Free software 23: AVG 7.5 Professional

As a free anti-virus software, AVG free edition has lots of users. Now for a limited time (till 17 January, 2008), you can download and use AVG 7.5 Professional version for free.

The download address is MegaUpload: http://www.megaupload.com/cn/?d=ZZFOZBS7, or go to http://www.computeractive.co.uk/avg/index to download the file.

The software provided is a full security utility, the commercial version of AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional.

Free software 11: AOL Safety and Security Center

AOL is such a liberal security product provider recently ;P. Followed by Active Virus Shield , AOL bring us a Safety and Security Center powered by McAfee recently.

The AOL Safety and Security Center software suite includes:
AOL® Virus Protection
AOL® Firewall
AOL® Spyware Protection
AOL® Parental Controls

However, this time you must have to provide an AOL e-mail address or an AOL My eAddress to download; and AIM e-mail is not acceptable here ;(. Fortunatel you can get one AOL account now for free (zip code is five digits and phone number can be found via Yahoo or Google ;P).

Here is the download page:

http://daol.aol.com/safetycenter/

Free software 11: CA Anti-Virus 2007

Update: this software is no longer provided.

In a previous post, I brought you an anti-virus software called Active Virus Shield , this time I will introduce another anti-virus software: CA Anti-Virus 2007. In fact, CA Anti-Virus 2007 is not a free software, but it provides 12 months free trial if you download it from this website: http://home3.ca.com/Microsoft/.

This software is only recommended to the fans of CA anti-virus software. If you just want to find a good, free anti-virus software, I still suggest Active Virus Shield that is more powerful and reliable. According to my experience, CA anti-virus software may perform well in USA, but not in other countries, never in China.

Update:
To apply for CA Anti-Virus 2009, go to http://home3.ca.com/SubscriptCenter/MSTrialRegistration.aspx?cid=573. Again, unless you are fan of this software, it is not recommended.

Free software 7: Active Virus Shield

Update: this software is not available any more.

This software is no longer available in the AOL website.

Active Virus Shield is an antivirus software provided by AOL with one-year free subscription. It is powered by Kaspersky Lab, which is a largest, fastest anti-virus providers worldwide. Kaspersky updates their virus definitions every 2 hours.

This antivirus software contains an extended antivirus databases currently contain 232322 records that aims at adwares, remote administration programs, utilities which can be used by malicious programs or users. It doesn't slow down your computer like Norton antivirus does, and more efficient than Norton, because it can detect much more viruses and malicious programs.

My friend installed it after my recommendation several months ago, he is satisfied with it and it is working well. The download page is http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp, you need to provide a valid email address to receive the activation code. By the way, if your Active Virus Shield expires in the future and Active Virus Shield is still free of charge, it is easy to apply for a new active code.

Active Virus Shield Feature Summary

• New Threat Response Time of up to 2 hours
• Real-Time Protection
• On-Demand and Scheduled Scanning
• Disinfects Files in Archives (ZIP, ARJ, CAB, RAR, LHA)
• Option to Scan Only New And Modified Files
• Harmful Program Blocking And Removal
• Disinfect SMTP, IMAP4 & POP3 Email
• Variable Scan Speed
• Help Prevent Slowdown During Increased Computer Usage Periods
• Support Power Saving for Laptops
• Support Microsoft Windows XP x64

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