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Which is the best freeware Antivirus software having all the features of major commercial antivirus softwares?

I want to know which freeware antivirus softwares have all the features of all major security softwares like WINDOWS ONE CARE,NORTAN 360 etc? the free ware av software must also have antispyware,which is the best one?

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1. Free antivirus is just that - antivirus. No firewall, no anti-spam, no anti-spyware... That said, avast is the best free antivirus.
2. I second Avast
3. PCTools products do get good reviews. The good thing is they have free versions of their products. They work great. Spyware Doctor from the Google pack is a must. I highly recommend it. I bought Webroots Spysweeper and spyware doctor finds stuff spysweeper does not. Having both is a perfect combo and I recommend running two anti-spyware products. PCTools Anti-Virus http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/ PCTools Threatfire - Malware Protection This free tool makes your current anti-virus better. Definite Download http://www.threatfire.com PCTools Firewall Plus http://www.pctools.com/firewall/ The Google Pack includes a free starter edition of Spyware Doctor. http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer_new.html?hl=en&gl=us&ai=BZy9nzYgZR_j2KofKmwTgjq3mAezuhSGAyqSDAsWNtwEAEAEgw9-LBTgBUIfas8sEYMnG5YbIo-gZoAGWl5z9A7IBDmZvcmRicmFrZXMuY29tyAEC2gEWaHR0cDovL2ZvcmRicmFrZXMuY29tL4ACAagDAw&gclid=CJu2m5HWnI8CFSUYagodtkXDew&ciNum=11 Reviews http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136191/article.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- You can do an online scan for viruses and spyware for free from the major vendors. Some of these require Internet Explorer to run because of Active-X Trend-Micro http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ Computer Associates http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pestscan/ Panda Software http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/ Symantec Security Check http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/?langid=ie&venid=sym Mcafee Free Scan http://us.mcafee.com/root/catalog.asp?catid=free Kaspersky Scanner http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner Microsoft Protection Scanner http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/center/howsafe.htm?s_cid=mscom_msrt F-Secure http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/olsbeta.shtml BitDefender http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html NOD32 http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/index.php ---------------------------------------------------------------- Its good to run two anti-spywares even if some extra resources are taken. SuperAntiSpyware does an excellent job. AVG's full version gets great reviews. Adaware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware Microsoft Defender http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx AVG http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spyware-free/lng/us/tpl/v5 Spyware Terminator 2 http://www.spywareterminator.com/ Spybot Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/ SuperAntispyware http://superantispyware.com/ -------------------- Anti-Spyware for a cost. Personally I bought Webroot's Spysweeper, their product is great and well worth the money. Watch Best Buy ads because sometimes it goes on sale for $10 to $15. Webroot Spysweeper http://www.webroot.com/consumer/compare/freeware.html?rc=4929 PCTools Spyware Doctor http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/ ---------------------------------------------- There are free anti-virus scanners availble. They work well. I like AVG and PCTools anti-viruses the best of the free anti-virus programs. If you are not willing to spend money it is good to have some kind of anti-virus software avg http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 avast http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html Avira AntiVir http://www.free-av.com/ ------------------- For a Cost This is my recommendation for anti-virus. Free are good, but they are not as accurate as the top paid anti-virus software Top-Tier Kaspersky http://www.kasepersky.com Nod32 http://www.eset.com/
4. Try AVG antivirus. it has an antivirus, anti spyware and anti spam bundled together. it even has weekly updates. the trial version even has an indefinite evaluation time.
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