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(Solved) - The best free download Anti-virus,spyware, and malware removal for laptops

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cedmo
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I have had my new envy dv6 notebook pc laptop for a week and already it is infected with viruses.
is there a download that can clean-up my system. I have windows 8 64-bit operating system

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bubbatie1
bubbatie1
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antivirus ................. microsoft security essentials http://windows.microsoft.com/e.....s-download

spyware ................ superanti spyware free http://www.superantispyware.com/ free (red bar)

malware ........ malwarebytes http://www.malwarebytes.org/pr.....ytes_free/ the free one

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raphoenix
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Windows 8 already ships with defender which is the same as Microsoft security essentials.

How to activate Windows Defender in Windows 8
http://www.pcworld.com/article.....ows-8.html

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bubbatie1
bubbatie1
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thanks rick, im clueless what comes prepackaged in win 8 . was just going with what i know works. ty again

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cedmo
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Thank you for those websites they help me alot..... Are any automatic downloads for malware and spyware that is totally free not a trial version that is windows 8 compatiable :)

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