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girl_ asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 1 decade ago

Does anyone know a good free anti-virus program for Windows 7 HP.?

I have Norton but it doesn't really seem to do anything so I want a better one, It came with my laptop I've only had it for about 2 months.

But, also is there anyway I can clean stuff out and make it run faster without a program, just like the computer can do it on its own.

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  • optimo
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yeah, AVG has great features.

    Avast just has more. Like boot-time scans and full rootkit protection (not just "basic"). It's also better than Norton and McAffe when it comes to detecting viruses, and it's faster than both as well. It's also pretty powerful in the anti-spyware realm.

    Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware should get rid of anything Avast misses (which is very, very rare).

  • 1 decade ago

    Microsoft actually has a package called Security Essentials that protects you from all sorts of malware including viruses and spyware. It is available at http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

    AVG Free and Spybot are also a good free combination.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Avast - good, free, yarrrr!

    Also Malwarebytes, Spybot: Search and Destroy, or Ad-Aware are good for eliminating those pesky malware programs.

  • 1 decade ago

    Definitely AVG! AVG has a ton of great features. There is even a free version of it!!!! get it now!

    Source(s): me
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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Malware bytes and AVG Free are fantastic

    Source(s): I'm teenage computer guru
  • 1 decade ago

    You can try fishing filter and see if that works

  • 1 decade ago

    avast - just google it, and install the free version.

  • 1 decade ago

    clamwin

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