So far I’ve shown you how to get free license for Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Norton AntiBot and a-squared Anti-Malware. That would have saved you hundreds of dollars for security software to protect your computer! Out of the 3 security products, I can say that only Kaspersky Anti-Virus can be considered as a real fully featured antivirus client. As for Norton AntiBot and a-squared Anti-Malware, both are mainly used to detect and remove Trojans. 
Unfortunately Kaspersky Anti-Virus promotion has ended and if you did not manage to get the free license, here’s an trick on how to get a licensed fully featured antivirus scanner (McAfee VirusScan Plus).
McAfee VirusScan Plus and SiteAdvisor prevents malicious activity on your PC. This security software bundle offers anti-virus, anti-spyware and a firewall. If you go to McAfee’s website, you’ll find that McAfee VirusScan Plus cost $39.99 for a year license but if you follow the steps which I am about to show you, you’re going to get the genuine license for free!
McAfee VirusScan Plus offers proactive PC security to prevent malicious attacks, so you can protect what you value as well as surf, search, and download files online with confidence. McAfee SiteAdvisor’s web safety ratings help you avoid unsafe websites. This service also provides security against multi-pronged attacks by combining anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall technologies. McAfee’s security service continuously delivers the latest software so your protection is never out-of-date. You can now easily add and manage security for multiple PCs in your home. Moreover, improved performance allows it to protect, without disturbing you.
McAfee VirusScan Plus Features:
Offers 6 in 1 PC Protection from viruses, spyware and hacking so you can safely surf the web Helps you avoid unsafe websites with McAfee SiteAdvisor’s proprietary website safety ratings Security service that continuously and automatically updates with the latest software and threat security data to all your PCs Easily add and manage security for multiple PCs in your home Improves your PC health by cleaning clutter off your computer Enhanced and streamlined security performs faster and requires less of your computer’s resources than previous versions
Here are the steps on how to get free McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 license to protect you from virus, spyware, dangerous websites and hackers for 365 days.
1. Follow this link and click banner that says “Free PC Security Protect your PC for 12 months with McAfee VirusScan Plus”
2. Click the Register Now button.
3. Enter first name, last name, email address, password and click I Agree button. Your password must contain at least one letter and one number.
4. When you’re at the receipt page, click Go to My Account button.
5. You should see that McAfee VirusScan Plus being listed at the account’s page. Click the download/install icon.
6. Scroll right to the bottom of the page and click I Agree button
7. Click Download button and you’ll download DMSetup.exe which is in 621KB size.
8. Run DMSetup.exe when download completes. McAfee download manager should automatically log you in and find that you have McAfee VirusScan Plus in your account, then just click Download button.
Note: Sometimes you might get a message saying No programs are available to install from this account. You’ll need to log in again.
10. Wait for the McAfee download manager to finish downloading McAfee VirusScan Plus. The total file size should be around 38MB.
11. Once finished downloading, click Install and follow the on-screen instruction.
Voila! You now have a fully featured antivirus software McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 to protect you from virus, spyware, dangerous websites and hackers for 365 days.
If you still remember, AOL Active Virus Shield has been replaced with McAfee VirusScan Plus Special Edition. I’ve tried both and they are basically the same. The only difference is AOL version is using serial number instead of user account for licensing. Many people wasn’t able to get the McAfee VirusScan Plus Special Edition from AOL because they fail to sign up for an AOL screen name. It always complains of wrong PHONE or ZIP CODE. Both of the information must tally or else it’ll fail. If you can’t get it from AOL, get it directly from McAfee using the method above 😉