April 2, 2008 Archives

One of my mates asked me to sort out some free Anti Virus software for his sister a couple of weeks ago. I finally got around to doing so today. Rather than just sorting out 1 for her I've put together a CD with a few choices for her to pick from:

• A-Squared 3
• AVG Anti Virus Free Edition v7.5
• Avast Home Edition v4.7
• Aviva AntiVir Personal Edition v7.06
• BitDefender Free Edition 10
• ClamWin Antivrus v0.92
• Comodo AntiVirus 2.0 beta
• PC Tools Antivirus 4.0

I've also included 4 choices of Firewalls:

• Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro
• Comodo Firewall Version 3.0
• Sunbelt Personal Firewall
• ZoneAlarm® Free Firewall

4 online scanners in case she ever runs into something the Anti Virus software can't sort:

• McAfee FreeScan
• Panda Active Scan
• Symantec Security Check
• Trend Micro™ HouseCall

And I've also added:

• Spybot Search & Destroy v1.52

I've also left a note on the CD recommending either AVG or Avast as the AntiVirus I would use if I was going to use a freebie. I've also suggested that any 1 of the 4 Firewalls would be a good free choice. And, finally, I've recommended that she install Spybot.