How to secure my system from virus

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psantosh12

Jul 7, 2009, 11:11 PM

Hi,

How to secure my system from virus

What is the best anti virus software

Please reply

Thank you,
Santosh

seahwk83

Jul 8, 2009, 07:29 AM

There are 2 good antivirus apps that are free

AVG
AVG Free - Download Free Antivirus and Antispyware for Windows 7, Vista and XP (http://free.avg.com/)

Avira - Click the download tab
Free antivirus - Avira AntiVir (http://www.freeav.com/)

If looking for something to purchase, BitDefender has been rated #1 the last few years
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/

0EntitY

Jul 13, 2009, 12:19 AM

Avira free or Avast. I use Avira because it does not slow my computer down and Avira has a very high detection rating.
Best Free Antivirus Software (http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.htm)

Dont treadonme

Aug 3, 2009, 07:36 AM

1.

NEVER surf the interweb while logged in with administrator privileges

that'll solve 99% of your problems

Lawman49

Sep 18, 2009, 07:34 PM

I've owned many of the big name Antivirus software programs but none of them were as effective as Avast (which is FREE for home use). You just have to reregister each year... Never had a problem since I installed it years ago....