Free alternative to Norton Internet Security?

SuperRyan · 02-09-2011, 10:25 PM

Hey guys,

I'd like to install a free solid anti-virus on my laptop.

Any ideas?

Thank you

Ryan

Roaddog · 02-09-2011, 10:40 PM

For an anti virus, I would use Avast
You can get a trial, I forget how long, but if you fill in a email address you can get a year free. I have yet to get an email from them.

I don't get to worked up about spam anyway, I get more spam from the USPS than anyone else. Harder to get rid of too

For a firewall I use Comodo, I have constantly checked it at shields up,
it just works.

They have an anti virus also, but I use avast, because I am pretty impressed with it.

I used to pay for zone alarm, but someone bought them out and I had problems, this is just as good free.

Jim

jdpackaging · 02-09-2011, 10:42 PM

please go to www dot 360 dot cn, all are free

lorenzmac · 02-09-2011, 10:49 PM

I second Roaddog, Avast is awesome. I would download Avast, Spybot search and destroy, and something like Ad-aware to make sure that your computer is protected from every kind of virus.

Avast is pretty much your main virus protection software whereas Spybot search and destroy and Ad-aware cleans up all the things avast has not picked up.

jasonmorgan · 02-09-2011, 10:51 PM

I'm using zone alarm myself. It's not free but some things you shouldn't pinch your pennies on.

JohnCalvinII · 02-09-2011, 11:07 PM

I use Microsoft Security Essentials on two computers and AVG Free on another. Both work perfectly. I have the Comodo firewall installed on them all and recommend it to everyone I know.

Charine · 02-09-2011, 11:17 PM

I use AVG Anti-Virus Free and Zone Alarm Free Firewall. So far so good.

miamipuaintraining · 02-09-2011, 11:21 PM

Frankly, I don't think you can find a free antivirus program, that's as good as the commercial ones. I would definitely go with a paid subscription to Kaspersky antivirus if you really want to protect your PC. I have tried them all, including Norton, and can tell you this one is doing the best job keeping my PC clean.

rosalyn · 02-15-2011, 08:55 PM

I also use AVG on all of my computers and have never had a problem. AVG Free works just fine, but doesn't have the support of the paid version.

Rosalyn

MikeFriedman · 02-16-2011, 05:27 AM

Avast is great for a free tool.

AllanWM · 03-19-2011, 06:32 PM

Has anyone used Eset Nod32?

Thanks.

Kurt Abel · 03-19-2011, 08:47 PM

Avast is great. Been using it happily for years.

OUTFOXED · 03-19-2011, 09:11 PM

you might wanna try Avira-I've used it for 3 yrs now and it's been very effective.
check it out at www.avira.com not an afilliate link.

Regional Warrior · 03-19-2011, 10:34 PM

I use Avast as well and have found it to better then what you can get for the free programs out there, but It will all come down to choice so if you do want to go free then try them all till you find the right fit, so in about a month you should have what you like.

BTW if decide to buy a good one DONT go with NORTONS it is the most hackable one on the market

Jason

Sue McDonald · 03-19-2011, 10:39 PM

Yes I use Avira and I have used it since I started Internet Marketing. My husband is a tech and he was told about it and it is great.

Mountainbird · 03-20-2011, 06:08 AM

I used Avira free AntiVir and it's quite good. But now I'm using avast free Antivir and it seems to me the best of all.

Amelle · 03-20-2011, 06:16 AM

I use Avast too with Ad-Aware and I have never had a problem. I also used AVG before and that was good too.

cyberws · 03-20-2011, 07:18 AM

Using a free anti-virus software is like opening the doors of your electronics store in a riot. Unless it is CONSTANTLY updated it is useless. Cyber thieves and spammers work tirelessly every day to create new ways to scam you. I recently read about thousands - yes, thousands - of programmers at a central location in Russia who work 8-10 hours a day creating trojans, viruses, etc. Who can afford to keep up with this kind of flood unless they're getting paid for it?

