Some Open questions running in every one’s mind when he/she gets a new PC or a Laptop.

Is Spyware Invading your Computer?
Are you getting a lot of Annoying Pop Ups?
Is your Virus Scanner Removing the Infections?
How to stay protected from Viruses, Intruders, Spyware, Trojans and Adware?

Which is the Best Antivirus Software Available today?

Something’s to look out for before Installing an Antivirus Solution are;

• Easy to use
• It must be Light! i.e doesn’t load the System resulting in slowing down the Computer. Norton Antivirus is a Resource Hog.
• Frequent Virus Definition Updates available
• Detects Risks Immediately

Best Free Antivirus Software

Most Free Antivirus Software don’t include E-mail, Internet and firewall protection. if you are not caring much about E-mail, Internet Protection etc, the following Free Antivirus Software are the most recommended ones to use;

AVG Antivirus and Antispyware security software is available for Windows for free. Join the millions of home users that trust AVG to protect their computers.

http://free.avg.com/

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AVG’s “Link Scanner” could be heavy on the system. If you don’t surf much, I suggest you turn it off. I use Yahoo Anti-Spy with AVG. Sometimes Yahoo Anti-Spy catches Trojans that AVG doesn’t. The only bad thing about AVG is its Auto Update, it updates as soon as you log in which is pretty annoying and slows the PC down for a while.

Avast Antivirus Software represents a multi-award winning solution to virus protection, with anti-spyware and anti-rootkit technology built in for added security. It is available free for non-commercial, home use and with its fast, automatic updates, It is already being used by more than 50 million users worldwide to provide continuous protection against all forms of malicious software (malware). It has an Auto Update with a lot of features.

http://www.avast.com/

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I use Avast and AVG combined. They are free and don’t use a lot of resources.

Avira AntiVir is a free antivirus protection software

http://www.free-av.com

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Avira Antivir works great, but its pop-ups are really annoying! Everyday it tries to get you to upgrade to the premium edition. Quite often it slows down CPU performance.

Best Paid Antivirus Software

ESET’s NOD32 Antivirus Software provides the best proactive antivirus protection by far, says PC World. And AV Comparatives named ESET Best Antivirus product for 2006 and 2007. For antivirus software and security solutions, the choice is always ESET. NOD32 sits in the system tray quietly without consuming too much ram and doesn’t pop up every time it updates.

http://www.eset.com/

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Nod32 with heuristics turned on is virtually 100% detection.

Kaspersky Antivirus software is meant for home or business. It claims to have the world’s fastest antivirus updates. You have Free virus scan and antivirus trial downloads.

http://www.kaspersky.com/

Free Kaspersky Online Virus Scanner

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By Using Kaspersky FTW, It detects keyloggers and trojans before any other anti virus does

Best Free Firewall Software

ZoneAlarm provides complete PC and Home Internet Security solutions. ZoneAlarm’s suite of products includes: Internet Security Suite, Antivirus, Anti-Spyware, Firewall, Extended Range Wireless Router and Print Server, and much more.

http://www.zonealarm.com/

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