It used to be that savvy computer users didn't require antivirus and anti-spyware software because they could avoid viruses and spyware by never opening E-mail attachments from unknown senders and avoiding disreputable Web sites. But no more. Everyone needs antivirus and anti-spyware software to protect their computers. This doesn't have to be expensive. Some antivirus and anti-spyware vendors offer free versions of their products, and I'll cover some of the most notable or popular ones.
AVG Free Edition
According to Mary Landesman, About.com's guide to antivirus software, "AVG has been certified to remove 100% of in-the-wild viruses -- but results with zoo viruses are a low 81% and those same tests resulted in 11 false positives (detection of viruses in non-infected, legitimate files)." Even so, the AVG Free Edition is still fairly popular, since earlier tests may not reflect today's environment, and AVG Free Edition takes up few computer resources to do the job.
AVG Antivirus And Anti-Spyware for Windows XP, 2000, NT, ME, and 98 are available as free downloads from GRISOFT.
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