HELP, I need an anti-virus for my laptop!

I have went through the responses, and all of them have a good idea. There are many anti-virus program but there is no "The Best Anti-Virus Program". If you have the money, you can buy anti-virus program, but if otherwise, you may want to try one of the free edition of anti-virus. For that, I suggest AVG free edition, it works well on my laptop. Not just that, I have read many review on AVG free edition, and many people claimed, for a free edition, AVG is working great. Again, there is no "The Best Anti-Virus Program". So, you may want to install two anti-virus. As for me, I use AVG anti-virus free edition plus, I also use COMODO Internet Security. COMODO Internet Security has both firewall and anti-virus program. I make COMODO as my main anti-virus, where I shut down AVG (through msconfig), and once or twice in a day, I turn AVG on, update it, and scan my whole laptop with AVG. After it done, I turn it off again. This is because some viruses can be detected by some anti-virus program when other cant. Just to let you know, your laptop may have been infected by viruses without you realizing it, so, after you install anti-virus program, the anti-virus may not able to detect the viruses. Especially if the viruses has clarify itself as the administrator of your computer. It happen to me once! So, if I were you, I will format my computer first, then I will install firewall and anti-virus program. Goodluck! Let me know the update. :)

I think you should install a good firewall and antivirus. Some good free software are available at download.com.

avg at http://cnet.com - you'll have to search for free downloads once you get to the site.

Hello dorisday1971, did you try a system restore to get ride of your viruse in your PC? You can set your PC to a previous state and your systems should be fine if not reformat your PC. I see that you already have some decent advise on viruse pertection. Good Luck.

I think AVG is better I am using that only there are free trials also available in the net of AVG 8 version you can also get updates of it there are also available like NOD 32 you can try.

I personally like AVG. I also use LavaSoft's AdAware. Both are free programs. :)

[i]Hello dorisday1971, I am using avast free anti-virus. I used Norton and AVG before I switched to avast. My problem with Norton and AVG is the file to update the virus signature are large and because of my dialup connections, it will take several minutes before it is updated. I also still get some virus though. I been using avast for six months and it seems to be working fine. Update is just a few minutes and it is done on the background while you are surfing the internet. I also don't need to run it weekly. Once you plugin in something or download something, it automatically scan. I think I only run it once when I just installed it and now it just set there checking your computer. Why don't you try it, it is free for home user. Regards.[/i]

I wish that I could help you. I just don't know which would be best. I mean there are so many out there. I hope you find one that works for you though.

We use Avast which is free online. I've used it for years with good results. Mine is set to scan anything coming on my computer, even my email. But you would do good to use another program, called Advanced Windows Care, which is also a free product. It checks everything on your computer, even your registry and fixes it for you. It is good combined with Avast. I love them both.

Try this http://free.avg.com/

Hi frnds, the best anti virus for not only laptop but any computer is avast,avg anti virus software.Both anti virus software were good and cleans all infected files from the computer. good one.

y3ah go to safe mode and enable ur hidden files and then delete the virus from teh drive or take it to someone's computer which is really secure like mine! happy lottin n have a nice day

hello there friend... i suggest you to try kaspersky internet security... it's the best anti-virus ever... it scans and detects every virus in your computer... it also actively monitors your computer in real-time to prevent any virus getting into your computer... it doesn't take a lot of RAM and computer loads so it's really perfect anti-virus solution for you... another good anti-virus is NOD32's ESET smart security... this anti-virus also good it the scanning and protecting terms... try it both... then you can determine which is best for your computer...

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Hi sorry that you got a viruses I hate viruses but anyway I only have a desk top computer right now, so I'm not sure if the antivirus product I'm using will work for a laptop, but the one I use is AVG free its not as good as AVGS full version but it still works pretty good I hope that maybe this helps, and if not maybe some of the other mylotters will have some good info for you. good luck and happy posting.

Avira Anti-Virus works the best for a free anti-virus scanner.

I download the free version of avast every 60 days.it works fine for me.in my 10 years of internet life,this is the best i have encountered.since past one year have it on my laptop,reloading every 2 months.happy mylotting.

try this website www.filehippo.com get a free avg there.. that was so great..

Use AVAST! This FREE software was actually suggested by my internet provider... there are 2 free downloads you need... the 'cleaner' and the antivirus 'home'... The only thing my internet provider stressed prior to dowloading the software is that I uninstall my old antivirus software (which was norton). I have had no problems with AVAST and am very happy!

I use Avira Antivir and it's great, detected even a keylogger on my PC You can download at http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index.html