Do you know any site that has reliable rankings of these different programs?
http://free.avg.com/ reason why its free
AVG free anti-virus, real-time scanning and automatic updates daily. it also has malware scanning built in. and its all free.
http://free.grisoft.com
yeah try this- http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-search.php
I would recommend Rising Antivirus Free Edition.
Rising Antivirus protects your computers against all types of viruses, Trojans, Worms, Rootkits and other malicious programs. Easy to use, Active Defense technology, Patented Unknown Virus Scan and clean technology and Patented Smartupdate technology make RISING Antivirus install and forget product and entitles you to focus on your own jobs with your computer. Key Features: Proactive Defence Technology, Patented Scanning Technology for Unknown Viruses, Patented Fully Automatic SmartUpdate, Smart Virtual Machine with Behaviour and Packing Pattern Recognition, Application Protection, Self Protection, Application Access Control, Program Startup Control, Malicious Behavior Detection, Hidden Process Detection,Computer Security Check, Security Tool Integration Platform.
RISING Antivirus Free Edition is a solution with no cost to personal users for the life of the Rising Antivirus 2008 while still provides the SAME level of detection and protection capability as Rising Antivirus 2008. It also provides the full protection that popular anti-virus software such as AVG or Kaspersky (paid software) have that lack in their free version.
So far, I only encountered one FREE anti-virus software that has qualities and the caliber of renowned internet security suites. and that is Rising Antivirus.
You can download Rising Antivirus from tucows.com or download.com. Be sure to specify "Free Edition," not the paid one (although they have the same features).
I would also recommend that you download Spyware Terminator for extra protection (although Rising Antivirus is already excellent). It has real-time protection from both viruses and spyware. It is ClamAV (anti-virus) integrated. ClamAV detects more than 40,000 threats which is outstanding already. Spyware Terminator can scan and remove, immunize, quarantine, update automatically, and much more features. It has several powerful shields that block highly dangerous threats. also, it comes with the Crawler Toolbar that has a Web Security Guard which repel threats before they enter your computer. this has the caliber any other popular paid (non-free) internet security suites possess. the good part, it is absolutely FREE!!!
To download and for more information, go to www.spywareterminator.com. enjoy an extremely good protection. Bring your computer to a new generation of safety and privacy. Thanks.
What FREE antivirus and other PC security programs could you recommend an why?