Free Virus Scan?

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Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

Panda has a free scanner...?? Are you talking about a realtime protector? They make you pay for that one, but the online scanner is free, and does remove viruses (but not spyware or dialers etc) when found. http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm

As for a full-time one for your comp, AVG is a great one. I've used it for years now. http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti.../lng/us/tpl/v5

I second your AVGFree nomination. It rocks. Once you download and install it, it scans the boot area upon restart. As long as the boot area of the disk is clean, remaining viruses can (usually) be removed easily.

I would suggest NOT using the "scan your computer online" options, as a few of them pack your PC with spyware. (Edit: I've never used Panda, and I'm not accusing it of doing so. But better safe than sorry...)