Free Anti-Virus

Free Anti-Virus Software for EVERYONE!!!!

Probably the #1 top issue that you will encounter as a basement PC tech is the removal of malware from someone's system. It's amazing how many system I come across that do not have a valid anti-virus software installed. I blame most of this to the fact that many new computer system are bloated with so much “trial” software that sometimes can leave the end user confused to what they actually have installed on their system.

When it comes to anti-virus software, there is not reason why anyone should not be protected from the dangers of the Internet. There are many free anti-virus software application that do a good job of detecting and removing malware for free. Below is a quick list of some of these application.

Microsoft Security Essentials (Recommended)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials

Avast Anti-Virus with anti-spyware

http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

AVG | Free

http://free.avg.com/us-en/free-antivirus-download

Avira

http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

Malwarebytes (Recommended)

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Immunet Free Anti-Virus

http://www.immunet.com/free/index.html

Comodo

http://antivirus.comodo.com/

PC Tools Anti-Virus Free

http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/index/d/2/

Note: Some of the application offer a “trail” of their upgraded products but it not necessary to participate in the trail to use their free version of the product.