AntiVirus type programs

[Flurry]

What are some good and free AntiVirus removal type programs? I'm looking to use one that doesn't require me to pay a certain amount of money to use after doing a scan.

 

[beowulf]

AVG



been using it for years



you can get it at download.com or try googling grisoft

 

[Durandal]

I also recommend AVG if you want something free. The best anti-virus programme is in your head, though. Opening stupid email attachments, etc. is going to bring about unnecessary problems that can be easily avoided.

 

[Jazzy]

Thank you very much Smooth for posting the links for us!

 

[Flurry]

Thanks for all this! Anything in existence like Anti-Keyloggers?

 

[Durandal]

Anti-virus programmes will usually detect those kinds of programmes. If you're using a Windows machine, you can tinker around with settings to make it so programmes like keyloggers can't even start up or access the related drivers that capture keystroke information without asking for permission to run. Unfortunately, if someone enabled their keylogger to be a boot-run capable task, then you can't circumvent that, unless you wipe the disk clean, or have control of the software (you could also rampage through the registry, but that's a jungle you don't want to fool around with).

 

[PixelPirate]

MSE with Comodo as my firewall...Best protection for a pirate!

 

[Flurry]

Anti-virus programmes will usually detect those kinds of programmes. If you're using a Windows machine, you can tinker around with settings to make it so programmes like keyloggers can't even start up or access the related drivers that capture keystroke information without asking for permission to run. Unfortunately, if someone enabled their keylogger to be a boot-run capable task, then you can't circumvent that, unless you wipe the disk clean, or have control of the software (you could also rampage through the registry, but that's a jungle you don't want to fool around with).

Alright, thanks on that Durandal. And no, going through that sounds like a bad idea to me.

 

[Jazzy]

I'm using Avast. It's free and it does it's own scheduled scan. Here's the link for anyone interested: http://www.avast.com/index

 

[Flurry]

Thank you for that Jazzy!