Adam Sussman · 03-20-2011, 09:23 AM

My main setup, which I am very happy with is:
Microsoft Essentials and Malwarebytes

I also run Spybot now and again.

Adam

Regional Warrior · 03-21-2011, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberws

Using a free anti-virus software is like opening the doors of your electronics store in a riot. Unless it is CONSTANTLY updated it is useless. Cyber thieves and spammers work tirelessly every day to create new ways to scam you. I recently read about thousands - yes, thousands - of programmers at a central location in Russia who work 8-10 hours a day creating trojans, viruses, etc. Who can afford to keep up with this kind of flood unless they're getting paid for it?

Being that I am in the Cyber Security field the above mentioned free programs will work fine in what they are supposed to do, but on saying that you must allways keep them updated then you will have no problems

Make sure you do a quick scan at least once a day , and a full system scan once a week inclluding external drives and in the wost case check my sig.

Mountainbird · 03-21-2011, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberws

Using a free anti-virus software is like opening the doors ...

Are you really telling that a paid anti-virus software works better?

Example: I still own 3 licenses of Kaspersky Internet Security but I don't use it any more. Why? Because the new version got so bad that I better use a free avast version instead of the paid version from Kaskersky.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberws

Unless it is CONSTANTLY updated it is useless.

Yes, that's right. But almost all recommended free software are constantly updating.

kabbalah · 03-21-2011, 08:55 AM

I use AVG the free version and Malwarebytes and have never had any problems thank g-d.

Andy Crofford · 03-21-2011, 09:17 AM

It is hard to beat Microsoft Security Essentials. I used Eset NOD 32 for years and switched to this Security Essentials a while ago. Works great and is free.

AllanWM · 03-21-2011, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy Crofford

It is hard to beat Microsoft Security Essentials. I used Eset NOD 32 for years and switched to this Security Essentials a while ago. Works great and is free.

Hello Andy,

Is Microsoft Security Essentials protecting your PC better than Eset NOD32? I was considering moving from Norton to Eset.

Thanks,

Allan

02-09-2011, 10:25 PM	#1
SuperRyan Problem Solver War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 193 Thanks: 14 Thanked 71 Times in 17 Posts Contact Info	Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? Hey guys, I'd like to install a free solid anti-virus on my laptop. Any ideas? Thank you Ryan

02-09-2011, 10:40 PM	#2
Roaddog Gruntled War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: On the Border Posts: 522 Thanks: 1,633 Thanked 1,058 Times in 676 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? For an anti virus, I would use Avast You can get a trial, I forget how long, but if you fill in a email address you can get a year free. I have yet to get an email from them. I don't get to worked up about spam anyway, I get more spam from the USPS than anyone else. Harder to get rid of too For a firewall I use Comodo, I have constantly checked it at shields up, it just works. They have an anti virus also, but I use avast, because I am pretty impressed with it. I used to pay for zone alarm, but someone bought them out and I had problems, this is just as good free. Jim

02-09-2011, 10:42 PM	#3
jdpackaging Bag Designer Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? please go to www dot 360 dot cn, all are free

02-09-2011, 10:49 PM	#4
lorenzmac HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 112 Thanks: 79 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? I second Roaddog, Avast is awesome. I would download Avast, Spybot search and destroy, and something like Ad-aware to make sure that your computer is protected from every kind of virus. Avast is pretty much your main virus protection software whereas Spybot search and destroy and Ad-aware cleans up all the things avast has not picked up.

02-09-2011, 10:51 PM	#5
jasonmorgan I'm Kind Of A Big Deal Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,998 Thanks: 60 Thanked 447 Times in 321 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? I'm using zone alarm myself. It's not free but some things you shouldn't pinch your pennies on.

02-09-2011, 11:07 PM	#6
JohnCalvinII Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 47 Thanks: 15 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? I use Microsoft Security Essentials on two computers and AVG Free on another. Both work perfectly. I have the Comodo firewall installed on them all and recommend it to everyone I know.

02-09-2011, 11:17 PM	#7
Charine CharineOnline Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? I use AVG Anti-Virus Free and Zone Alarm Free Firewall. So far so good.

