New viruses are being created all the time. These viruses can be very harmful to your computer system in a number of ways. The presence of these viruses itself leaves a threat to the security system of your computer. You need to have an antivirus program to stop viruses from causing security damage. These antivirus programs can monitor your system and keep up with all of the latest threats. But for this, you must update the program in a regular basis. There are a number of antivirus applications designed that you can utilize. Many of these are free to download and use.
There are a number of ways in which you can download free antivirus programs:
1. Direct downloading method
2. Using torrents to download the file
Here are the steps for direct downloading:
1. Use this link (http://download.cnet.com/windows/) to access the CNET Download page. This opens the main download page for all programs available. Select the operating system you are using from the tabs located in the center top area. The default tab selected is “Windows.
2. Click on the “Security Software” link found on the left side of the page under “Windows (Mac, Mobile or Webware) Software.” This opens a webpage with all of the obtainable security applications. Click on the “Antivirus” link located on the top left to view all of the antivirus programs that are available to download.
3. You might then refine your search by choosing the license type option to “Free”. To narrow your search results even further you may choose your operating system and specific windows system.
4. Customize the page by sorting the antivirus programs shown. Use the drop-down arrow next to “Sort by:” to change the way the free antivirus programs are listed. The default setting is “Downloads last week,” but this can be changed to “Date Added,” “Product Name,” Editors’ Rating,” “User Rating” or “Total Downloads.” Change the amount of results shown per page from 10 to either 20 or 30, if you desire.
5. Review the antivirus programs. The ones shown first by default are the Sponsored programs followed by the Editor and User rated antivirus programs. Each one can be reviewed by clicking on the name, which is a link. This opens a page with details about this specific antivirus program. Read over several different ones to find one that is the best suitable. Have a look at the ratings as well.
6. Download the free antivirus program. Click on the “Download Now” link or the green button to begin download. Click on “Run” to download and run the antivirus program setup. This will only take a moment. Follow the directions provided to download and install your free antivirus program. Make sure that you restart your computer once you are done installing the program.
Here are the steps for the torrent method:
1. Download the software “utorrent” (www.utorrent.com) or “bit torrent” (www.bittorrent.com) and install it to enable the download of torrents.
2. Next go to a torrent search engine such as (www.torrentz.com) to search for the desired program.
3. Type in the name of the program in the search bar and look at the results.
4. Choose the result which has the maximum amount of seeders and leechers and click on that link.
4. Next, by right clickling on the download link, choose “copy link location”.
5. Open the installed software, (utorrent or bittorent) and choose the “add URL option”.
6. Simply paste the copied link and press enter.
7. The download would then start automatically.
8. Once downloads complete, install the program and start using it.
Related posts:
