Heres a list i put together of usefull programmes that protect your computer.
All links are virus free, spyware free etc.

Free AntiVirus
(AVG) AVG Free Edition

(Avast!4) Avast Home Edition


Free DOS AntiVirus

(F-prot) Home & Corporate downloads - F-PROT Antivirus Downloads


Online Virus Scans

(Housecall) Trend Micro HouseCall - Free Online Virus and Spyware Scan - Trend Micro UK

(Panda Active Scan) http://www.pandasoftware.com/actives...7490&Idpais=63


Free Virus Removal Tools

(Symantec) Security Response Removal Tools - Symantec Corp.

(BitDefender) Browse Free Removal Tools

(Panda) Remove viruses from your PC. Panda Security.


Free Firewalls

(Zone Alarm) ZoneAlarm Free

(Sygate Acquired by Symantec) AntiVirus, Anti-Spyware, Endpoint Security, Backup, Storage Solutions | Symantec Corp.

(Outpost) Free Firewall - Download Outpost Firewall Free


Spyware Removal

(HijackThis) Hijack This

(Spybot) Spybot Search and Destroy

(AdAware) Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition

(BHODemon) BHODemon

(CWShredder) Downloads - Error


Spyware Prevention

(SpywareBlaster) SpywareBlaster

Misc Tools

(StartupList) StartupList

(DOS Delete) Reticulated Toys - rmbox

Good list. I use Spybot S&D, AdAware, and AVG (sometimes)

Kapersky Antivirus is really good too.. finds everything. But you have to pay for that one

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Very nice, thanks for sharing that!

Nice list.

Good list. I work for a computer store and remove viruses from computers very often, most common fix. What i use to get rid of spyware/viruses is AVG Antivirus 8.0 (also have to pay but does a damn good job) and if spyware is still on there giving popups i use SpyBot. MANY people come in with viruses and have AV programs like Norton or McAfee and AVG finds about 300 viruses where Norton and McAfee finds nothing.

Also, if you're willing to pay a little, get Nod32.

You might want to try Comodo Firewall, i found this reviewed in a Freeware Magazine, i have tried it on my Vista PC and boy oh boy does this thing see everything.

It sees what programs uses what DLL's and even sees when programs uses the Monitor ! It really is good, you have many different modes you can run it on and comes with a Malware scanner.

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Yeah there are a lot of virus scanners and other programmes to prevent your computer getting harmed, these are just the free ones for people who don't wish to spend more money to keep there computer healthy.

I don't have any AV/Firewalls (besides the Windows Firewall) running all the time. (I just scan every once in a while just to make sure) Waste of resources if you always have it running.

Don't use Internet Explorer and go to stupid websites

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what the best spyware protection out of all of the free ones? i use avast right now....