What is the best spyware or virus protection program to download from the internet to keep my computer safe?

Antivirus Program

1. Avira Antivirus

2. AVG antivirus

Antispyware program

1. Spyware Terminator

2. Malwarebytes Antimalware

3. Spybot Search and Destroy

4. Adaware

5. Super Antispyware

You will get a lot of answers suggesting programs. In reality though, the best antimalware program is the one between your ears.

You can get malware by just visiting a site. The very best protection from "driveby" installs of malware is Firefox Browser with the NoScript addon. IE has nothing to compare with that.

NEVER open an email unless you are sure who it is from. Never open an attachment unless you are expecting it. Confirm with sender, otherwise.

Downloading free music, movies, videos, cracked programs, and other pirated files is dangerous. Criminals use those to

hide their malware and infect your computer.

Never click on any ads especially if they are on popular sites. The more popular the site, the more likely the ad will not be what you expect. Many redirect you to malware sites.

Keep all of your programs and Windows updated. Check at least once a month using a program such as Secunia Online Scanner which will tell you if you are missing any updates. VERY important.

Online games are another malware magnet. Security programs cannot protect you from the malware that exists on them.

Never post your email address online. Use a "throwaway" address other than your primary one for registering and don't post it either on forums, etc.

Protect your computer administrator account from other users by a password and set up a guest account for others.

None of the above rules are difficult to follow but will save you a lot of grief in the future.

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scannin%E2%80%A6

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/per%E2%80%A6

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox%E2%80%A6

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Never had malware on my computers.

Just personal opinion of course. I use Avast , 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.

Download safely from

http://download.cnet.com/windows/

http://www.tucows.com/software.html?t=68%85

Blocked access to anti-malware sites or files indicates an infection already.

MalwareBytes is good at getting a good clean system to begin your transformation to a cleaner system.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

(free version has no "real-time" shield)

You'll also have to re-name the file (to anything.exe ) in order to run it.

Go to Start> 'c' drive> programs> malwarebytes folder.

In that folder find the " mbam.exe " file, and rename it.

System restore should also be turned off.

Finding that depends on what OS version you have.

Win7 is: Right click "Computer"> Properties> System> System Protection tab> Configure restore settings...heading "Configure" button> Restore settings @ top> tick "Turn off..." > OK out.

Other OS's are similar.

Post-cleaning prevention:

One real and lasting lesson to learn from all this is A) Either stop using Windows on the Internet; or B) Stop using Internet Explorer.

IE is a broken piece of rubbish, which is why you (and millions of others) are victims of these "rogue" malware items.

Because of inherent architecture of Internet browsers (especially IE) vulnerabilities (notably 'javascript') are readily exploited, and it is even more important that you use Firefox with 'NoScript' add-on, which will prevent "Click-jacking', hidden "iFrame" exploits, and "Drive-by" installs.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722

Special note: Firefox has been hacked by Microsoftie.

Microsoft has installed into Firefox (unknown and unannounced), rubbish that degrades the security of Firefox to little more than IE, and may under some conditions negate the benefits of "NoScript".

Check your FF 'Add-on's'> "Extensions" & "Plug-in's" tabs and disable "NET framework", "Windows Presentation Foundation", "Shockwave", "Silverlight", JavaScript stuff, or other active scripting rubbish.

(http://www.grc.com/sn/sn-199.htm)

hi, ill try and help you as much as possible.

- AVG 9.0 is great once downloaded and installed it Supply you with a internet explorer toolbar which shows if you current page is safe or dangerous, if is completely free but does require a few updates to stay up to dat with the latest bugs,

hope this helps

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AVG is condierd to be the best in market but according to my point of view you can save your computer from external threats with an antivirus but there are many internal threats which we dont know and pop up in the form of erros , the best way to avoid those erros you must have to clean your window registry for this you need to install some registry repairer or cleaner.

i recommend you to download from intel website whichis authentic source to download a quality teste software.. here is the link

http://ibx.intel.com/directory/productpage/tabid/8...

SpyNoMore,the best anti-spyware software that i have used,it can detect and remove all stealth keylogger on your computer.anymore it can block the websites which have keylogger dangerous,it is also easy to use

http://www.softwarewikipedia.com/index.php/SpyNoMo...

In my opinion, Kaspersky is one of the better anti-virus applications.

You can get the free trial version of this security tool at the following link:

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

You should also ensure your antispyware application is up to date and fully operational.

Check out Spyhunter here:

http://www.pcthreat.com/parasitebyid-756

I Recommend If you Looking Good Free Anti-Virus i would Recommend By Using Avast 5

Avast 5

Avast offers a really solid protection against threats. It has protection against anti-spyware & anti root-kit. Using it's Web Shield the computer is protected against browser hijacks blocking access of hijacked websites. also features a heuristics engine and a Gaming Silent mode. The Mail Shield protects the computer from infected email messages, while it's Instant Messaging Shield protects the system from IM threats. It supports a lot of IM clients like Windows Live Messenger, AOL, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger and others. Another great feature is the Peer-to-Peer Shield, which scans all the files downloaded with P2P clients. Some of the supported clients are: LimeWire, Ares, DC, BitLord. Avast has a Behavioral Shield which monitors the system for any suspicious behavior, and it's Network Shield monitors the network activity in order to stop virus from infecting the system.

Main Features

- File System Shield Monitors all files and programs stored on the computer.

- Web Shield Monitors and eliminates online threats.

- Mail Shield Monitors all email activity.

- P2P Shield IM Shield Monitors all downloads from P2P applications.

- Behavioral Shield Monitors suspicious activity.

- Gaming Silent Mode Monitors messages, pop-ups or alert threats get displayed.

- Network Shield Monitors all network traffic.

http://www.avast.com/

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Hi there,

Avira AntiVir Antivirus is quite good it doesn't take much memory which can be a cause of PC hang...

Thanks,

Alexa