use malwarebytes anti malware and test with it as quickly as a week to make advantageous your anti virus utility didnt pass over something .

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    VI use Avast now, I have also got superantispyware and Malwarebytes. I recently changed to Comodo firewall which seems fine and I seem to boot up quicker. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans Hackers etc. I also use Windows Defender from the Microsoft site. It is safe to use two anti-spy products but never use more than one A/V as it can cause conflicts. You should run A/V and anti spy weekly. Hope this helps

  • 1 decade ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    If you Looking Good Anti-Virus i would Recommend By Using Free Avira AntiVir Personal Press here http://www.download.com/Avira-AntiVir-Personal-Fre...

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  • 1 decade ago

    Free = Useless.

    If it is not a trial version, it don't work...unless it's a firewall.

    AVOID AVGFree as if your life depended on it...while the paid-for version is decent, the freeware crap they give out is among the worst crap in the game. It has a detection rate of 60%, and the industry considers anything under 80% to be unacceptable!

    If you want good and reliable Security, you generally have to pay for it.

    Avast! is supposed to be a decent one-off scanner.

    Anti-Malwarebytes is also supposed to be decent, but it is an on-demand scanner, not a real-time one.

    As for the free crap from Microsoft...don't bother.

    Good Luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    Try Kaspersky.

    http://usa.kaspersky.com/trials/home-users/interne...

    I don't recall it asking me to pay since I used the trial for 30 days.

    IF it doesn't work, download:

    Avira AntiVir

    http://www.free-av.com/

    SUPERAntiSpyware

    http://www.superantispyware.com/

    And Threatfire

    http://www.threatfire.com/

    You can have all three at the same time and one of them should be able to get rid of the trojan.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    AVG will not remove Malware. That's what a trojan is. Don't waste your time with it. There is a new one out there. It's a cleaner. I beta tested it and it worked well. Give it a try.

    Hitman Pro

    http://www.surfright.nl/en

    Web of trust score card for hitman pro.

    http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/hitmanpro.nl

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Get ALL the following programs for free:

    AVG Free 9.0 (from cnet.com)

    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (from cnet.com)

    Spybot Search and Destroy (from cnet.com)

    ZoneAlarm Firewall (from cnet.com)

    AVG Anti-Rootkit Free (from http://www.brothersoft.com/avg-anti-rootkit-free-d...

    Panda Anti-Rootkit (from cnet.com)

    SpywareBlaster (from cnet.com)

    CCleaner (from cnet.com)

    Defraggler (from cnet.com)

    Glary Utilities (from cnet.com)

    Mozilla Firefox (from cnet.com, use instead of internet explorer)

    - Adblock Plus Addon for Firefox

    - WOT addon for Firefox

    - Viral Threat Level addon for firefox

    - LinkExtend Addon for firefox

    All the things I listed will not only keep your computer safe, a few of them will also clean up the computer to keep it running as best as possible.

  • 1 decade ago

    You should use either Avast : www.avast.com

    or Avira : www.free-av.com

    These antivirus have got free editions... and are excellent.

    Avast requires registration, but the registration is free.

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