Antivirus Help

What is the top freeware antivirus and firewall software around? I have tried Kaspersky which is an all in one protection suite but I found it slowed down my computer and wasn't worth the price I paid for. I am now using the free version of AVG and am considering zone alarm as the firewall. Both are freely available. Are the commercial AVG and zone alarm any good? Are there any antivirus and firewall software, which are freely available and are effective in their protection?

Are there any good freeware antivirus and firewall programs that are Vista-compatible? If you can help me, I appreciate it. If you just want to vent about Vista, save yourself the effort. I've already heard it, and believe me, I feel the same way myself.

(s)(o)(s) Computer Wizards! I have a 98/Me hurting What the best freeware for firewall,antivirus,antispy? I have what I guess is a Me piggyback on 98 If that make any sense runnning IE I know should be on firefox Have zonealarm but now realizing that there isn't any continue support ...The programs says I'm not running any antivirus Yet have AVG all freeware versions **** NO MONEY *** and have spybot AVG though never says it found and kill something Have Winpatrol on guard and he bark sometimes on startup file issues which I never change Zonealarm has stopped 9,000 in less than a month and Spybot number is about 87000 bots /// I'm a newbie with what I think is a inbalance confrigation have 98 and 2000 drivers and some 2.59 g(s) free All window files and all program and pic and what not on C with only 995 m left & if I try to fix right and if I kcuf it up, The hillbilies I live will Kill me. HELP ps I'm the first one to introduce them to scandisk, With that they were ready to tell me that I was kcufftgin it up

Freeware Firewall and Antivirus, are there GOOD ones that WORK? Hi! My subscription to 2004 Norton Internet Security runs out in a few weeks. I actually have 2007 Norton Internet Security. I had to install it on someone els'es FAST running system. When I did...I couldn't beleive how SLOW it ran after that!! I do NOT plan on installing 2007 NIS on my computer! I'm thinking of not renewing my subscription to NIS 2004. SO....are there any Freeware Firewalls, AND Antivurus programs that actually WORK??? Many Thanks, Ted

Which is the best freeware protection combination(antivirus,antispyware,firewall)?

What is the best freeware antivirus program? I am currently running avg but a lot of people have been telling me it is uselesss and it certainly didnt help much when my computer was overrun with viruses a couple of months ago, I ended up having to format HD. I already have zonealarm firewall, lavasoft and spybot and mozilla, I just need a new better antivirus program. Also does anyone know any good regcleaners?

What anti virus, firewall and system protection to be use for xandros 4.? What antivirus, firewall and system protection do you guys use for xandros 4? Any freeware software available for xandros?

are the standard firewalls/ norton, etc worth the money are are there some freeware versions as good? is the windows xp firewall adequate protection...and then downloading a freeware antivirus/spyware program seems like we are spending a lot of money for our Norton subscription .............sorry i am cheap!

Best combination of WinXP firewall+antispam+antivirus? Must: autoupdate, work, autoconfig, light on resources. I am going to do a clean reinstall of my WinXP SP2 PC and I want it fast, efficient, secure. Can you point me to a RELIABLE combo of: personal firewall, antivirus, antispam? Absolute requirements are: autoconfiguration, autoupdate, efficiency, light on system resources. Freeware a plus. Please no evangelical and pointless debates: only real life benchmarks and first person experience, thanks. The goal is an install-and-forget secure system, but fast. Otherwise I'd stick with the Norton suite. (please refrain from techie jokes here). Thanks in advance for your help.

Best stand-alone freeware firewall? Antivirus = Antivira. Antimalware = Malwarebytes. Registry/cache cleaner = CCleaner. I need a firewall that's JUST a firewall, & hopefuly won't have any problems with my other security software.

can anyone suggest me a good firewall. Freeware only? I recently had some major problems with Norton security services on my Pc. Their effectiveness caused me to have to reboot my entire pc and lose all data plus some interesting software. This has lead me to find a good free security kit. I already downloaded AVG antivirus and now I'm looking for a good firewall that's either free of charge or available for pennies. If anyone can recommend a spyware blocker I would be greatly interested too. Best suggestion wins him/herself 10 points

firewall protection for my vista system? hi! i would like to ask, what for a programs on a firewall, antivirus and anti spyware that you could recommend for me. this is for my vista system. i prefer to know my options on freeware and shareware. do those all-in-one program like kaspersky internet security or norton internet security is much better than individual programs? thanks a lot!

Best Firewall program w/ antivirus? I am trying to look for a freeware program that includes both antivurus w/ system scan, as well as a firewall. Does anyone know any?....Thanks.

