Which is the best freeware Antivirus?

I want to know which freeware antivirus softwares have all the features of all major security softwares like WINDOWS ONE CARE,NORTAN 360 etc?

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To be true none but for AVG

I don't think that any freeware av would do all what a Norton suite would, but a combination of two or more would beat it easily. Eg. Avast + Zone Alarm, with far less system resources.

if u want FREE.........then nothing beats AVG....

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lywyre said:
I don't think that any freeware av would do all what a Norton suite would, but a combination of two or more would beat it easily. Eg. Avast + Zone Alarm, with far less system resources.

cool.. thz exactly what I've been using fr over an year :mrgreen:

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Using Avast, Zone Alarm and Windows Defender for last few years and never had any problem. All free!

Edit:-
Forgot to mention Spybot.

aqeel_gsat said:
I want to know which freeware antivirus softwares have all the features of all major security softwares like WINDOWS ONE CARE,NORTAN 360 etc?

yes there is one security center which is free frm Aol which is based on mcAfee
*safety.aol.com/isc/BasicSecurity/

But best free av is Avira, detection rate close to kaspersky

^+1 for AOL Antivirus and Firewall (McAfee)

I use Avast + Spybot.I find it good enough.
I have encountered very few viruses.This combo rocks.
If you want add Comodo firewall for extra protection.

I dont use any antivirus but Avast/avg+Zonealarm+Spybot shd be good enuf..

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Avast is good but I switched to AVG as I was not able to update using my intenet connection.

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Go for avg free+zone alarm.....nod 32 antivirus is free for 30 days.....

avg wid eyes closed ..daily updates

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asnvin said:
Avast is good but I switched to AVG as I was not able to update using my intenet connection.

Never had any such problem. In fact it gets itself updated more than once a day. (of course very small sized)

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I was using AVG for a long time. Recently i shifted to nod32 since AVG cannot detect pendrive virus (the ones with autorun.inf and recycled/info.exe ) even with latest update

+1 for avast

AVG sucks! Avast is a lot better.

Spybot + Comondo + Avast

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janitha said:
Never had any such problem. In fact it gets itself updated more than once a day. (of course very small sized)

But it didn't work for me. Whenever I tried to update it, the connection dropped after a while. No such problem with Avg

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Never had problems with Avast + Comodo firewall.

Avira Antivir personal edition 7 + Comodo 3 RC1 firewall

Avira and comodo beat the paid ones too.

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AVIRA

www.free-av.com

or

www.avira.com

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AVG antivirus- hidden option

I prefer AVG antivirus.. But you must know that there is a hidden option in AVG antivirus.

Here is the hidden option

select shell extensions
click settings
select the option "automatically heal infected files"
( by default, this is not selected)
Selection will help in auto-healing of files, ie. deletion of files sometimes, which is treated as virus.

So among the Free Antivirus which is best AVAST or AVG?

+1 for Avast...gr8 AV for Home use...can be upgraded for Commercial purpose also if req. amount is paid,but BEST for FREE!!!

Nod32 -- 3.5/5
AVG -- 4/5
AVAST -- 4.5/5

Go for Avast...bro

icehot said:
I prefer AVG antivirus.. But you must know that there is a hidden option in AVG antivirus.

Here is the hidden option

select shell extensions
click settings
select the option "automatically heal infected files"
( by default, this is not selected)
Selection will help in auto-healing of files, ie. deletion of files sometimes, which is treated as virus.

good find buddy...