AOL Finally Does Right - The Best Free Antivirus

You probably received a new computer for the Holidays thinking that your operating system will be protected. Think again! Lots - if not most - of new computers only come with free demo/trial software that makes you eventually pay. I say uninstall that Norton or McAffee and breathe easy.

Free is here! Yes, there is free antivirus software out there. I'm sure you've heard of AVG, but nothing compares to sheer power of AOL's Active Virus Shield.



Before we go on, I want to let you know that personally, I hate AOL. Their crappy dial-up service that you can try for free is almost impossible to cancel. Most of their other software is unspeakably horrible and I wouldn't give it to a homeless convict. All of AOL's software is pretty much free now so why bother? If you use dial-up - even if your parents have an account and you don't have to pay for it - get rid of AOL. If you use dial-up, go get the real internet and stop using dial-up. Broadband is inexpensive and lots and lots faster. After you get grown-up internet, go to AOL's homepage and then download everything you were once using that you like for free. AOL is almost an abomination.

Now with that said, AOL has branded the best free antivirus known to man at this juncture. It's called AOL Active Virus Shield.

AVS (as we'll call it) is only branded by AOL, not made by them. AVS is actually made by a company called Kaspersky Labs and Kaspersky's antivirus is quite expensive. AVS (a lower end version of their software), however, is free as the wind and protects like nothing I've installed before - free or paid.

If you've been fretting that you won't be able to afford antivirus protection after your demo, trial, or subscription runs out then fret no longer.

To download AOL Active Virus Shield, click here. (You have to enter your email to register the program but registration is free.)
To find out why AOL's so crappy and evil, click here.
To read PC World's Worst 25 Tech Products of All Time with AOL as #1, click here.
To visit the AOL homepage, click here.