Free Online Antivirus???

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:07 pm

Hello people!

One question. What free online antivirus do you recommend me? I think my actual antivirus is corrupted so I want to try one from the internet to scan my pc (I think there is a virus avoiding detection).

Ive tried Trend Micro before and once Mcaffee (who detected a virus but couldnt -or more to the point didnt- delete if I didnt pay for the service).

Which site should I go?

Thnx in advance

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:20 pm

how Bizzare.

My Norton 2006 copy just got stunned by Norton, seems they finnaly worked out how to stop hacked software... Ironic?

So I downloaded and installed McFee 2006 suite, and that ****** my comp right up today, crap software, it runs things via IE ? go figure...

I just bit the bullet and bought Norton 2006

i know that doesnt answer your question tho, the only free software I can think of is Bulldog

http://www.bullguard.com/pamelaspeak/

Still a tiral tho

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:34 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:how Bizzare.

My Norton 2006 copy just got stunned by Norton, seems they finnaly worked out how to stop hacked software... Ironic?

So I downloaded and installed McFee 2006 suite, and that ****** my comp right up today, crap software, it runs things via IE ? go figure...

I just bit the bullet and bought Norton 2006

i know that doesnt answer your question tho, the only free software I can think of is Bulldog

http://www.bullguard.com/pamelaspeak/

Still a tiral tho

Thnx. The same thing happened to me. I had installed Norton 2006 (since december) and past Thursday it said me I needed an activation code. I tried the one I had used in the first place (one cracked here that would last 2126 days!!!) and didnt work. I uninstalled it and installed Mcaffee but went crazy (a few crashes and strange behaviour) Ive uninstalled it and now I have a Norton 15 day trial but my pc still runs strangely.

In one of my attempts to obtain a Norton code I inadvertently activated a trojan who blocked my internet but after various intents I got rid of it (or I think so) but because I installed this trial after I dont know for sure.

Here in Peru is like the paradise of pirated software. For less than 2 dollars you can get a cd with 20 different programs, so finding a legal antivirus in not that easy.

This site you posted is safe?

Anyone knows of a online antivirus who runs directly to the pc w/o installing it?

Eline · Post by **Eline** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:01 pm

I have something called AVG, and something called ZoneAlarm. They work fine.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:25 pm

For online scanning try either
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
or
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/

although Trend is quite good.

Eline wrote:I have something called AVG

AVG is a very good free Antivirus programme and one i've used for a long time (although i've currently got AntiVir installed, but not for long as it's updating procedure is annoying the hell of me).

Astrotrain99 · Post by **Astrotrain99** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:14 am

A few of the free ones I've heard are good include AVG, Avast, Solo, and NOD32.

From what I've tried I like AVG and Avast the best, but there are plenty of freeware ones out there to try out.

Gekigengar · Post by **Gekigengar** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:52 am

http://beta.windowsonecare.com/Default.aspx

Yeah I know, it's a Microsoft product in Beta, and I was actually stunned that it was not a resource hog, nor that I was ever compromised by a virus.

What's even more stunning, it actually works. o.O

Though I still recommend using another ant-v, ontop of this just in case.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:02 am

Well, I'm not sure if they have an online scanning-service like other companys, but I use their installed software, their called Alvil Software, and the name of the prog is AVAST.

It's a funny little anti-v prog, that is for free for all home users, but the company-version has to be paid for.

What I like about it, is that it's so fast at everything, updating takes only a few seconds, because it's based on some kind of scripts (hint to Impactor: you are allowed to make your own special custom scanning-script or whatever it's called ) so the downloads are really small.

Also, I find it to be one of the fastest anti-v when it comes to actual scanning too.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html