What's the best free program. I was using Mcafee which I liked very much but after reinstalling windows on my computer and trying to reinstall it, it wouldn't work it kept failing on me and I called them up and they told me to get rid of everything in which I had done that would be related to spyware programs etc because it wouldn't work with there's but everything I have tired doesn't work.

Any ideas how I can reinstall it if the installment fails. ? The reason I ask this is because it is free to me since I have high speed internet through comcast and I also use aol.

If not is there any good free programs. Right now I downloaded Avast last night / late morning but it's an alright program, I'm just not to sure how over all good it is.

I use AVG on my PC, and all of my customers systems as well, and it has a free version.

use NOD32 at home now (faster than rest) and Avira at work

Found both to be faster than AVG.

AVG scans take all flippen day, but they're thorough.

Thanks for all replys. I finally got Mcafee to work for me.

ohh. Maybe you had the same problem I did. If you download the Beta version of Internet Explorer (8, I think), then it makes it so the McAfee screen is blank. I had to go back to IE 7 and then it worked again.

Not sure about that, but I don't have IE 7 because when I first had it on my pc it wouldn't even work, so I end up downloading aol just to download IE 8, this was while I was trying to update all of my programs since reinstalling windows xp on my pc.

Theres your problem you DL the AOL virus. The most malicious code on the internets! Delete your registry before it infects us all! :O

I've had pretty good luck with Avira Anti-Vir Personal. Unlike AVG (which is crippled at the factory and won't actually get rid of your viruses) and Avast! (which requires that you re-up your registration annually), it works pretty well. Of course, you gotta deal with the nag screens telling you that you just HAVE to get the full-version, but the proggy is pretty much cool nonetheless.

Comodo supposedly has a combination firewall/anti-virus program that evidently works well, also. I don't have any experience with that particular suite, though.

.. how do you deleted your registry with out causing major pc problems.

Oh okay thanks.

is avira freeware as well?

DONT GET AN ANTIVIRUS ANYTHING. IT IS A SCAM.

If your computer gets messed up after you visit some porn site - reformat. There is not an antivirus program in the world that can handle every specific tracking cookie - and who cares.

You don't need security on a computer. No one is coming to get you. Stop paying those idiots protection against something that does not happen.

Avira is free

I think I'll just stay paranoid and keep my antivirus. But thanks anyway!

personally i've never gotten a virus from a porn site.my ladies keep it clean

Many viruses can be stopped with registry cleaner programs, and regularly empting your cookies, tracking, history and temp folders.

I did like avast, but it bugged me that I couldn't set a schedule and had to run it manually.
I'm on Avira now and find it a great Anti virus program.
I run Spybot and CCleaner twice a week as well and never had a bother.

haha,

the infamous virus.doomsday_aol_7.0_zombie.win32k is no laughing matter.

I run COMODO, which is 100% free, and has been working good so far.