Below are links for Avast Antivirus Free Edition and Malwarebytes Antimalware Free Edition and Trend Micro’s Housecall, a free online antivirus scanner.
PLEASE NOTE: If you’re using Internet Explorer, when you start a download, you may see a yellow strip across the top or bottom of the web page (depending on your IE version) that begins, “To help protect your security,….” Click the yellow strip, then select Download File. If the strip is at the bottom, click the down arrow at the right end of the Save button to do a Save As. From there the download should proceed normally. Remember where you save the file so you can double click to start the install when the download finishes.
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Avast Antivirus Free Edition (link current as of 05/02/2018)
*** PLEASE DO NOT CLICK THE ADS ON THE DOWNLOAD PAGE! ***
PLEASE NOTE: The link above leads to the download page. The large page heading says, “Avast Free Antivirus 2015”. Just below that is a big, green Download Now button that you will need to click to complete the download. Please be patient if the download does not start immediately. The file you will be downloading should be called “avast_free_antivirus_setup_online_cnet.exe”. When the download is complete, double click the file to install the program. If given the option, select Custom or Advanced installation so you can UNcheck any options for extra programs or toolbars such as the Google toolbar as these are not necessary for the program to run. DURING REGISTRATION OR UPDATES please make sure to stay with basic protection. These usually are NOT the recommended links because they want you to buy the paid version. If you want to continue using the free editin, do not click links for free trials or premium protection.Install this outstanding free antivirus program as a replacement for your current program, especially if your current program has expired. One great feature is that this program will actually speak to you (assuming your sound is on) telling you when it’s updated its virus definitions, or if it detects a threat. Once Avast is installed, if you see a warning on your screen telling you to, “Quick do this!” but your computer hasn’t actually spoken to you, you’ll know that the warning is bogus.
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Download Malwarebytes AntiMalware (link current as of 05/02/2018)
*** PLEASE DO NOT CLICK THE ADS ON THE DOWNLOAD PAGE! ***
You should not need to click anything on the page the appears. Please be patient if the download does not start immediately. If the download does not start after 30 seconds, please look for the line that says, “If the download process does not begin automatically, please click here” and click the phrase “click here”. The name of the file you’re downloading should start with “mbam-setup-” then some version numbers. When the download is complete, double click the file to install the program. If given the option, select Custom or Advanced installation so you can UNcheck any options for toolbars like Yahoo toolbar or Google toolbar as these are not necessary for the program to run.
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Trend Micro Housecall FREE Online Scan (link current as of 05/02/2018)
On this page, click the download link for either the 32-bit or 64-bit depending on your particular system needs. If you’re unsure, we recommend downloading the 32-bit. On the following screen on the gray, left side (NOT the red, right side) click the gray Get Housecall Now button for the 32-bit version, or the link below for the 64-bit version. When prompted, click Run (as opposed to Save) to begin, then accept the terms and conditions. On the next screen, click the Settings link under the blue Scan Now button. Select Full System Scan, click OK, then click the blue Scan Now button.
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eSet Online Virus Scan (link current as of 05/02/2018)
On this page, click the green RUN ESET ONLINE SCANNER button or the green button below that says simply, RUN SCANNER and follow the instructions. IF you’re presented with options to install any toolbars or other extra programs, please uncheck them.
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F-Secure Online Virus Scan (link current as of 05/02/2018)
On this page, click the pink RUN NOW button. When prompted to Run or Save, select Run and follow the instructions. IF you’re presented with options to install any toolbars or other extra programs, please uncheck them.