XP Intenet and Virus Checkers

[Guest]

Are there any free downloadable virus and Internet security programs to use
with xp home as an alternative to Norton Internet Security?

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Avast!, www.avast.com, is the one I use.

 

[Tim Rude]

AVG 7.5 Free
http://free.grisoft.com

 

[Alias]

Avast!, www.avast.com, is the one I use.

Me too, excellent program.

 

[Nepatsfan]

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Are there any free downloadable virus and Internet security
programs to use
with xp home as an alternative to Norton Internet Security?

Keep in mind that you should only have one antivirus program
running in the background. The same goes if you install a
firewall program to obtain additional protection than that
offered through XP's firewall. Note: You should have more than
one antispyware program installed.

Free antivirus programs

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=aff

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Free personal firewalls

Zone Alarm
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en

Comodo Free Firewall
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Free antispyware programs

Ad-Aware 2007 Free
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

SUPERAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

SpywareBlaster 3.5.1
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[PA Bear]

Avast4 or Anvira AntiVir. I no longer recommend AVG Anti-Virus.

 

[Ken Blake]

Are there any free downloadable virus and Internet security programs to
use
with xp home as an alternative to Norton Internet Security?

There are many free downloadable virus programs, and I strongly recommend
installing any of them!

Instead I recommend tat you download and install a free *anti*-virus
program. ;-)

I recommend the free Avast!, but there are other good choices.

You also need at least two Anti-spyware programs. I recommend Spybot search
and Destroy, Spyware Blaster, and Adaware.

Getting rid of Norton Internet Security is a good move. It's probably the
worst possible choice.

 

[HeyBub]

Are there any free downloadable virus and Internet security programs
to use with xp home as an alternative to Norton Internet Security?

Google:

http://www.google.com/search?source...LJ,GGLJ:2006-43,GGLJ:en&q=free+virus+checkers

yields 2.5 million hits.