I usually use a combination of AVG and Lavasoft together. Spybot is an unbelievable program, but it does eat up a load of system resources. If your system is powerful enough, I would definetely slam on spybot as well, otherwise AVG and Lavasoft will pull off the job for you.

AVG and clamwin are what I recommend. AVG is great if you install it, clamwin is better if you want to run it from a usb key to scan systems before you use them in places like libraries, etc. You probably won't have access to fix the infection, but it can tip you off to pick a different machine.

Thanks for the info on portable clamwin. I just tried it, I love the way it's installed on your USB stick and run from there. So, before using your stick you can scan the memory of your friend's computer, it's nicely safe.
I find it rather slow, compared to other things like McAfee or Norton, but I like the idea of running from an USB disk or from a CD.

This post has been edited by yordan: Jun 25 2007, 06:00 PM

I wouldn't run it from a CD...it prevents you from updating the virus definitions and leaves you with just the heuristic scanning engine.

You're partly right. The trick is on their website, for people having their own all-purpose CD in their pocket. The interest of a CD is that usually it cannot be contaminated by viruses.
So, the trick is that way : you have portable clamwin on your CD, you copy the files to your friend's hard disk (a small folder, this goes fast), you run it from this folder. If the definition file has to be uploaded, it's uploaded on the disk. When you finish your work, you wipe off the directory, or you leave it for your friend if he is convinced by clamwin.

I use AVG and I can say its great! Its free and you can download it here : http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Fre...tml?tag=lst-0-1

I use McAfee , it is very good one and Nod32 is very good too !
McAfee , is freeware .
Nod32 , you have to paid money to use .
It up to you to chose one of these to use .

Mc Afee is not freeware. You have to pay for a one-year licence. As usual you can try it for free during one month, then you have to pay for it.