Let us bring to you McAfee VirusScan Plus 2009 which will otherwise cost you close to $40 per year, but we’ll tell you how to get it for free. Before that let’s see what McAfee AV is and how it protects you from online threats.

McAfee VirusScan is a popular antivirus program created and maintained by McAfee, formerly known as Network Associates. VirusScan is designed for home and home-office use; McAfee also develops VirusScan Enterprise for use in corporate environments.

Let’s now see how to get McAfee VirusScan Plus 2009 for free for 1 year. All you have to do is go to the link here and enter the coupon code ********, followed by checking out. That’s it! You’ll be asked to create an account at McAfee and then download McAfee VirusScan Plus 2009.

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I am a big fan of Kaspersky AntiVirus and if you would buy me I’d say there’s no better Internet Security solution for you than Kaspersky. It’s a state of art AntiVirus and is one of the best solutions in the market. Good part is now you can get a 6 month license for free. That means you don’t have to pay single penny to get this wonderful software. Let’s see how you can get Kaspersky AntiVirus 2009 for free.

Make sure you are following these steps using Internet Explorer (I know this sucks, but you have to use IE 5.5 or above)

1. Go to http://www.yuvayantra.com/

2. Register on their site with your email address.

3. They’ll send you the activation link to your mail address.

4. Activate you account (Make sure you are on IE 5.5 or above) by clicking the activation link that you received in your mail box.

5. Once you have activated the link, at the bottom of the page you’ll see an image which reads “Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Free”.

6. Click on the link and you’ll reach a page like the one below.

7. At the bottom of the page you’ll see a link that says “Get your free license now”. Click it.

8. On the next page you’ll a page with 3 steps. Follow the steps to get the free license.

That’s pretty much! You’ll be able to download and will get a key on the page. Also, the key will be sent to your email address. Have fun with 6 months of free Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009.

Note: If you are smart enough you can use more than one email registration to get multiple keys and hence multiple licenses. Which means that you can use it for more than 6 months!

ZoneAlarm, one of the leading firewall and Internet Security service provider is giving free download of its PRO version on 18th Nov 2008 as they are celebrating their 15th birthday. The pro version is an all in one solution and contains firewall, anti-spyware and ID Protection software. This offer will be however for just one day. It’ll start on 18th Nov 2008 at 6.00 AM PDT and will run for 24 hours.

You’ll be able to use the pro version of ZoneAlarm for one year. This would otherwise cost you $39.95. Please make sure that you don’t miss the offer. Also, you might wanna check out the home page for more offers.

Download ZoneAlarm Pro (Download will be available on 18th Nov 2008 at 6.00 AM PDT)

Comodo Internet Security comprises of 3 components.

1. Antivirus: Prevents viruses to infect your PC
2. Firewall: Protects you from hacking attacks and intrusions
3. Defense: Defense+ system provides protection against malware by allowing users to specify trusted software vendors and files, folders, and registry keys.

System Requirements

• XP (SP2) / Vista 32 bit
• 64 MB RAM
• 70 MB hard disk space

There’s also a Pro version of Comodo Internet Security which will cost you $39 per year. It comes with support and not just normal phone support. If you want one of their technicians will remote login to fix the issue for you. Talk about customer relationship management! The pro version has the following features:

• Firewall Protection
• AntiVirus Software
• Proactive Security
• TrustConnect
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  Today I switched my computer ON just like any other day and the hell broke lose. Computer was running slow, high-speed internet was acting choked and I almost thought my monitor belongs to a 16 year old sexually charged with adult pop-ups all over the screen.

  By the time I could figure out what went wrong (virus attack), I had already lost some data on my hard drive and my Operating System was acting weird.

  A computer that is inadequately protected is vulnerable to all sorts of viruses, spyware or malicious codes which could attack your data or even your operating system.

  Some malware are programmed to damage the computer by damaging programs, deleting files, or reformatting the hard disk. Other malware programs are not designed to do any damage, but simply replicate themselves and perhaps make their presence known by presenting text, video, or audio messages. (Wikipedia)

  I gathered information on about 5 most popular free Antivirus softwares which do a good job of protecting your computer and keep your data safe from such attacks.

  Why pay for Antivirus softwares when free ones are equally good? Following is the list of top 5 free antivirus softwares.

