Free software

Anyone know of any free -> Antivirus software... spyware blockers, etc. I just thought it'd be helpful to have a thread full of it. If you're posting try to stay on topic aswell....

umm not sure if it free but i dont think its much

ad-aware, it really good- made by lavasoft

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yeh, i use ad-aware, its really good

it is free isnt it?

i think its jsut the pro version that costs

ad-aware is a very good software I use it too , its cleaning all your coockies and
any SHIT from your computer.....Oh and it is free program :)
you can download it from www.download.com just type "Ad-Aware" and you will
find it ........small tip , if you don't want to get Spy-ware on your computer
just don't enter to PORNO websites :lol: lol!!

I can't resist! And what does adware do... act as a firewall or pop up blockeer or what?

ad-aware (adware is VERY bad stuff that i umm... dont know wat it does :P ) basically it scans your comp like a virus scanner and removes all the crap thats making your internet and computer run really slow

I personally use Spyware Search and Destroy.

Trend Micro Has really nice free antivirus.

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Originally posted by tacoX@Mar 15 2005, 06:09 PM
I personally use Spyware Search and Destroy.

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I have this, ad-aware, and they are both very thorough programs that work well. The problem is when you get a trojan, like I did before I reformatted. Damn those bastards.. Anyways, it's good to have a multitude of programs to detect spyware, because more objects might be recognized on different programs. For example, I have a powerful program called HijackThis that works very fast, and identifies many threats to your privacy, and browser hijack attempts. You need to know what you are deleting with it though, it finds things that might be necesary for certain other things to run.