Dr.Web CureIt! Antivirus: Free standalone anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner (downloadable) (Windows Freeware).ComboFix (18-10-2012): Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware (Windows Freeware).ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.97.6 (18-10-2012): A free antivirus, GNU GPL Open Source Virus Scanner (Windows Freeware).Avira AntiVir Personal (18-10-2012): Free anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner, detects and removes more than 50000 viruses and trojans (Windows Freeware).

Until you’re able to upgrade beyond Windows XP, grab this app from Malwarebytes, and a good antivirus, and protect yourself from the big security risk that running Windows XP now entails. Malwarebytes will hide its app from the malware and force a restart and cleanup in case malware tries to hijack the PC. Often, the worst malware will try to seek out and disable your existing anti-malware apps as part of the infection process. Additionally, the app has Chameleon mode. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium is a supplement to, rather than a replacement for, an antivirus application.Īnti-Malware Premium includes tools for browsers that protect from bad links, redirects, corrupt ads, and more. It helps to have an app like this backing you up.

Rootkits, or software that hides itself while it gains administrator access, are especially heinous - and can install themselves simply by putting the wrong music CD in your drive. It finds rogue apps, rootkits, fake websites and so on, which traditional antivirus apps don’t protect you against. This app is designed to work alongside your favorite antivirus application - you might want to choose one other than Microsoft Security Essentials, as that’s also not going to be updated on Windows XP after July 14, 2015. A paid version of the popular free anti-malware scanner that we’ve recommended for years, the Premium version will work on Windows XP (as well as newer versions of Windows) - and Malwarebytes promises full Windows XP support for life.

One such product is the just-announced Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium. Though we still highly recommend you upgrade to Windows 7 or Windows 8, if you’re unable or unwilling to do so, there are products out there that will help protect your PC.

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