AOL Discontinued Active Virus Shield, Offer McAfee VirusScan Plus

Filed in: Downloads, Security — August 19th, 2007

My friend asked me to suggest a free and good antivirus. I recommended her to download Active Virus Shield (AVS) but later discovered that AVS is no longer available. AOL discontinued it but offer a special edition of McAfee VirusScan Plus.

McAfee VirusScan Plus - Special edition from AOL
Image: McAfee VirusScan Plus – Special edition from AOL

The discontinued AVS was using Kaspersky antivirus engine. Kaspersky Antivirus is the CNET Editor’s Choice Antivirus. We are not sure why AOL dumps Kaspersky and switched to McAfee.


The special edition of McAfee VirusScan Plus is an all-in-one security package with antivirus, firewall, and anti-spyware. It is free of charge but required a valid AOL username. You can register an account for free.

My two cents

I tried to register an AOL account to download the McAfee VirusScan Plus but got an error “Sorry! We’re unable to complete your product registration at this time.”

If you are looking for free antivirus software, I would recommend AntiVir. Have you discover other free antivirus solutions?

Update: Google Pack includes FREE and Full Version of Norton Security Scan Antivirus.

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  • Val Koralewski

    Help-I need someone’s advice-I need a free virus/spam program that updates automatically like AOL used to do. I’m on a low income and can’t afford to pay anybody to do it and don’t have credit cards anymore. There’s gotta be some site that does it for free. Pls advise-Thnx Val

  • Val Koralewski

    Help-I need someone’s advice-I need a free virus/spam program that updates automatically like AOL used to do. I’m on a low income and can’t afford to pay anybody to do it and don’t have credit cards anymore. There’s gotta be some site that does it for free. Pls advise-Thnx Val

  • http://AOL Val Koralewski

    Help-I need someone’s advice-I need a free virus/spam program that updates automatically like AOL used to do. I’m on a low income and can’t afford to pay anybody to do it and don’t have credit cards anymore. There’s gotta be some site that does it for free. Pls advise-Thnx Val

  • LcF

    @Val Koralewski: do you know that you can get FREE and Full Version of Norton Antivirus in Google Pack? :)

  • LcF

    @Val Koralewski: do you know that you can get FREE and Full Version of Norton Antivirus in Google Pack? :)

  • LcF

    @Val Koralewski: do you know that you can get FREE and Full Version of Norton Antivirus in Google Pack? :)

  • waifoong

    tx a lot, Hackman

    one question, since the avs require activation code, whereas can we obtain the code in case, say, we format the hard disk or install in another machine?

    tq a lot

  • waifoong

    tx a lot, Hackman

    one question, since the avs require activation code, whereas can we obtain the code in case, say, we format the hard disk or install in another machine?

    tq a lot

  • waifoong

    tx a lot, Hackman

    one question, since the avs require activation code, whereas can we obtain the code in case, say, we format the hard disk or install in another machine?

    tq a lot

  • Dor
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  • LcF

    @Dor: Nice tip! thanks!

  • LcF

    @Dor: Nice tip! thanks!

  • http://www.hackman.com/ Hackman

    Don’t go f***ing with your host file (Vista users won’t even be able to, it a protected system file). The above mentioned solution is better and much more to the point.

    waifoong, didn’t you save the activation email you got when subscribing?

  • http://www.hackman.com/ Hackman

    Don’t go f***ing with your host file (Vista users won’t even be able to, it a protected system file). The above mentioned solution is better and much more to the point.

    waifoong, didn’t you save the activation email you got when subscribing?

  • waifoong

    Hi hackman, tq for your response.

    I’m not sure what I found is wrong. My experience was, I signed up to get the activation key using machine1, then i used that key on machine2. at first during installation, it passed, but when I tried to update, it disable the avs.

    I have encountered this a few times, that’s why i always use the same machine to get the key and install using the key.

  • waifoong

    Hi hackman, tq for your response.

    I’m not sure what I found is wrong. My experience was, I signed up to get the activation key using machine1, then i used that key on machine2. at first during installation, it passed, but when I tried to update, it disable the avs.

    I have encountered this a few times, that’s why i always use the same machine to get the key and install using the key.

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