  Avast.com – avast! is a fully featured free antivirus designed specifically for home users or for non-commercial use, however, it requires you to register your free version with Avast within 60 days of installation. It is compatible with Windows Vista/XP/2000/NT/ME/98. The latest version of Avast 4.8 comes with 39 downloadable skins to personalize your free copy of antiviurs software.

  Some of the features of avast! Free Antivirus for Home Edition are listed below.

  • Anti-spyware built-in
  • Web Shield
  • Anti-rootkit built-in
  • Automatic updates
  • Strong self-protection
  • Virus Chest
  • Antivirus kernel
  • System integration
  • Simple User Interface
  • Integrated Virus Cleaner
  • Resident protection
  • Support for 64-bit Windows
  • P2P and IM Shields
  • Internationalization
  • Network Shield

  Click here to visit the official site and here to download avast!

  AVG.com – AVG’s is one of the most popular free Antivirus softwares available online. AVG has a strong userbase of 70 million users and the number just keeps going up! AVG is easy to download, install and use. It is compatible with Windows Vista & Windows XP and freely available for home and non-Commercial use.

  AVG keeps it virus database udpated with the latest virus definitions, this helps its users detect the latest virus threats as soon as it hits internet.

  Her are some of the key feature of AVG FREE Edition

  • Automatic update functionality
  • The AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run
  • The AVG E-mail Scanner, which protects your e-mail
  • The AVG On-Demand Scanner, which allows the user to perform scheduled and manual tests
  • Free Virus Database Updates
  • AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files

  Click here to download AVG

  Avira.com – Avira AntiVir Personal – FREE Antivirus is a another reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc. It also monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected.

  “AntiVir is also low-profile. By that I mean it spawns only two background services and if there weren’t a system tray applet to access the program, you probably wouldn’t even know it was running.” – (pcworld.com)

  Avira is a Free Antivirus protection for Windows Vista/XP/2000 and also for Linux users. It has over 30 million users worldwide.

  Some of the features that Avira AntiVir Personal has are following.

  • Protection from viruses, worms and Trojans
  • Protection against expensive dialers
  • Protection from hidden rootkits
  • Faster Scanning up to 20% faster
  • Protection from phishing

  Click here to download Avira AntiVir Personal.

  BitDefender.com – Bitdefender offers its version of free antivirus and it also publicizes that it is “one of the world’s most effective antivirus engines for free!”

  Bitdefender’s Free Edition is an on-demand virus scanner, which is best used in a system recovery and is ideal for users who connect to the internet on a regular basis; however it’s not for users who are “always-on” the internet. For these types of users Bitdefender recommends them to upgrade to a more powerful version of their software which is the paid version.

  Few features offered by BitDefender are listed below

  • Antivirus
  • IMPROVED Proactive detection
  • Spyware scanning and cleaning
  • IMPROVED Deployment and use
  • IMPROVED User Experience
  • Hourly Updates
  • NEW Rootkit Detection and Removal

  Bitdefender also comes with other features such as Skinable Interface, where you can customize the looks of the scanner.

  Also included in this version is the “Quarantine” and “Report” feature. In Quarantine you can isolate the infected file to reduce the risk of your other files and OS getting infected any further. In the Reporting feature you can check the statistics of your last scan.

  Click here to download your free version of Bitdefender..

  ClamWin.com – Clamwin offers a free antivirus program for Windows users. Clamwin is an open source project which helps it suers keep their machines from getting infected.

  Clamwin has a high detection rate for viruses and spywares however it does not have a real time scanner. Clamwin does not yet automatically scan files. It is currently possible to add this functionality by using Winpooch. You need to manually scan your computer to detect a virus or a spyware.

  The latest version of Clamwin Free Antivirus is 0.93.1

  Its features are as listed below

  • High detection rates for viruses and spyware
  • Scanning Scheduler
  • Automatic downloads of regularly updated Virus definitions
  • Standalone virus scanner and right-click menu integration to Microsoft Windows Explorer
  • Addin for Microsoft Outlook to remove virus-infected attachments automatically

  Click here to download Clamwin

  Do leave a comment or let us know if you know of any other Free Antivirus which you can download and use.

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