Many home PC users either don't have Anti-virus or Malware protection on their PC's or it is out of date. The two biggest reasons usually are that the software is expensive and that the subscription has to be renewed each year. The second is that they did not renew the subscription and so the software is not protecting the PC because it is out of date.Well what many home PC users don't know is that there is free Anti-virus programs that work great and do not require a subscription to be paid each year to get the updates.
One such program is Comodo Anti-Virus. Comodo offers a full working version of this product free for life for both home and business users. This software updates itself automatically as long as you are connected to the Internet. Thus the software is always up to date with the latest protection. Another option for free Anti-virus software is a company called Grisoft and they make AVG Anti-virus and offer a free basic version for home users only. Because AVG is a stripped down version I would recommend Comodo's version for more thorough protection however anything is better than nothing at all.
The same holds true for Anti-spyware or malware protection. Again Comodo offers a free program called Comodo BOClean. BOClean destroys malware and removes registry entries, does not require a reboot to remove all traces, scans automatically and detects instantly in the background. BOClean also updates itself automatically when connected to the Internet. Spybot Search & Destroy free for home use Anti-spyware software is another option.
Spybot SD is freeware. Freeware is software you can use for free but if you like it the programmer asks that you make a donation for their work. Although it is not required to make a donation Spybot is a great program and if you choose to use it please consider making a donation to the designer for their work. Spybot updates itself when started and you have to manually run scans it is not automatic. Grisoft also makes a free Anti-spyware called AVG Anti-spyware free for home use. It does a good job of finding spyware however it is not automatic and requires that you manually update it.
As you can see you don't have to spend a big chunk of change to protect your PC. So stop procrastinating and wondering why your PC is running slow with lots of pop ups and protect your PC TODAY!
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