Windows Live OneCare ran out- Renew or diff. Antivirus? My windows liveonecare subscription ran out today so I'm av-less. Should I just renew or use different software? I want something that protects against viruses, spyware, adware, trojans, rootkits, just ALL the bad stuff out there. A firewall would be great, but sometimes they're not that good. I've heard Kaspersky is a great solution but it's very expensive. Internet security has everything while it's antivirus has everything but a firewall. Is there a good freeware firewall that works well with Kaspersky, has the highest ratings (works just as well or better than paid for firewalls), and doesn't hurt system resources? Basically, I'm choosing to renew Live OneCare or to buy Kaspersky AV and get a freeware firewall. Should I just renew, or what freeware firewall is as good or better than paid firewalls and easy on resources? I have Vista Business 32-bit with 2.0GHZ dual core processor, 2GB DDR2 RAM, 335MB vidram, and 50GB free HDD space. Help?

What is the "Best" free antivirus? I am looking for a very good antivirus. I used to have the one Optimum Online offers for free "E-Trust Ez Armor" But it was very weak and could not detect many viruses at all. It didn't search for ad-ware, spyware etc. I recently have downloaded the Comodo AntiVirus and FireWall combo. I have heard a lot about the FireWall and PC Magazine has recognized it also. Though, I hear the A.V. is very young and still cannot detect all viruses. I need something that can protect too (not just scan like the BitDefender Freeware).

Best freeware system tools for windows XP ? (internet security / ram optimization / defrag / registry)? After a lot of personal research, straightforward testing, and lessons learned, I came up with the following freeware solutions for keeping my system up and running. FIREWALL - COMODO Firewall Pro ANTIVIRUS - AOL Active Virus Shield (based on Kapersky) - a-squared free ANTISPYWARE - SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition - Microsoft Windows Defender - SpywareBlaster - McAfee SiteAdvisor REGISTRY CLEANER - Advanced WindowsCare V2 Personal - CCleaner ANTISPAM - SpamBayes DEFRAGMENTER - Speedfrag (a bit akward to use at first, but simply the best one available for free) MEMORY OPTIMIZER - Cacheman All those software are free to everyone for personal use, they are also easy-to-use, non-intrusive (almost no pop-ups windows) and low-memory consuming. My laptop is now booting up in 55s with 659 Mb of free RAM available (out of 1Gb total), and is decently fast. I consider it good, but I would like to make it even better.. Any advise?

whats the best freeware spyware utility to run? i recently had norton anti spyware 2005, i downloaded spycatcher express and ran it. it found 3 trojans after norton said there was none. at the moment i got ad aware se, spy bot, zonealarm firewall and ez trust antivirus any other suggestions?

what is the best comprehensive freeware security centre? i.e. more affective than Mcafee and comes with spam blocker, antivirus, pop-up blocker, firewall etc, please provide links and also being aesthetically pleasing is a bonus!

Limewire Pro wont connect? I previously used Limewire (freeware). It worked perfectly. But i wanted faster downloads, so i downloaded the Pro version. It wont connect. It's connecting for about 20 minutes and nothing happens. Version: 4.8.1, Java 1.6.0. AntiVirus and firewall disabled.

is my computer protected already or not? i have avast antivirus.. then comodo firewall.. then i currently installed super anti-spyware.. then i spyware blaster..i also have ccleaner.. am i protected?what other softwares do i need to download?-freeware please thanks..

Security software for Vista? I have had problems with viruses etc since moving to Vista. I am going to wipe my laptop and would like recommendations on what security software (freeware please) I should be installing when it's clean. I don't trust the Vista firewall so I need one of those (will I need to disable Vista firewall if running another?), antivirus (I have AVG now which is telling me there'll no longer be free updates soon), anti-spyware (running Ad-Aware now) as well as anything else you recommend. Appreciate any help.

What should I do? I am considering deleting Norton Internet Security 2007 and downloading either AVG or Avast for antivirus protection. Also, to take care of spyware, I was planning on downloading Spybot Search and Destroy. Would this be a smart thing to do, or should I just stick with Norton? The Internet Security programs supposedly gives me firewall, spyware, and virus protection so I would be deleting it and replacing it with antivirus (AVG/Avast) and anti-spyware (Spybot) but then I do not know if I would have a firewall. The reason I am doing this is because Norton only finds a cookie or two when I run a full system scan, while other free scanners find hundreds of problens. So basically I am wondering if I should do this or keep Norton, or maybe you have an even better suggestion...I just want to make this computer faster. I already bought Norton, but I would definitely switch to some freeware program if it speeds up my computer. Thank you in advance for your help!