Question by donjuan6212: which is the best free virus removal software?
I posted a question about winamp slowing down on my pc and was informed i have a virus of some sort. I have downloaded AVG but it hasn’t found any worms or viruses, does anyone know of any other free anti virus programmes which will find this bug?
Best answer:
Answer by Homer Jay
Try adaware this will find all spyware etc that can slow down you pc
http://free-adaware-download.com/adawaredownload/
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Try Kaspersky. Do an online scan at trendmicro.com
avg is slow and doesnt find all the viruses. try avast antivirus (free) 4. its really good, finds most things first go, if not second.
i think you can get it from http://www.tucows.com/ or http://www.download.com/
enjoy!
Guy S
AVG Anti Virus. You can get it from http://www.download.com. The latest version is available now. It will fix your problem.
BYE
Adaware and spyware.
http://www.sophos.com/
Free and amazing, our school uses it for a basic anti-virus measure….
i use AVG it does the job 4 me
AVG should get the viruses (if you’ve downloaded the latest update), but its probably worth downloading an anti spyware program like ad-aware from http://lavasoft.com
and a firewall from zonealarm http://www.zonealarm.com to stop any other nasties from slowing down your computer.
Both of these programs have free versions.
Try Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Go all the way to bottom of page and install it. Remember though to have only one anti-virus program at a time on computer as two or more will conflict with one another.
You may also want to try Housecall put out by Trend Micro which is a free on line scan:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
I do recommend though that you have an anti-virus program installed on the computer besides the Housecall.
Also Winamp may be slowing down due to other issues besides a virus. Go see if they have a newer installation:
http://www.winamp.com/player/free.php
I got the free basic bundle pack which is the slowest loading program I have but worth it. If you get the newest one uninstall the old before putting on the new one.
As a final note get Ccleaner. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space.
http://www.ccleaner.com/
You can have the Ccleaner and the anti-virus program together on the computer. Just remember that the Ccleaner is not an anti-virus program so you will need the anti-virus program as well. Good luck!
PS: Ad-Aware SE Personal put out by Lavasoft is a good program but it is NOT an anti-virus program.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
I recommend it though with both the Ccleaner and Avast.
spyware terminator or jus go to http://www.windowsmarketplace.co.uk and search 4 free anti virus brings loads up read the reviews and take ya pick a-squared is a ok 1 2
AVG Anti Virus and you can get it from http://www.download.com
and if you only want to remove some particular virus then you can download the virus removable tool of norton antivirus , you can get it from http://www.symantec.com and remove the same
Its hard to get a good one for free, why dont you try a free P2P file sharing program like morpheus and search for “spyware doctor” which is one of the best software of the year.
spyware doctor from pc tools-you have to pay around £19 but it stops all pop-ups all hijack attempts,everything really.if you want a free programme go to grisoft they have loads of free stuff.
try avg. there is a free edition and a corporate version.
In addition to AVG visit this site every so often for a free scan:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
Also: Microsoft’s own site for a free scan and tune up:
http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm
You can also download a free version of ewido anti-spyware from the same site you got AVG.
Try Avast, free reg and updates automatically works very well specially in conjuction with windows defender. have a look at Avast.com.
avast antivirus
try going to http://www.free.grisoft.com and downloading AVG anti-virus free and AVG anti-spyware free. i use both these as spyware can act like a virus but not detectable with a virus scan then get yourselve a good firewall http://www.zonealarm.com and downlaod a free firewall again i have done this as i was have big problems, dont have them anymore.
if you’re running windows xp sp2, the best you can get is windows live onecare centre, 90 days free trial, from microsoft.com.
Yes, but are you sure its a virus?
Scan in Safe Mode using either AVG 7.5 free or Avast (don’t use both); and then with Bitdefender.
Then 3 antispyware programs to check for spyware/trojans.
If they don’t pick anything up its probably not a virus or trojan!
Before attempting to remove malware you must switch off System Restore as back up files will be hiding in there, and it will just restore itself. Go to Start – programs – accessories – system tools – system restore.
Run your anti virus and anti spyware in Safe Mode. To get into Safe Mode repeatedly press the F8 key after the bios screen loads but before Windows loads. You’ll know if you made it because the screen will be at 800 x 600 and your pc will be slow.
Then beef up your security. Its easier to prevent malware getting on to your sytem in the first place rather than trying to remove it. All the following programs are free for personal use;
You need to install one firewall.
The Windows firewall doesn’t stop malware on your pc from dialling out.
http://www.zonelabs.com Zone Alarm firewall
http://www.comodogroup.com/ – Comodo security suite.
You need to install one anti virus;
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ -AVG anti virus or
http://www.avast.com – Avast Antivirus
You need all three anti spyware programs;
http://www.ewido.net – AVG(Ewido) anti trojan.
http://www.lavasoft.com – Ad-Aware SE Personal anti adware
http://www.safer-networking.org – Spybot Search and Destroy anti spyware
And these are useful utilities;
Shields Up security site;
https://www.grc.com – check your firewall works
http://www.grc.com/optout.htm – grc anti spyware program and info.
http://www.mozilla.com/ Firefox web browser and Thunderbird e-mail program.
http://www.opera.com/ Opera web browser
Instal both these web browsers, turn off javascript on one and use that browser for vising unknown websites. They don’t support Active X so thats one less way for problems to get on your pc.
http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm – The Spyware Warrior site identifies fake anti spyware programs.
http://www.ccleaner.com Cr*pcleaner Registry cleaner and privacy tool
Winpatrol is a handy utility that tracks cookies on your pc and stops unwanted changes to your startup folder.
http://www.winpatrol.com
Spywareblaster works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It won’t uninstall spyware that is already on your pc, but it will prevent hijacks and other malicious changes to your browser.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com
http://www.siteadvisor.com -MacAffee Site Advisor warns about malware on sites you are about to visit.
http://www.sys-shield.com – AbsoluteShield File Shredder
http://www.mailwasher.net/ -spam filter
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Lavasoft-ARIES-Rootkit-Remover.shtml – Aries Rootkit remover.
