is there such thing as free spyware and virus protection for free?

Does anyone know if you can download free spyware and virus protection for free off the internet with out paying for it or without getting in trouble.

First off, stay away from that crap link posted by “Goowhade”. He’s been posting it all day under different names.

For free antivirus, I use and recommend Avast.
> Avast v4.8 Home Edition: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

For free antispyware I recommend Superantispyware and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:

> Superantispyware: http://www.superantispyware.com
> Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

And although I use and recommend the Comodo Firewall, I believe that the Zone Alarm Free Firewall is probably best for beginners:

> Zone Alarm Free Firewall: http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-pc-security-free-firewall.htm

Antivirus Software

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