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On June 23rd, Microsoft releases a beta version of their anti-virus software called “Morro” which will do auto-updates, 1 click scans, no registration information to enter, and will protect against malware, Trojans, and root kits all outside the traditional virii we have seen in the past.
Other great free ones we like here in the office :
- Avast Antivirus (does require Free registration after 60 days), has automatic updates and a female voice to notify you that is has done an update, and sounds off an alarm if it finds something suspicious.
- Avira AntiVir Personal : Also does automatic updates, no registration information required. It will also send out an audible signal if it finds something suspicious.
- AVG Free Edition (8.5): Will also protect against bad websites if you have linkscanner enabled. Sometimes doesn’t install correctly on Vista machines or if you’ve had an older version sometimes doesn’t uninstall / install correctly either.
- Panda Security Cloud Antivirus (Beta): Still in beta, very fast, updates automatically, doesn’t take up as much system resources as AVG does if you are low on system memory and CPU Speed.
Keep in mind, I still recommend having a separate Anti-Malware piece of software on your computer. My preferred choice right now is still MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. The pay version gives you automatic updates and real-time scanning. The free version you have to do a few clicks to scan & update but it is still very straightforward to use.
All of these products can be found and downloaded @ http://www.filehippo.com
If you are on a Apple computer, while I wouldn’t worry much these days. There is a free one available, ClamXav (www.clamxav.com) that we recommend.