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Main/view/Download-Free-Products.html – Bitdefender doesn’t run in the background and can be used as a second back up anti virus.
Remember to update and run all of you anti malware programs at least once a week.
Booyaah! Here you go, a list of free virus removal software.
http://www.basicspywaretips.com/spywareremovaltool.html
I reckon that Kaspersky is the BEST anti-virus
Everyone rates it the BEST anyway
id say go for the free edition of AVG on http://www.avg.co.uk or .com cant remember it updates everyday
You get nothing for nothing except the viruses put there so that you have to buy something.
I would suggest McFee for a PC and Itego for Mac.
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Ya mam
adaware is a really good free anti virus just make sure you get the spelling right or you will get [adware] which will do the opposite.
Hi,
I have asked the same question months ago and guess what?…..I have a great answer for you!
You could use Avast antivirus for FREE!
Go into this link: http://www.avast.com/eng/free_software.html
And download for free: “Free avast! 4 Home Edition”
I use it and I have peace and quiet at home
AVG
Alternatively, you may have a really crap PC. Think about it.
Also try spybot to get all the spy ware.
A good site to find most of what you are looking for is http://www.download.com
This problem you have may not be a virus or spyware.
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del
Go into Task Manager and see if you can see anything that is taking up to much use of the cpu or ram.
As in other answers, Avast Anti-Virus, CCleaner (Cr@p Cleaner), Spyware Blaster
Also try Spywareguard which runs in the back ground,
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
Also to clean I check with a2 (A Squared) from Emisoft, auto updates etc.
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
Don’t forget spybot!
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Also this, but works best in safe mode, got a blighter the others didn’t get..
http://www.incodesolutions.com/index2.html
XT version is for XP and above. (Worth buying)
Hope this helps…all the pages are homepages so you can read up on the programs.
Best of luck in getting rid of the bugs..
Pete.
Spybot Search and Destroy is my favourite at the moment.
Find it here:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
This is an excellent and highly regarded piece of kit. I’ve used it myself and can guarantee it to be completely free and without any nasty extra downloaded files.
norton nti vires
AnitVir
http://www.download-antivir.com/index.asp?PID=aa10060b-6ce9-4e1f-bd84-94c7150a6019
It is free, updates daily and only gives a little advertising for the full product…
I couldn’t survive the WWW without it…!
AntiVir was found the best in one of the virus forums just recently.
However, I still prefer AVG Free Edition
http://www.grisoft.com
Bear in mind there are three things you should have to protect your compuetr from viruses:
FIrst, a firewall. I use zonealarm, it’s free and does a great job. This stops attacks getting through in the first place.
Second, Anti-Virus software, I use AVG FREE because although it’s not as good as the “pay for” software, it’s not very resource hungry, which is good if your running lots of applications or your machine is less than a 1GhZ.
Third, Anti-Spyware. Use Ad-aware from Lavasoft. It’s recognised as the best free spyware software.
Don’t get confused, Viruses and Spyware are different things. A Virus will normally shut your computer down by one way or another. Spyware will let your computer run like normal, but you’ll start getting pop ups, or a new dialler will download and install. Over time, the computer will still work, but it’ll get slower and slower.
All of this software is free and all you have to do is google it to find download locations.
Just get Norton Antivirus, I got mine from Play.com a year ago for £17.99 – not much considering it was the full suite
Winamp slows your PC down anyway.
You may have spyware or adware on you pc.
Download ad-aware to clear it.
i had this problem and tried every free virus software on the internet! i have macafee on my comp and it didint find the virus! the way i managed to cure my problem was to restore my computer to a earlier date, this got rid on the virus and now my comp works better than ever!
I really don’t think you can do much better than AVG. I’ve Used both McAfee and Norton in the past and now I swear by AVG!
Your problem could be something else. A lot of people don’t realize how many programs they are running in the background. They could be slowing you down too. Look at the lower right hand portion of your screen. All those little icons indicate things that are running now. Likely you don’t need all that. Right click and shut some down.
Beyond that, maybe it’s spyware that’s causing the problem. Get Spybot and Ad-aware and run those frequently. They are both free too.
Good luck.
http://www.free-av.com/
Excellent, updated every day for free!
Try Kaspersky (http://www.kaspersky.com), its ruthless on viruses, trojans, worms, etc. I did and it really took ‘em out with a big wollop! Another tough solution is AVG antivirus/anti-spyware (http://www.grisoft.com), they even have free versions…just search on their site for the free version or buy the full package.
Yes trend micro,s house call
try AVAST or BITDEFENDER
try kaspersky antivirus,but make sure it is installed for you at a service center.don’t do it yourself.
dude go for AVG free…its of course free and its good real good
homer j got there b4 me.
adaware’s is the best u can get and the personal version is free.
ZONE ALERT!
To my surprise I didn’t see almost anyone mentioning Avira Antivir. The Dutch consumer union called it the best antivirus program, equal or even better than Norton antivirus! They are free for private persons, and earn their money from selling it to companies, so you are sure they always keep it up-to-date.
http://www.free-av.com/
I have used it for years and it has always worked perfectly.