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[Captain_Fil]

I'm planning on buying a brand-new laptop soon.

But I'm on a really tight budget. I don't want to spend more than I need to.

So the question is...

Are there any free but good anti-virus or anti-malware software programs available for download?

After all...

Free operating systems are available (Linux, etc.). And so are free productivity software (OpenOffice, etc.). Free encryption is also easy to access (TrueCrypt, etc.).

So why not free anti-virus software that fully protects from any and all malware threats?

The best things in life are free...

[Shonai Ben]

i use Ad-Aware Free........it works well.

[7969]

Try AVG for anti-virus.

Malwarebytes or Spybot for malware.

[Captain_Fil]

Thanks for the helpful info, Shonai and 79.

I really appreciate it!

And so does my wallet...

[jdroege]

I agree AVG is good. I also use Microsoft Security Essentials. Use BOTH and you will be happier.
Get SpyBot and CCleaner, too.
I haven't use paid virus protection for years. About 50-75% of the USB's my students bring in have viruses. That is the largest source of potential infection for me.
Jim Droege
Karachi, Pakstan

[_smaug]

I use Spybot and avast!
http://www.avast.com/en-us/index

[alpha65]

I've got AVG for my anti-virus and Malwarebytes and CCleaner for malware/adware....works a treat to keep the nasties away.

[Phil_K]

I use Avast! and it seems to catch everything.

[BizLiz]

Avast is by far the best free antivirus and for the malware I run both malwarebytes and superantispyware. Once a month I will run McAfee Stinger and that always picks ups something the others miss.

[coledavis]

I use Avast which is pretty good, although as stated previously, an occasional go with an anti-malware program isn't a bad idea.

[Sashadroogie]

Not free, apart from one application, but Kaspersky has a lot to recommend itself:

http://www.kaspersky.com/virus-scanner