Dependable Free Anti-Virus Programs

[dark_dan]

Nothing well-known is really going to do much. Viruses are written to circumnavigate the most famous virus removal problems. A friend of mine said he'd rather get a virus than have to run a resource-consuming antivirus program. I'm inclined to agree with him. But if you're particularly susceptible to viruses from the 90s, antivirus software may just be the ticket.

That's why it's an arms race. Daily updates for definitions and heuristics to catch new stuff.

I don't like restoring and backing up. I just now upgraded my main computer to WinXP since I've been running the same Win2K install for 6 years. So it all depends on what you'd rather have.

A good antivirus software and spyware remover combined with not clicking any link my mom emails me, keeps my computer running tip top. That to me is better than worrying about backing up and restoring and possibly losing something important.

I can't imagine a virus or trojan wiping my harddrive as I finish a 9 page paper for school but before I back up my computer.

Not to mention, if you back up often enough you will back up a virus that just hasn't gone off yet and done anything malicious.