Where's Verizon's free antivirus system?

[Orange Peel]

Verizon says they offer a free antivirus system when you use their DSL. Where is it? My family uses it but I don't think they installed the antivirus on.

[jibbarjabar]

Verizon only offers free A-V, if one elects the Verizon/ MSN or Verizon/Yahoo bundle "Regular" Verizon DSL customers can pay Verizon an extra 5 bux a month for a security package.

For your anti-virus needs, I would suggest Avira AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic. It has excellent heuristics, a virus detection rate that is better than most "paid-for" anti-virus programs and is light on using your computer's resources. Uses less then 10 MB RAM on my machine. And did I mention that it's free for life! Works great on my Vista box, too.

Download here:
http://www.free-av.com/

Enjoy!

[It's Good to be the King!]

Verizon offers an Internet Security Suite,

http://www22.verizon.com/ResidentialHelp/Broadband+Essentials+and+Extras/Essentials/Security/Security.htm

but it is NOT free. If you prefer free security software, here are some recommendations from available freeware:

firewall:
Comodo (http://www.comodo.com), or
PC Tools (http://www.pctools.com/firewall)
Comodo recently released version 3.0 of its firewall, which adds an intrusion prevention component that's very effective, though it does take time for it to learn your system, and requires some ongoing attention by the user to make sure programs don't get improperly blocked. Comodo is one of the strongest firewalls available, freeware or commercial, according to the independent testing site matousec.com.

antivirus: (listed in order of preference)
Avira (http://www.free-av.com)
AVAST! Home (http://www.avast.com)
AVG (http://free.grisoft.com)
all provide realtime protection and automatic updates; all have ICSA and VB100 certification, but Avira has been among the highest rated in tests by several respected US and UK computer publications.

antispyware:
Spyware Terminator (http://www.SpywareTerminator.com) or
Spyware Doctor (http://pack.google.com)
either one will give you good, realtime protection, along with
Ad-Aware Free (http://www.lavasoftusa.com) and
Spybot S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org) for additional removal ability.