Free trial software has to be the best thing to ever hit the modern computer. In the past, if you wanted to buy a piece of software, you pretty much had to know exactly what you wanted before putting any money down, and you often had to buy blind, with very little knowledge about the piece of software you were putting your hard earned dollar down on.
Today, if you need, say, a video editing application, you can download a dozen different trial runs, and just register the one you like.
This whole thing is probably most appreciated when it comes to virus scanners. Say you buy a used computer off of a friend. If you know what you’re doing, the first thing you’ll do is run a virus scan on it. Not saying your friend doesn’t know how to keep viruses off his or her computer, but you want to be safe, so you run a virus scan.
Now say you download a trial run from company A, and you’re impressed. It finds and removes fifty viruses from the system. But then, just to be sure, you try a trial run from company B, and it finds a dozen or so viruses that the first scanner missed!
When you’re looking to buy a virus scanner, it’s a good idea to try a whole slew of options before settling on a purchase. Keep going until you run out of viruses to kill, and then make your selection.
We’ll help get you started. Here are a few virus scanners you might want to try…
McAfee may well be one of the best total anti-virus packages available right now, and luckily, every product they advertise on this site offers a thirty day tryout.
VIRUSfighter is a simple, no frills virus scanner. It’s easy to use, and, if you’re looking to replace your current virus scanner, you can get a fifteen dollar discount if you’re happy with the trial offer.
Kaspersky’s free virus scan actually does not need to be downloaded. Just visit the website, and you can get a free online virus scan and see if you’re happy with the results. Not a bad idea, really, as many users are reluctant to go through the hassle of installing something that’s “Just a trial run, anyways”. And if you like, there’s also a thirty day trial download if you want to see how it performs over time.
