Just reinstalled XP, TP's for advice

[crownsy]

on the laptop while i reinstall XP, and need some advice on a free ( i know, i know, but i have zero funding right now) virus and spyware blocker until i can afford to reinstall a top notch system.

Is there anything that might suffice?

[acieEarl]

I get all my software from work, but a great site for free software is: http://download.cnet.com/windows/

You can get a lot of what you need here.

[CELTICSNUM1]

I use AVG and SuperAntiSpyware. Both are free and I've not had any problems.

[crownsy]

Nice, mucho TP's for both of you.

Now my problem seems to be getting back on the net, I can't seem to get any broadband conection to get recognized

[TheLegendaryClub]

Avira AntiVir is a good one. It caught Trojans and stuff that neither Mcafee nor AVG caught on my system.

[BudweiserCeltic]

AntiVir can be a bit annoying because it has some crap that keeps popping up ads. Follow these steps so that doesn't happen:
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-the-Popup-Ads-in-Avira-Antivir

[crownsy]

thanks all, ill keep TP'ing this thread for awhile.

solved my asus driver problem, only took 2 and a half hours and multiple jump drive transfers.

[eddietours]

always clone your HD just in case it save a ton of time 
use clonezilla is free

[The Walker Wiggle]

You may also want to consider malwarebytes.

[TonyTragic]

ClamWin is a great open-source program for Virus protection.

http://www.clamwin.com/

I use Ad-Aware personal(the free version) to take care of Spyware.

http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

Have been using this setup for years and have never caught a virus. Occasionally catch some spyware but Ad-Aware takes care of that at night

[eddietours]

or install ubuntu next to windows or just try the live cd it wont touch your data ,no virus