Free Software Downloads » Viruses http://softwares5.com All About Free Softwares Download Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:38:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 What is a good antivirus program out there to use? http://softwares5.com/2010/07/what-is-a-good-antivirus-program-out-there-to-use.html http://softwares5.com/2010/07/what-is-a-good-antivirus-program-out-there-to-use.html#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:38:06 +0000 admin http://softwares5.com/2010/07/what-is-a-good-antivirus-program-out-there-to-use.html Question by Lisa B: What is a good antivirus program out there to use?
I purchased a used computer about 10 months ago and the guy had put Norton Antivirus on it before I bought it. It is now up for renewal and I don’t know if I should renew it or not. Is having an antivirus necessary? What are some good programs? Are there any out there that are free to use? Should I stay with the Norton Antivirus? Please help me….I only have 6 more days left with this antivirus left.

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Answer by Samuel Adams
Having an up to date anti-virus is very important (it only takes 2 minutes on average for your computer to be compromised). Norton is bloatware and I would not recommend it at all. If you want to pay for an anti-virus Kaspersky is the best. If you want a free anti-virus I recommend in order of popularity, but I leave the decision to you (install only one):

1. AVG Free
a. A simple interface
b. Can detect about 82.82% of viruses
Cons: low virus detection

2. Avast!
a. Real-time protection
b. It has an option to delete a virus once found
c. Can detect about 87.46% of viruses.
Cons: Too many icons and confusing user interface

3. Avira AntiVir
a. It can detect malware better than Avast and AVG
b. It’s cute umbrella icon
c. Can detect about 94.26% of viruses
Cons: A very sluggish update

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Like Avast! Antivirus has a boot-time scanner, meaning it starts the virus scanning right before Windows starts and loads everything including the viruses.

So, does an Antivirus Program have a better chance of detecting a Virus if it has a Boot-Time Scanner?

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Answer by The_Wee_Ham
It depends on the type of virus.

Many viruses “hide” from windows once it is running and therefore boot-time scanners can find them more easily. That said, windows needs to partially start before the boot-time scanner can run. To be honest, good virus scanners are very sophisticated and should be able to detect viruses even if they are running on the computer actively when it scans.

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I had a problem over msn that said (ImageHost.jpg) or something like that, i was getting people saying that i was sending them something, when i really wasn’t, I have Spy Eraser, and Bit Defender, is there any programs that are free that will get rid of viruses?

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Answer by Josh M
I had never heard of Spy Eraser before and after a quick search I couldn’t find a single good thing said about the software from any reputable website. Call me skeptical, but I wouldn’t trust a piece of software that no one has anything good to say about it. Personally, I would get rid of it first.

Bit Defender is pretty good but if it’s not doing the job for you, I would get rid of it after downloading a different anti-virus software like Microsoft Security Essentials or Avira (both free and I’m currently using Microsoft Security Essentials).

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I had to reformat my computer because of viruses so I couldn’t back up my drivers and can’t find the original setup cd. What drivers do I need to install to get my computer to work again? Specifically, what do I install to get the internet back?

Thanks!

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Answer by Wade
go to www.mydrivers.com

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I’m looking for the best antivirus program. I want to stay under a year. I was thinking of Eset nod32 or Bitdefender. What antivirus program do you recommend?

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Answer by DayzToNitefall
Avast is the best one out there, it doesn’t mess with anything and does what you want, and it actually gets rid of the viruses.

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