02-09-2011, 11:21 PM	#8
miamipuaintraining Fred Jackson Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? Frankly, I don't think you can find a free antivirus program, that's as good as the commercial ones. I would definitely go with a paid subscription to Kaspersky antivirus if you really want to protect your PC. I have tried them all, including Norton, and can tell you this one is doing the best job keeping my PC clean.

02-15-2011, 08:55 PM	#9
rosalyn Active Warrior Join Date: May 2004 Location: , , . Posts: 57 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? I also use AVG on all of my computers and have never had a problem. AVG Free works just fine, but doesn't have the support of the paid version. Rosalyn

02-16-2011, 05:27 AM	#10
MikeFriedman Don't Drink and SEO War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: York, PA Posts: 2,011 Thanks: 207 Thanked 551 Times in 393 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? Avast is great for a free tool.

03-19-2011, 06:32 PM	#11
AllanWM Go Gators! War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 585 Thanks: 29 Thanked 82 Times in 74 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? Has anyone used Eset Nod32? Thanks.

03-19-2011, 08:47 PM	#12
Kurt Abel HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sunny southern California Posts: 127 Thanks: 13 Thanked 21 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? Avast is great. Been using it happily for years.

03-19-2011, 09:11 PM	#13
OUTFOXED Keep Tryin'-not Cryin' War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Atlantic City, NJ Posts: 42 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? you might wanna try Avira-I've used it for 3 yrs now and it's been very effective. check it out at www.avira.com not an afilliate link.

03-19-2011, 10:34 PM	#14
Regional Warrior Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 635 Thanks: 830 Thanked 129 Times in 102 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? I use Avast as well and have found it to better then what you can get for the free programs out there, but It will all come down to choice so if you do want to go free then try them all till you find the right fit, so in about a month you should have what you like. BTW if decide to buy a good one DONT go with NORTONS it is the most hackable one on the market Jason

03-19-2011, 10:39 PM	#15
Sue McDonald HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gold Coast Queensland Australia Posts: 358 Thanks: 4 Thanked 37 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? Yes I use Avira and I have used it since I started Internet Marketing. My husband is a tech and he was told about it and it is great.

03-20-2011, 06:08 AM	#16
Mountainbird HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: European Mountain Posts: 198 Thanks: 79 Thanked 36 Times in 31 Posts Contact Info	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? I used Avira free AntiVir and it's quite good. But now I'm using avast free Antivir and it seems to me the best of all.

03-20-2011, 06:16 AM	#17
Amelle Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 70 Thanks: 35 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? I use Avast too with Ad-Aware and I have never had a problem. I also used AVG before and that was good too.

03-20-2011, 07:18 AM	#18
cyberws HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lilburn, GA Posts: 460 Thanks: 370 Thanked 119 Times in 88 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? Using a free anti-virus software is like opening the doors of your electronics store in a riot. Unless it is CONSTANTLY updated it is useless. Cyber thieves and spammers work tirelessly every day to create new ways to scam you. I recently read about thousands - yes, thousands - of programmers at a central location in Russia who work 8-10 hours a day creating trojans, viruses, etc. Who can afford to keep up with this kind of flood unless they're getting paid for it?

03-20-2011, 09:23 AM	#19
Adam Sussman Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: , London , UK Posts: 1,248 Thanks: 292 Thanked 145 Times in 123 Posts Social Networking	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? My main setup, which I am very happy with is: Microsoft Essentials and Malwarebytes I also run Spybot now and again. Adam

03-21-2011, 08:55 AM	#22
kabbalah Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? I use AVG the free version and Malwarebytes and have never had any problems thank g-d.

03-21-2011, 09:17 AM	#23
Andy Crofford HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Carl Junction, MO Posts: 302 Thanks: 1 Thanked 60 Times in 45 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Free alternative to Norton Internet Security? It is hard to beat Microsoft Security Essentials. I used Eset NOD 32 for years and switched to this Security Essentials a while ago. Works great and is free.